Renate Veronica Cerljen (born March 26, 1988, in Staffanstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who the first ever winner of the Miss Universe Sweden pageant, which she won on June 6, 2009.[1] Cerljen represented Sweden at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on the Bahamas on August 23, 2009, and placed in the Top 15. Renate was the first non-winner of the Miss Sweden pageant since 1952 to represent Sweden at Miss Universe since Miss Sweden lost its rights to crown a contestant for Miss Universe earlier in 2009.[2]
Cerljen represented Sweden in Miss Earth 2011, which took place in Manila, Philippines on December 3.[3] She was chosen internally by the organization as Miss Earth Sweden 2011.[3] In the final she made the Top 16.
Cerljen has previously been an elite gymnast but had to quit in 2005 because of an injury during training.[2]
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