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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hólmfríður.

Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the 1985 Miss World contest.[1]

Miss World

Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985 Miss Iceland contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir.[2] Halla went to Miss Universe while Hólmfríður won the title of Miss World Iceland and represented Iceland at Miss World, where she was named Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World 1985, with Mandy Shires (UK) second and Brenda Denton (USA) third.

Life after Miss World

Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson ('89), Rúnar Karl Elfarsson ('91) and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir ('97). The family lives in Iceland, Garðabær, where Hófí works in a local kindergarten and Elfar works nearby as a lawyer.

References

  1. ^ "Miss World and runners-up". Gainesville Sun. United States. 16 November 1985. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Miss Iceland 1985". Miss Iceland. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
United Kingdom Vivienne Rooke
 Miss World Europe
1985 		Succeeded by
Denmark Pia Rosenberg Larsen
Preceded by
Berglind Johansen
 Miss Iceland
1985 		Succeeded by
Gígja Birgisdóttir


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B3lmfr%C3%AD%C3%B0ur_Karlsd%C3%B3ttir