Getting To Know Pernille Sørensen - Miss World Denmark 2014
Pernille Sørensen was crowned Miss World Denmark 2014 in Copenhagen on October 4, 2014. She will represent Denmark in the upcoming 2014 Miss World pageant to be held in London, England on December 14, 2014. Critical Beauty would like to thank Pernille and her national director, Lisa Lents, for granting us this interview and wishes her the best of luck at Miss World!
Who is the real Pernille
Sørensen?
The real Pernille Sørensen is a young woman living in a city called Aalborg which is the fourth largest city in Denmark. Her closest family contains her wonderful parents and her
beautiful little sister, Kristina, with whom she has a very close relationship.
Pernille has a Bachelor’s Degree
in nursing, and at the moment, she is studying at Aalborg University, where she
is getting her Master of Science in Public Health.
Pernille lives an active lifestyle and it is
very important to her to work out regularly and eat healthy. She is very
passionate about health, and she finds it very interesting to see health and
well-being in many different contexts and from different perspectives.
When time allows it she loves to express herself creatively through drawing, painting and photography. Furthermore she has a passion for beauty and loves experimenting with makeup, as well as reading about the latest beauty products.
To travel is also one of Pernille’s great passions. She thinks it is so inspiring to experience new places and she is very open-minded in the meeting with new people and different cultures.
How would your friends
describe you?
I have asked my friends and family about this question, and they all
described me as a caring and emphatic young woman, with a very calm temperament and with a
sympathetic and accommodating way
to meet new people. My dear father described me
as a very loving and caring big sister, as I have always taken good care of my
little sister. He also described me as a very patient person, which has also
been confirmed by former nurse colleagues.
Some of my friends think that I often tend to be a little too structured and a bit of a control freak.
Define happiness. What
makes you happy?
I am happy when I
conquer the challenges I give myself in life. With every challenge – big or
small – I am developing as a person, and that makes me very pleased and strong.
I am also very happy when I can make my closest ones happy. I am easily influenced by others' moods and therefore it is important to me to help spread good energy and give people a smile along the way. I am in general very generous with compliments and I am good at telling others when they do a good job.
What is the biggest problem
that your country, Denmark, is facing right now and what do you propose to
resolve it?
Denmark is characterized by its social balance and universal welfare
services, such as free healthcare and free education, and the Danes have been
named the happiest people in the world in several studies. But if I should name
a problem in our country I have been a part of and have seen on a daily basis,
it would have to be, that our healthcare system often can be insufficient
in terms of lack of resources, lack of space and not enough hands to give the
best quality of healthcare possible. As a nurse I have felt the frustration of
not feeling like you can do your best because of this. Sometimes I wonder about some of the
things we spend money on, while
we save in health
care and the elderly.
What would constitute a
"perfect" evening for you?
I love meeting up with old and new friends and just talk about everything - great and small. Combining this with a delicious food and maybe watching a movie in the theater afterwards, this may be the perfect evening for me.
If you could change one
thing in the world, what would you change and why?
I wish that there were no famine in the world. No one, young
or old, should starve, and it breaks my heart knowing that in 2014
there are about 24.000 people dying
every day of starvation - especially
when there are countries that have abundance of food and
where obesity is one of the main problems.
How do you respond to a
homeless person on the street asking you for money?
When a homeless person approaches me on the street, I instinctively tend to
give him/her a little money. But sometimes I afterwards think about, if the
person maybe would use the money to
finance an
abuse of some kind,
and I would actually rather have bought him/her some food in the first place or
asked about the person's situation to get to know what he/she truly needs.
What is your idea of fun?
How do you enjoy yourself to have fun?
I really enjoy trying new things in form of physical activities, such as
ice skating, rock climbing, scuba diving, canoeing, skiing and dancing. I love using my body in different ways and
challenging myself – and if these activities are combined with a lot of friends
around me, this is my idea of fun.
If you could go back in
time to any time period, which one would you choose & why?
I would go back to my teenage years and tell myself not to worry about
things I still could not change. I have spent too many years thinking about
what other people would think of me and not just enjoying life as a young girl.
What is your opinion on
cosmetic surgery? Would you consider submitting to it some day?
I
have absolutely nothing against plastic surgery as long as
you do it for your own sake - however, I have never myself
had any kind of
plastic surgery. If there is something
about your appearance that really upsets you and perhaps is diminishing your quality of life, I think it is alright. In return
I think that you should
say no to plastic surgery if you feel pressured into it by your surroundings, by girlfriends, by boyfriends or by family.
At the moment I do not see myself having any cosmetic surgery in the future, but I am not dismissive about it.
