Angela Martini
{{Short description|Albanian-Swiss model, beauty pageant titleholder}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Angela Martini
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| birth_name = Angela Martini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|23}}
| birth_place = Shkodër, Albania
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| occupation = Model
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Light brown
| agency = Elite Modeling Agency of New York
| spouse = {{marriage|Dragoş Săvulescu|2017}}
| title = *Miss Universe Albania 2010
| competitions =
- Miss Universe Albania 2010
(Winner) - Miss Universe 2010
(Top 10)
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| website = {{URL|angelamartini.me}}
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Angela Martini (born Angjela Martini; 23 May 1986) is an Albanian-Swiss model, life coach, movie producer, author and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Albania 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/29670/miss-universe-2019-preliminary-evening-gown-competition/980694|title=Miss Universe Albania 2019 from Miss Universe 2019: Preliminary Evening Gown Competition|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}}
Early life
Angela Martini was born in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Shkoder Shkodër, Albania] in 1986. During this time there was political instability as communism entered the region. She grew up in poverty and suffered a difficult childhood. Concerned for her safety, her mother sent her to Switzerland to live with her father at the age of ten. She then moved to the United States (Miami) at the age of 21.
Personal life and career
After moving to Miami, Martini began modeling and participating in pageants. After moving to New York and Los Angeles, Martini became a life coach, movie producer, and wrote her debut biography.
=Modeling=
Martini has been modeling since she was 18, but her career took off after she moved to Miami at the age of 21. She is signed with [https://www.nextmanagement.com/ NEXT Model Management] in Miami, Florida, and [https://www.elitemodel.com/ Elite Model Management] in New York City. Once in America, Martini quickly started booking campaigns with retail giants such as JCPenney{{Citation|last=Fikaj|first=Spartakos|title=jcpenney angela martini|date=23 January 2011|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/picgrail/5382878293/|access-date=27 December 2019}} and Macy's. Martini also worked with GQ,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.mx/mujeres/articulos/angela-martini/1182|title=Desde Albania y sin pena|website=GQ Mexico|language=es-MX|access-date=27 December 2019}} Maxim,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/magazines/maxim-switzerland/covers/april-2013/angela-martini-24538/|title=Cover of Maxim Switzerland with Angela Martini, April 2013 (ID:24538){{!}} Magazines {{!}} The FMD|last=FashionModelDirectory.com|first=The FMD-|website=The FMD – FashionModelDirectory.com|access-date=27 December 2019}} and Esquire.{{Citation|last=Fikaj|first=Spartakos|title=Angela Martini Esquire Turkey Feb 2011|date=29 January 2011|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/picgrail/5399324011/|access-date=27 December 2019}} She has appeared in [https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/lifestyle/fashion/ Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week], [http://mbfashionweek.com/miami/schedule Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami] as well as in Radar Online,{{Cite web|url=https://radaronline.com/photos/hot-photos-april-2019/|title=Here's Who We Spotted Out And About in the Last 24 Hours|date=26 April 2019|website=RadarOnline|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} OK Magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://okmagazine.com/photos/hot-photos-april-2019/|title=Here's Who We Spotted Out And About in the Last 24 Hours|date=26 April 2019|website=OK! Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} and Star Magazine's "Spotted" columns.{{Cite web|url=https://starmagazine.com/photos/hot-photos-april-2019/|title=Here's Who We Spotted Out And About in the Last 24 Hours|date=26 April 2019|website=Star Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} Martini modeled in the 2008 edition of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2013/04/10/casting-call-angela-martini-swimsuit|title=Casting Call: Angela Martini|website=Sports Illustrated|language=en|access-date=27 December 2019}} and was interviewed for the February 2011 issue of Esquire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com.tr/kadin/sevdigimiz-kadinlar/2012/03/06/martini-tadinda-bir-kadin--angela-martini|title=Martini Tadında Bir Kadın – Angela Martini|website=esquire|language=en|access-date=27 December 2019}}
=Pageantry=
Martini competed in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, placing 6th with a score of 8.693. She currently holds the record for the highest-placed Miss Universe Albania in history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/photos/29670/miss-universe-2019-preliminary-evening-gown-competition/980694|title=Miss Universe Albania 2019 from Miss Universe 2019: Preliminary Evening Gown Competition|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}}
=Interviews=
In August 2019, Trend Prive Magazine spoke with Martini about her journey from being a model to venturing into being an author and licensed life coach.{{Cite web|url=https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|title=Angela Martini – Model, Author, and Life Coach|date=19 August 2019|website=TPM General|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029201848/https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|url-status=dead}} Angela Martini also spoke with Viva Glam Magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://vivaglammagazine.com/jetsetter-stunner-angela-martini-shares-her-top-secret-information-with-us/|title=Jetsetter stunner Angela Martini shares her TOP SECRET information with us|last=Derham|first=Katarina Van|date=21 August 2019|website=VIVA GLAM MAGAZINE|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} Paraeles,{{Cite web|url=https://www.paraeles.pt/entrevistas/angela-martini-segredo-sucesso/|title=Angela Martini: "O segredo do sucesso está ligado a ter 50% de beleza e 50% de inteligência" (com vídeo e fotos)|date=24 June 2019|website=Para Eles|language=pt-PT|access-date=27 December 2019}} Women Fitness,{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenfitness.net/angela-martini/|title=Model Turned Author Angela Martini Shares Her Life's Most Treasured Secrets|date=26 August 2019|website=Women Fitness|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} Trend Prive Magazine,{{Cite web|url=https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|title=Angela Martini – Model, Author, and Life Coach|date=19 August 2019|website=TPM General|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029201848/https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|url-status=dead}} Haute Living,{{Cite web|url=https://hauteliving.com/2019/08/former-miss-universe-angela-martini-tells-all/672985/|title=Former Miss Universe Angela Martini Tells All|date=13 August 2019|website=Haute Living|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} Times of India,{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Miss-Universe-Albania-Angela-Martini|title=Miss Universe Albania Angela Martini: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Miss Universe Albania Angela Martini {{!}} Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=27 December 2019}} Thrive Global,{{Cite web|url=https://thriveglobal.com/stories/author-and-model-angela-martini-we-as-a-society-find-excuses-why-we-cant-have-a-certain-life-or-a-certain-love-when-actually-everything-is-possible-just-believe-in-it-and-don/|title=Author and Model Angela Martini: "We, as a society, find excuses why we can't have a certain life or a certain love, when actually everything is possible! Just believe in it and don't ever victimize yourself !" – Thrive Global|website=thriveglobal.com|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019}} and others about her modeling, Miss Universe competition, becoming a life coach, as well as the launch of her Biography.
=Life Coach=
In 2017, Angela Martini became a certified Life Coach.{{Cite web|url=https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|title=Angela Martini – Model, Author, and Life Coach|date=19 August 2019|website=TPM General|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=29 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029201848/https://trendprivemagazine.com/general/angela-martini-model-author-and-life-coach/|url-status=dead}}
=Author=
In 2019, Angela Martini wrote her debut book "Love. Hope. Light".{{Cite web|url=http://angelamartinibook.com/|title=LOVE HOPE LIGHT {{!}} Home|website=angelamartinibook.com|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227074427/http://angelamartinibook.com/|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
In 2019, Angela Martini debuted as a producer in A Way Out (2018){{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1989579/|title=Angela Martini|publisher=IMDb|access-date=27 December 2019}} and then produced The Fusion (2020).{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1989579/|title=Angela Martini|publisher=IMDb|access-date=27 December 2019}}
Bibliography
References
Photos
External links
- {{Official website|angelamartini.me}}
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{{S-bef|before=Hasna Xhukiçi}}
{{s-ttl|title=Miss Universe Albania
|years=2010}}
{{s-aft|after=Xhesika Berberi}}
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{{Miss Universe 2010 Delegates}}
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Category:Miss Universe 2010 contestants
Category:Albanian female models
Category:Albanian beauty pageant winners
Category:Albanian emigrants to the United States