Hildur Maria Leifsdottir is Miss Universe Iceland 2016

Hildur Maria Leifsdottir of Glacier Lagoon was crowned Miss Universe Iceland 2016 on September 12 at the Gamla Bio in Reykjavik. This gorgeous lady will have the opportunity to represent her country at the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant on January 30, 2017 in the Philippines.

Hildur Leifsdottir is Miss Universe Iceland 2016
Hildur Leifsdottir will be the first representative of Iceland at the Miss Universe Pageant since 2009.

Hildur Maria is 23 years old and lives in Kópavogur. She is a flight attendant for Icelandair which has fueled her passion for traveling, meeting people and learning about different countries and cultures. Her goal is to visit every country in the world and dreams of building animal shelters around the world as her legacy.

For the past 15 years, she has played handball, which is the national sport of Iceland. In the winter time, her favorite activity is to go snowboarding.