Inga-Britt Söderberg

Inga-Britt Söderberg
Portrait of Inga-Britt Söderberg, Miss Finland in 1955
Born(1935-02-02)2 February 1935
Helsinki, Finland
Died15 February 2019(2019-02-15) (aged 84)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation(s)Model, Sheep farmer
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
No. of films1
Major
competition(s)

Inga-Britt Söderberg (2 February 1935 – 15 February 2019) was a Finnish model, and the 1955 Miss Finland and Miss Europe.[1][2]

In 1956, Söderberg married a Canadian diplomat, Donald D. Cliffe, and two years later the couple moved to Canada, where they had two daughters.[1]

Prior to her beauty pageant victories, Söderberg had worked as a post office clerk.[2] Afterwards she began modelling, which continued until the early 1970s, as well as appearing in at least one film.[3]

Later still, she switched to sheep farming, running her 400-sheep-farm in Ontario for 30 years from 1971 to 2001.[1][4]

She died in 2019 in a care home in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Inga-Britt Söderberg 1935–2019". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Junttila, Veli (6 June 2005). "Suomi 1955: Miss Eurooppa Suomesta". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Vuoden 1955 kaunein, Inga-Britt Söderberg" (in Finnish). Yle. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Helsingin Sanomissa julkaistiin entisen Miss Suomen muistokirjoitus – tumma kaunotar vaihtoi alaa ja piti lammasfarmia Kanadassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2021.