av anger ) ▁is ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁beauty ▁queen ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁Norway ▁in ▁Miss ▁Un iverse ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Miss ▁Un iverse ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁After ▁particip ating ▁in ▁Fr ø ken ▁N orge ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁placing ▁first ▁runner - up , ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁competition ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁country ' s ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Miss ▁Un iverse ▁page ant ▁held ▁in ▁N ha ▁Tr ang , ▁Vietnam ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁B irk ed al ▁competed ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Fr ø ken ▁N orge ▁page ant ▁celebrated ▁in ▁N ores und ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁represent ▁Norway ▁in ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁official ▁representative ▁of ▁her ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Miss ▁World ▁page ant , ▁held ▁in ▁S anya , ▁China , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Miss ▁World ▁Top ▁Model ▁fast - track ▁event ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁automatically ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁semif inal ists , ▁the ▁first ▁Norwegian ▁woman ▁to ▁place ▁in ▁Miss ▁World ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁B irk ed al ▁also ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁both ▁Miss ▁World ▁Beach ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁Miss ▁World