Fani Stipković

Stipković was born and raised in Korčula on the eponymous island in Croatia,{{cite web

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}} and attended Maršala Tito elementary school until the age of 14. In 1996, she moved to Croatia's capital city, Zagreb, and attended XV Gymnasium MIOC ("Education Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science"). In 2005, she graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb with a bachelor's degree in Television and Press Journalism.

In 2014, Stipković received her Master's in Television Production and Management from the Mediaset and European University of Madrid.{{cite web

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In 1996, Stipković joined the jazz dance group Tihana Škrinjarić and met Sandra Vranješ,{{Cite web |url=http://www.gloria.hr/intervju/sandra-vranjes-voljela-bih-da-kci-slijedi-moju-karijeru/ |title=Interview Sandra Vranješ |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911054355/http://www.gloria.hr/intervju/sandra-vranjes-voljela-bih-da-kci-slijedi-moju-karijeru/ |archive-date=2016-09-11 |url-status=dead }}

who became her agent. She began modeling in Croatia, London, Milan, and Spain for various commercials, editorials, fashion shows, and music videos. During this time, she continued her political science studies at the University of Zagreb.

In 2001, Stipković was an intern at the Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT), Croatia's national television network, and was an editor for the Jutarnji List (literally "Morning Paper") and Vecernji List ("Evening Paper"), Croatia's main newspapers.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In 2005, Stipković worked at Nova TV,

part of Central European Media Enterprises. She hosted the television show Red Carpet,{{cite web

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}} conducting celebrity interviews with the football player Cristiano Ronaldo, basketball player Kobe Bryant, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and tennis players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.{{cite web|first=Damir|last=Mrvec|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/fani-stipkovic-cristiano-ronaldo-nije-dosadan-barem-ne-meni-1082900 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo nije dosadan, barem ne meni|publisher=Vecernji.hr |date=2016-05-09 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/rubrika/kosarka/video-kobe-bryant-prvi-puta-o-braci-drazenu-i-divcu-tuzno-je-to-vidjeti.html |title=Video – Kobe otvoreno o psovkama na hrvatskom te filmu o Draženu i Divcu |publisher=Gol.dnevnik.hr |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|author=Piše L. V.|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbizz/film-tv/red-carpet-donosi-intervju-s-lewisom-hamiltonom.html |title=Red Carpet donosi intervju s Lewisom Hamiltonom |publisher=Dnevnik.hr |date=2017-04-26 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbizz/red-carpet/intervju-s-federerom-u-red-carpetu.html |title=Intervju s Federerom u Red Carpetu |publisher=Dnevnik.hr |date=2017-04-26 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tportal.hr/lifestyle/clanak/veliki-povratak-fani-stipkovic-20140506 |title=Veliki povratak Fani Stipković|publisher=Tportal.hr |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}} During this time she worked on Nova TV's In Magazine{{Cite web |url=http://novatv.dnevnik.hr/inmagazin |title=In Magazin |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-date=2019-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723030914/https://novatv.dnevnik.hr/inmagazin |url-status=dead }} hosting Cool Tour, a summer show visiting luxury villas and resorts with various celebrities. Stipković also was involved in interviewing at numerous events, including, Miss Universe Croatia, Nad Lipom, US Open and ATP tennis tournaments, UEFA Champions League football games and Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player awards.

In 2014, after graduating her Masters degree at Universidad Europea de Madrid, Stipković started for Mediaset sport at Mediaset Spain.{{cite web|url=https://www.semana.es/corazon/fani-stipkovic-el-nuevo-fichaje-sexy-de-los-deportes-de-mediaset-20140530-00167413/ |title=Fani Stipkovic, el nuevo fichaje sexy de deportes Tele 5 |publisher=Semana.es |date=2018-11-13 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/noticias/2014-05-29/fani-stipkovic-la-nueva-becaria-de-j-j-santos_138656/ |title=Televisión: La becaria más sensual de J.J. Santos |publisher=Vanitatis.elconfidencial.com |date= 29 May 2014|accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/album/loc/2014/05/29/53877001268e3e00718b4583.html |title=Así es la becaria 'sexy' de los deportes de Mediaset - Fani Stipkovic, becaria de Med... |publisher=Elmundo.es |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2019-10-28}} Stipković worked at RTL Hrvatska as a TV correspondent reporting from Madrid, Spain. During this time, Stipković created her own channel, Fani TV,{{Cite web|url=https://fanitv.com/|title=Home}} hosting exclusive interviews with various athletes, celebrities and entrepreneurs as well as showcasing travel and lifestyle hot spots around the world.{{cite web

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In 2015, Stipković worked with FACE TV, hosting exclusive interviews and events in Spain and Monaco, airing on regional television in former-Yugoslavian regions.

