Julia Furdea

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Julia Furdea
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Born
Julia Furdea

(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 28)
Timișoara, Romania
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Hair colorBrown
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Julia Furdea (born 19 July 1994) is a Romanian-Austrian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Austria 2014 and represented her country at both Miss World 2014 in London and Miss Universe 2014 in Doral.

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Early life

Furdea studied at the University of Vienna. Besides her modeling career, She is a radio host at the biggest private radio station Kronehit, and also hosts events such as the International Gala Judo Federation.[ citation needed ] She is the niece of the Romanian former rugby union player Adrian Pllotschi. [1]

Pageantry

Miss Oberösterreich 2014

Furdea was crowned as Miss Oberösterreich 2014 from Asten. Doris Hofmann as the reigning queen from the province crowned her as the new winner.

Miss Austria 2014

Furdea was crowned as Miss Austria 2014 represented Upper Austria at the Casino Baden near Vienna on 3 July 2014. The reigning Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler was judging at the pageant together with Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino. [2]

Julia represented Austria at the Miss World 2014 and Miss Universe 2014 but she finished unplaced.

Moderation and model

Since September 2018, she has joined the team of Austria's first breakfast television show Cafe Puls on Puls 4, where she presents the weather. [3] She also hosts the station's first children's cooking show Das jüngste Gericht. [4]

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References

  1. "Iulia Furdea va participa la Miss World 2014: Nepoata antrenorului de rugby Adrian Pllotschi a devenit Miss Austria (galerie foto)". ZIUA de Constanta (in Romanian). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "Oberösterreicherin Julia Furdea ist Miss Austria 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  3. "derStandard.at". www.derstandard.at. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. krone.at (2018-10-03). "Julia Furdea: „Die Kids leisten hier Großartiges"". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Austria
2014
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Austria
2014
Succeeded by
Annika Grill