Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir biography: 13 things about Miss Universe Iceland 2023

Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir is an Icelandic beauty queen from Reykjavik, Iceland. She has a sister with a disability, who inspires her to help other people with disabilities.

When Pétursdóttir represented Iceland in Miss Universe, she was employed at Eir, a nursing home and safety apartment complex for the elderly in Reykjavik. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On June 20, 2022, she took to Facebook to share a childhood photo of herself with her grandfather.
2. On July 2, 2023, she and 18 other women were officially announced as the Ungfrú Ísland 2023 candidates. On July 6, 2023, her official Ungfru Island 2023 headshot photographed by Arnór Trausti Kristínarson was released.
3. On August 14, 2023, she met Miss Universe Iceland 2022 Hrafnhildur Haraldsdottir, Miss Supranational Iceland 2022 Isabella Þorvaldsdóttir and her fellow Ungfru Island 2023 candidates in Reykjavik. On August 15, 2023, the candidates had their respective personal interviews with the five judges namely Michaela Abelgas Olson, Ross Walters, Angela Hardin, Chloe Parsons and Eduardo Gutierrez.
4. On August 16, 2023, she represented the Capital Region at Ungfru Island 2023 and competed against 17 other finalists at Gamla Bíó in Reykjavik. She won the title.
5. On August 19, 2023, she signed her Miss Universe Iceland 2023 contract at Sport & Grill in Ryekjavik.
6. On September 1, 2023, she went to Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. On September 4, 2023, Vísir interviewed her about her future projects as Ungfru Island 2023 and her advocacy for people with disabilities.
7. On September 7, 2023, she visited Oliverio’s Boutique in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. On September 8, 2023, she was photographed by Amanda Upton at The Charleston Place in Charleston.
8. On September 11, 2023, fitness trainer Angelo Frasier sponsored a welcome dinner for her in Charleston.
9. On September 15, 2023, she met Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel at the Smile Train welcome dinner at the MAYU restaurant in Miami, Florida, USA. On September 16, 2023, she attended the Smile Train gala in Miami.
10. On September 18, 2023, she was a guest at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in in Coral Terrace, Florida. On September 19, 2023, she visited elementary school classrooms in Miami.
11. On October 25, 2023, she visited Barnaspítali Hringsins, a children’s hospital in Reykjavik.
12. On November 2, 2023, she traveled from Miami to El Salvador.
13. She was 19 years old when she represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2023 on November 18, 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was unplaced.

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