In 2013 and 2014, Stipković launched a swimwear collection in collaboration with Pletix, Pletix by Fani Stipković.{{Cite web|url=http://dailymagzinebook.blogspot.com/2013/08/pletix-by-fani-stipkovic-popular.html|title=Pletix by Fani Stipković Popular Swimwear|date=August 15, 2013}} In 2015, she partnered with Khongboon Swimwear launching the collections.{{cite web

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Stipković has authored articles for The Huffington Post including "What actually is success?"{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-actually-is-success_b_9148214|title=What Actually Is Success?|date=February 3, 2016|website=HuffPost}} and "How to Drop Your Ego with Five Techniques".{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-drop-your-ego-with_b_9263250|title=How to Drop Your Ego With 5 Techniques|date=February 18, 2016|website=HuffPost}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/fani-950 |title=Fani Stipkovic | HuffPost |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2018-07-17 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}

In July 2016, Stipković was official TV host for Umag, doing interviews with Andre Agassi and many others athletes and celebrities.{{Cite web |url=https://story.hr/Celebrity/a108075/SAMO-ZA-STORY-Fani-Stipkovic-Raduju-me-uspjesi-mog-decka.html |title=Samo Za Story – Fani Stipković: 'Raduju me uspjesi mog dečka'|access-date=2020-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212502/https://www.story.hr/vijesti/andre-agassi-pao-na-sarm-zgodne-fani-stipkovic-310722 |archive-date=2018-07-23 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/video-andre-aggasi-atraktivnoj-fani-stipkovic-otkrio-svoj-najveci-zivotni-izazov/907140.aspx |title=Video – Andre Agassi atraktivnoj Fani Stipković otkrio svoj najveći životni izazov |publisher=Index.hr |date=2016-07-18 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tportal.hr/magazin/clanak/agassi-otvorio-dusu-zanosnoj-fani-stipkovic-20160718 |title=Agassi otvorio dušu zanosnoj Fani Stipković |publisher=Tportal.hr |date=2016-07-18 |accessdate=2019-10-28}} In August, she started collaborating with a Spanish production company, filming a TV story about Melania Trump and exclusive interview with Natascha Kampusch, which were broadcast on Mediaset Spain. In 2017, Stipković was guest in a special TV show on Antena 3 television in Spain about the presidency of Donald Trump. The same year Stipkovic worked as a correspondent from Spain for a sports channel from Croatia doing interviews with celebrities such as the Spain national basketball team coach Sergio Scariolo.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nacional.hr/video-vrlo-zanimljiv-intervju-sa-sergiom-scariolom/ |title=Video: Vrlo zanimljiv intervju sa Sergiom Scariolom |access-date=2020-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724155750/http://www.nacional.hr/video-vrlo-zanimljiv-intervju-sa-sergiom-scariolom/ |archive-date=2018-07-24 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/legendarni-talijan-otkrio-hrvatske-korijene-dotakao-se-drazena-petrovica-te-iznenadio-priznanjem-foto-20171205/print |title=Legendarni Talijan otkrio hrvatske korijene; dotakao se Dražena Petrovića te iznenadio priznanjem|publisher=Tportal.hr |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}

As a fitness and sports enthusiast, Stipković was hired to do a TV story about CrossFit.{{cite web|author=M.F.|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/omg/fani-stipkovic-pokazala-sklekove-kakve-ni-brojni-muskarci-ne-bi-mogli-napraviti---513723.html |title=Fani Stipković pokazala sklekove kakve ni brojni muškarci ne bi mogli napraviti |work=Dnevnik.hr |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/scena/showbizz/clanak/id/507908/e-ovo-je-bio-brutalan-trening-nije-ni-cudo-sto-je-straznjica-fani-stipkovic-tako-cvrsta-seksi-i-obla |title=E, ovo je bio brutalan trening: nije ni čudo što je stražnjica Fani Stipković tako čvrsta, seksi i obla! > Slobodna Dalmacija |publisher=Slobodnadalmacija.hr |date=2017-09-20 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}

