Kirby Ann Basken
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Kirby Ann Basken | |
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| Born | Kirby-Ann Katarina Basken Lørenskog, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Model, TV- personality, and writer |
| Years active | 2004 -2007 |
| Modeling information | |
| Agency | W- Talent management |
Kirby-Ann Katarina Basken is a Norwegian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born in Lørenskog, Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother. On April 9, 2007, she won the title of Miss Norway Universe 2007 and represented Norway in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant[1] held in Mexico City in May 2007.
Being of Filipino-Norwegian descent, she represented the Filipino community in Scandinavia in the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 pageant. She gained the title Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia-Pacific International together with three special awards: Best in Long Gown, Calayan Best Skin and Miss Philippine International Hairdressers Association (PIHA). She then represented the Philippines in the Miss Intercontinental pageant held in Nassau, Bahamas in October 2006, where she emerged among the top 12 semifinalists.
Kirby Ann Basken is the first Filipino-Norwegian to win the title of Frøken Norge. She is also the first Filipino-Norwegian to hold two national beauty titles in the span of one year.
