Unnur Steinsson

Who is Unnur Steinsson?

Unnur Steinsson was Miss Iceland 1983 who competed in Miss Universe 1983 and came in the Top 5 position at the Miss World finals. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005.

Steinsson was three months pregnant when she competed in the 1983 contest, which was strictly forbidden and could lead to disqualification. Her daughter, Unnur, as mentioned, won the pageant 22 years later.