Who is the woman you
admire most and why?
It would be Beyoncé,
because she for me is the ultimate definition of girl power and
independence. In addition to being
a great musician and
singer, she inspires
me by being so down-to-earth
despite of her fame. She also gives a lot to charity and I think she is a
great role model for many young girls.
If women were to rule the
world by 2050, how different would the world be?
I do not think that good leadership is a matter of gender. There have been female political leaders throughout history and like
their male counterparts, some may have been good leaders, others may not. Some
may say that women possess an inborn trait to be more caring or righteous,
but I think that both men and women possess these qualities, and it is more a
matter of personality than a matter of gender.
What is the most
adventurous thing you have ever done, and what did you learn?
The most adventurous thing I have ever done was completing a diving
certificate during a trip to Thailand and Malaysia. By doing this I had to
exceed some personal boundaries, because I have been quite hydrophobic during my entire childhood. I learned that I had to try some new things in my life, even though
it scared me at first. It is so important for me to evolve as a person
throughout my whole life, and I can only evolve if I dare to challenge myself.
If you were to come back
as an animal in the next life, what would you be and why?
I think I would come back as a dog. Like dogs, I am loyal and devoted and I like to be in the
company of people who mean
something to me. I'm not that
good at being alone for too long and I enjoy long walks with a good
friend.
Do you think social
networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, have a positive or negative influence
on teens?
It depends. It is upsetting to see young girls being affected by the social
media in connection with getting a
wrong image of what is a normal appearance. As a nurse student I have worked
with girls with eating disorders and low self-esteem, and these girls' understanding
of health and striving for perfection is so heartbreaking. In their teenage years
the teens are
actively seeking to find an identity, and it is sad if they believe that they
have to be thin to exemplify beauty and success.
On the other hand I think that the social media is a great way of spreading inspiring posts and stimulate young teens to build up their self-esteem and be kind and helpful human beings.
Exposure
to information and news about events occurring around the world can also
develop cultural and political awareness and it challenges the teens to reflect on
different causes.
If you were on a TV talk
show and could get one message across to the viewers, what subject would it be
on?
There
is not much in this world that I outright hate,
but it really bothers me when people smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the cause of the highest number of lifestyle-related
deaths in Denmark and I wish that people stop smoking. So if I could get more people to quit smoking, I would feel like I had made a great difference both
for the smokers themselves, their surroundings and the health care system.
If you could spend the day
with anyone (living or deceased), who would it be and what would you do with
that person?
I would spend one last day with my dear aunt who passed away last year due
to cancer. I would take her to see her family, parents, husband and children.
Our whole family was heartbroken when we lost such a loving and caring soul,
and she was a great inspiration to me.
If you were judging a
pageant, what would be the most important quality that you’d look for in the
winner?
All who take the time to be friendly and help other people is
beautiful in my opinion, and these are
very important qualities to me. Additionally there is
nothing more mesmerizing than
a sincere and joyful smile.
Do you think the world
will be a better or a worse place 100 years from now?
It is very hard to say, and the situation in the world is always changing
in different directions. For example I think that we will find a cure for
cancer and find new vaccines, but I think that in the future there will just be
another new life-threatening disease or epidemic that we
cannot control.
I hope that we in the future will be more environmentally conscious through green energy for example, so we can reduce carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. So many beautiful places in the world will not exist in just 50 years if we continue to mistreat our earth as we do now.
I also hope that we in the future will be able to reduce or eliminate famine and extreme poverty in the world.
Why do you want to become
Miss World 2014?
As
a nurse,
it is very natural for me to want to help and make a difference for people, and I hope that I, through the competition, can bring focus
to concerns that are close to my heart. I am
amazed how huge a difference the Miss
World Organization through the years has done for disadvantaged and ill children around the world. I
would be so proud to be a part of this endeavor!
It will also be a great honor for me to be a role model to others and it will mean a lot to me if I could inspire others to make a difference for people in need of help.
I am a young woman who is always looking for new ways to challenge myself, as I believe that it is important to constantly evolve as a person, and by doing this, I hope I can inspire others to follow their dreams and always seize the opportunities they get in life!
Pernille's Favorites:
Music: Pop and
R&B
Musical Artist/Entertainer: Beyoncé
Movies: Avatar and
Inception
Actor: Channing
Tatum and Mads Mikkelsen
Actress: Zoë Saldaña
and Jennifer Aniston
Book: The Harry
Potter Series
Flower: Orchids
Perfume: Amor
Amor by Cacharel
Color: Silver
Fruit: Avocado and
watermelon
Vegetable: Tomato
Proverb: “Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world. No matter what
you look like”
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