In May and June 2018, she worked as a daily live TV host for a Croatian football reality show.{{cite web|url=http://www.dalmacijanews.hr/clanak/max8-mladi-nogometasi-prijavite-se-uskoro-krece-utakmica-zivota#/clanak/max8-mladi-nogometasi-prijavite-se-uskoro-krece-utakmica-zivota |title=Dalmacija News |publisher=Dalmacijanews.hr |date=2018-03-20 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/scena/showbizz/clanak/id/544993/39puno-je-informacija-krivo-napisano-o-mojoj-bolesti39-fani-stipkovic-nakon-duzeg-izbivanja-posjetit-ce-svoju-39oazu-mira39-a-otkrila-je-i-sto-ju-vraca-na-otok |title='Puno je informacija krivo napisano o mojoj bolesti': Fani Stipković nakon dužeg izbivanja posjetit će svoju 'oazu mira', a otkrila je i što ju vraća na otok > Slobodna Dalmacija |publisher=Slobodnadalmacija.hr |date=2018-05-06 |accessdate=2019-10-28}} The ambassadors of the show were football stars such as captain of Croatian national team Luka Modrić and Barcelona's Ivan Rakitić, broadcast live on Croatian football television HNTV prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In September and October 2018, Stipković was hosting Spanish TV programs working for AMC networks. These TV shows were broadcast in Spain and Latin America.{{cite web|url=https://amcnetworks.es/noticias/amc-networks/canal-decasa-descubre-los-locales-mas-emblematicos-de-dubrovnik-y-zagreb-en-de-compras-en-croacia/ |title=Canal Decasa descubre los locales más emblemáticos de Dubrovnik y Zagreb en De compras en Croacia|publisher=Amcnetworks.es |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mundoplus.tv/noticias/?seccion=programacion&id=16018055 |title=Noticias de Programación - mundoplus.tv |access-date=2019-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513155836/https://www.mundoplus.tv/noticias/?seccion=programacion |archive-date=2019-05-13 |url-status=dead }} Stipkovic continued doing exclusive interviews for Nova TV, interviewing tennis player Novak Đokovic and football player Luís Figo.{{cite web|url=https://sport.blic.rs/tenis/novak-djokovic-hrvati-fani-stipkovic-intervju/nhb4msr |title="Naprosto Osećam Da su Hrvati Moji" Novak raspametio Seksi Hrvaticu: On nije samo najbolji teniser sveta, on je Predivno Ljudsko Biće! /Foto/ |publisher=Sport.blic.rs |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/celebrity/fani-stipkovic-otkrila-sto-misli-o-novaku-djokovicu---560452.html |title=Fani Stipković otkrila što misli o Novaku Đokoviću |publisher=Dnevnik.hr |date=2019-05-09 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/rubrika/nogomet/luis-figo-ekskluzivno-za-in-magazin-i-gol-hr-o-svojoj-karijeri-djetinjstvu-i-igrackoj-mirovini---567909.html |title=Luis Figo ekskluzivno za IN magazin i GOL.hr o svojoj karijeri, djetinjstvu i igračkoj mirovini |publisher=Gol.dnevnik.hr |date= |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|url=https://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/inmagazin/luis-figo-intervju-jedan-od-najpoznatijih-nogometasa-na-svijetu-pricao-o-djeci-braku-karijeri---568423.html |title=Luis Figo intervju: Jedan od najpoznatijih nogometaša na svijetu pričao o djeci, braku, karijeri |publisher=Dnevnik.hr |date=2019-07-05 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}

Stipković was ranked {{abbr|No.|number}} 1 as the Sexiest Journalist in Europe{{Cite web|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatian-wins-europes-sexiest-journalist-title/|title=Croatian Wins Europe’s Sexiest Journalist Title|date=January 20, 2015}} in 2014 and 2015.{{cite web

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In 2015, Stipković was a speaker at the C.E.O. Conference{{Cite web |url=https://www.obavjestajac.hr/video/24031/fani-stipkovic-profile-for-ceo-conference-speech |title=C.E.O. Conference |access-date=2016-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723030909/https://www.obavjestajac.hr/video/24031/fani-stipkovic-profile-for-ceo-conference-speech |archive-date=2019-07-23 |url-status=dead }} at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb.

Following her involvement with football, in April 2019, Stipković was selected as an executive committee of International Federation of Football History & Statistics, hosting the annual ceremony and giving awards to Luka Modrić and Thibaut Courtois.{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.de/congratulations-re-election-president-new-executive-committee-iffhs/ |title=Congratulations for the Re-Election of the President and the New Executive Committee of the IFFHS Up to May 1st 2024|publisher=Iffhs.de |date=2019-04-30 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}{{cite web|author=Karlo Propadalo |url=http://www.nogometplus.net/index.php/naslovna/fani-stipkovic-izabrana-u-izvrsni-odbor-medunarodnog-instituta-za-nogometnu-povijest-i-statistiku/ |title=Fani Stipković izabrana u Izvršni odbor Međunarodnog instituta za nogometnu povijest i statistiku |publisher=nogometplus.net |date=2019-05-03 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}

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