María Guðmundsdóttir
Born (1942-02-12) 12 February 1942
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, photographer, model
Years active1961–present

María Guðmundsdóttir (born 12 February 1942) is an Icelandic filmmaker, photographer and model. She is a former supermodel and Miss Iceland in 1961.

Biography

María was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Djúpavík until the age of 11.[1][2] She was crowned Miss Iceland in 1961.[3] By 1967, she was modeling for Eileen Ford in New York.[4]

In 2015 she produced and directed the documentary Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum, about the people of Árneshreppur, the municipality where she grew up.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Pál Guðmundsson (23 March 2015). "„Hvers getur ung stúlka óskað sér fremur?": Fyrstu fegurðardrottningar Íslands". Lemurinn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "7. María Guðmundsdóttir". Vikan (in Icelandic). 4 May 1961. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ungfrú Ísland 1961" [Miss Iceland 1961]. Vísir (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. 12 June 1961. Archived from the original (pdf) on March 28, 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Alt URL
  4. ↑ Gunnar Larsen (1 November 1967). "María & Thelma". Hrund (in Icelandic). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "María Guðmundsdóttir Curriculum Vitae". Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands. eplica.is. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ferðin heim" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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