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Hygerta Sako | |
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| Born | Hygerta Sako |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Albania 1995 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Europe 1996 |
Hygerta Sako is an Albanian sports journalist at RTSH and former model who won Miss Albania [1] in 1995 and represented Albania at Miss Europe 1996 where she placed among the semifinalists. [2]
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. The country is located in the Balkans on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Spanning an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), it displays a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. The country's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the coasts of the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.
Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija and the Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina.
The foreign relations of Albania are its relations with other governments and peoples. Foreign relations are conducted through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tirana. The current minister is Olta Xhaçka. The current Ambassador to the United Nations is Ferit Hoxha.
The Freedom Party, formerly known as the Socialist Movement for Integration, is a social democratic political party in Albania. The party was formed on 6 September 2004, when Ilir Meta defected from the Socialist Party of Albania (PS). A proposal to change its logo, name and other symbols was unanimously approved at the party's National Convention (Congress) on 25 July 2022.
Miss Globe is the world's oldest major international beauty contest, ranked seventh in the world for women at the international level, held annually since 1925 under the name Dream Girl International or Boston Globe. By 1975, it was renamed Miss Globe. The contest is officially headquartered in Albania. The first winner of Miss Globe International called "Dream Girl International" in 1925 was identified as Alma F. Cavagnaro from the United States. MISS GLOBE originated from a competition held at the Emek Cinema in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul in 1925. This competition was conceived by one of the cinema's directors, Alen Mouradian. The contest was organized to increase the interest of cinema audiences. Arak Çetin became the owner of the crown and the first Miss Globe title. However, newspapers and magazines wrote news that the competition was unfair. On that basis, they argue that Arak Çetin was favored not because of his beauty and knowledge but because he worked as a showman in the cinema. Fearing that this campaign against the cinema would be commercially damaging to the cinema, the operators announced that they were abandoning the competition at the end of the one-week period after the competition was announced. organization and thus the crown and title given to Arak Çetin bypassed Alen who came to the United States soon after this event and settled in New Hamphsire. He again organized the Miss Globe contest at the models' ball, symbolizing the arrival of spring in Winnipesauke. At this competition, Alma Cavagnaro became the first official owner of the crown and title of Miss Globe. The first official trademark registration of the Miss Globe Beauty Contest to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Registration Office was made in 1950. The contest was organized by the international film business RCA. registration, which over time became a traditional contest. In 1975, Charlie See bought the Miss Globe franchise after Alen died. He announced that he will reorganize the Miss Globe International contest in Türkiye. A grand final competition was held under the chairmanship of Süha Özgermi. This competition was held at an outdoor dance stage called Halikarnas in the Bodrum district of Muğla. After that date, Miss Globe International evolved into a business pageant on a global scale, by holding national pageants both in Turkey and other countries and with a final pageant international in which girls are considered worthy of degrees. in these competitions participate. The current winner of The Miss Globe is Manvin Khera of Malaysia who bested 50 other candidates on November 17, 2023 held in Albania.
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The Sako TRG is a bolt-action sniper rifle line designed and manufactured by Finnish firearms manufacturer SAKO of Riihimäki. It is the successor to the SAKO TR-6 target rifle, and thus the letter G within the rifle's name is meant to represent number 7.
Vath Koreshi (1936–2006) was one of the most renowned Albanian novelists and screen writers. He is perhaps best known for writing a series of romans and novels such as “The two Saturdays of Susana" (1971), “The Hajji of Frakulla" and “The marriage of Sako" (1980),“Requiem for a woman" (1995), "The wulf and the star" (1996), “A woman in yellow in Buddha Forest" (2003) etc., but also for writing scripts to the movies "Gjeneral Gramafoni" (1978); "Rrugë të Bardha" (1974). "Balada e Kurbinit" (1990) etc.
Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union (EU). It applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009, and has since June 2014 been an official candidate for accession. The Council of the European Union decided in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania.
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"Feel the Passion" is a song by Albanian singer Aurela Gaçe. It was issued as a CD single on 15 April 2011 by EMI. The English-language pop and rock song was composed by Shpëtim Saraçi and written by Sokol Marsi. An accompanying music video premiered on the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 16 March 2011. The song represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, after Gaçe won the pre-selection competition Festivali i Këngës with the Albanian-language version "Kënga ime". It failed to qualify for the grand final in fourteenth place marking the country's third non-qualification in the contest. During her show, Gaçe was accompanied by three backing vocalists and two instrumentalists, while the Albanian theme was visually amplified by the wings of a white and red coloured eagle on the LED screens.
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