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The "Loveliest Girl in the World" comes to the Finnish Embassy

Photographer Miina Savolainen, left, and the first female ambassador of Finland to the United States, Mrs. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, right, host the exhibition to stress the importance of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. Credit: Alan Henney

Photographer Miina Savolainen, left, and the first female ambassador of Finland to the United States, Mrs. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, right, host the exhibition to stress the importance of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.
The opening was attended by several hundred visitors.
Miina Savolainen is a community-art photographer from Helsinki whose works deal with social engagement. This is one of her trademark landscape photographs.
Miina Savolainen has also published a photo book documenting her works.
Miina Savolainen says the young women decided which photos had the most meaning. This is one of her trademark landscape photographs.
Photo of Milla Makkonen in 1998.
Photo of Nina Laurin taken in 2005.
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