Angela Martini

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Angela Martini
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Born
Angela Martini

(1986-05-23) 23 May 1986 (age 37)
OccupationModel
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Dragoş Săvulescu
(m. 2017)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
  • Miss Universe Albania 2010
AgencyElite Modeling Agency of New York
Hair color Brown
Eye color Light brown
Major
competition(s)
Website angelamartini.me

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. [1]

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Early life

Angela Martini was born in 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 NEXT Model Management in Miami, Florida, and Elite Model Management in New York City. Once in America, Martini quickly started booking campaigns with retail giants such as JCPenney [2] and Macy's. Martini also worked with GQ, [3] Maxim, [4] and Esquire. [5] She has appeared in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami as well as in Radar Online, [6] OK Magazine, [7] and Star Magazine's "Spotted" columns. [8] Martini modeled in the 2008 edition of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue [9] and was interviewed for the February 2011 issue of Esquire. [10]

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. [11]

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. [12]   Angela Martini also spoke with Viva Glam Magazine, [13] Paraeles, [14] Women Fitness, [15] Trend Prive Magazine, [16] Haute Living, [17] Times of India, [18] Thrive Global, [19] 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. [20]

Author

In 2019, Angela Martini wrote her debut book "Love. Hope. Light". [21]

Filmography

In 2019, Angela Martini debuted as a producer in A Way Out (2018) [22] and then produced The Fusion (2020). [23]

Bibliography

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Albania
2010
Succeeded by