Being of Filipino-Norwegian descent, she represented the Filipino community in Scandinavia in the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 pageant.
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.
She has appeared in Norwegian magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Mag, Se og Hør and Her og Nå, and in Philippine magazines such as Mod, Metro, Candy, Chalk, People Asia, Status mag, and MEGA.
But it wasn't until Basken appeared on the front cover of FHM Norway's August edition in 2007, that she became widely known.
In the 2008, "The Girls of FHM Special Collector's Edition" Basken was among the 33 sexiest and hottest women in the world.