Irene Skliva
Irene Skliva | |
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Born | Irene Skliva 4 April 1978 Athens, Greece |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Irene Skliva (Irini Skliva; Greek: Ειρήνη Σκλήβα; born 4 April 1978, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1996 in India.
Miss World
After winning the title of "Miss Hellas" at the
As an 18-year-old woman, she could not quite believe it was real: "I had the feeling it was just another rehearsal - in the rehearsals, in one rehearsal, they'd used me as the mock winner".[citation needed]
Life after Miss World
After completing her year as Miss World, Skliva returned to Greece where she pursued a career in television and modeling, her face appearing on the covers of numerous Greek magazines such as Diva and LipStick. She has participated in some of the world's largest fashion shows in Athens, Milan and Munich. She is represented by Ace Models Agency.
Personal life
She got married in September 2002 and had her first daughter, in July 2003.
During the
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