Carla Viktor

Carla Viktor
Born	(1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 33) Hartbeespoort, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Earth South Africa 2015
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth 2015 Miss Earth South Africa 2015

Carla Viktor, born Carla Catherine Viktor, is a South African beauty pageant titleholder and model who was crowned as Miss Earth South Africa 2015 and South Africa's representative in Miss Earth 2015. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Carla grew up in a small town called Hartbeespoort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. She studied Psychology at the University of Pretoria, where she was Vice-Chairperson of Klaradyn Ladies Residence. She is a trained dancer in Ballet, Contemporary dance, Tap dance and Hip Hop, and is also a qualified ballet teacher with the Dance Academy of South Africa. Carla is an ambassador for Green Monday South Africa ^[4] and Brand South Africa. ^[5]

2015: Miss Earth

Carla joined the 2015 Miss Earth South Africa Pageant where she was hailed as the winner. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Ilze Saunders and the Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom. ^[2]

As part of the National Programme each semi-finalist was tasked with planting ten indigenous trees at a primary school as part of their June projects to raise awareness of mankind's dependence on trees and that was when the Miss Earth Big 02 Challenge was born. ^{[6] [7]}

Carousel Productions, the owner and organizer of the Miss Earth pageant, saw the potential of the project and supported the initiative by urging its national directors to have their own Miss Earth Big 02 Challenge in their own respective countries. The challenge successfully reached 55 countries across the world. ^[8]

"The small actions ultimately add up to make a big impact. We can all start where we are, with what we have and play our part to be active citizens and stewards of our environment."

—Carla's message for Miss Earth.

Being the winner of Miss Earth South Africa 2015, Carla became South Africa's representative at the Miss Earth 2015 and would try to succeed Jamie Herrell as the next Miss Earth. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Miss Earth South Africa 2015 crowned". Media Update. 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. Roets, Adriaan (2015). "Meet our new Miss Earth SA Carla Viktor". The Citizen . Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
3. Wagner, Leonie (2015). "Miss Earth is on the case". Times Live . Retrieved 23 November 2015.
4. "Green Monday". greenmonday.co.za.
5. "Play Your part - Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
6. "Miss Earth South Africa's Big 02 Challenge". South Africa The Good News. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
7. "Earth queens, Carla and Rumbi". Kormorant. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
8. "Miss Earth 2015's Big O2 Challenge!". Miss Earth . 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
9. Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network . Retrieved 29 November 2014.
10. Жигарева, Гертруда (2014). "Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля" (in Russian)". Moskovskij Komsomolets . Retrieved 30 November 2014.
11. "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

External links

• Carla Viktor at Miss Earth official website
• Miss Earth South Africa 2015 Eco-Beauty Video

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ilze Saunders	Miss Earth South Africa 2015	Succeeded by Nozipho Magagula