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Francesca Mifsud
Francesca Mifsud (born July 19, 1996) is a Maltese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Malta 2018 on July 13, 2018. She represented Malta at Miss Universe 2018 pageant. Personal life Mifsud lives in Zejtun, Malta. She is a law student at University of Malta and would like to pursue a career in criminal and civil law. In August 2016, Mifsud entered for the first time the Miss Universe Malta pageant where she finished in the Top 5 and awarded Miss Photo Model. In October of the same year, she won the contest Best Model of the World and represented Malta in Istanbul, Turkey where she won Best Face of the World. On July 13, 2018 Francesca represented her local council, Zejtun, and competed against 24 other contestants in a direct transmission on TVM. She won Miss Universe Malta and was awarded Best Physique. Achievements *Miss Universe Malta 2018 *Miss Universe Malta 2018 Best Physique *Best Model of the World 2016 Best Face *Best Model of the World Malta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żejtun
Żejtun ( mt, Iż-Żejtun ) is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,218 at end 2016. Żejtun is traditionally known as Città Beland, a title conferred by the grandmaster of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim in 1797. Before that, the village was known as Casale Santa Caterina, named after its patron saint and parish titular. The old urban cores, called Bisqallin and Ħal Bisbut, largely retain their narrow medieval streets and ancient boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name Żejtun, or Casale Zeitoun, has referred to the settlement which developed around these two core villages. Together with a number of small hamlets in the vicinity, the bulk of the conurbation forms the city of Żejtun, administered by the mayor and the Żejtun Local Council. Over successive centuries, Żejtun lost a number of villages and hamlets that used to form part of its territory, which originally covered most of the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Malta
Miss Malta is a national beauty pageant in Malta which was founded in 1963 by George and Margaret Gatt Mangion of GM Productions. The pageant is also considered as the oldest beauty contest held in the Maltese Islands. During 2014 – 2018, the event was organized by Glamorous Entertainment (Glow Promotions), under the management of Vince Taliana. Since 2019, the pageant has been run under the leadership of Kersten Borg. The reigning Miss Malta is Kim Pelham of St. Julian's who was crowned on 7 November 2021 at the Radisson Blue hotel of Għajn Tuffieħa. Titleholders ;Notes :2. In the 2010 – 2020 edition, the runners-up was announced as Miss Republic of Malta and Miss Tourism of Malta :2. In the 2021 edition, the second to the fifth place was sequentially announced as Miss Republic of Malta, Miss Tourism of Malta, Miss Grand Malta, and Top Model Malta. International competition From 1965 to 2001, the winner of Miss Malta represented the country at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2018
Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on December 17, 2018. At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of the Philippines as Miss Universe 2018. It is the Philippines' fourth victory after their recent victory in 2015. Contestants from 94 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 92 contestants in 2017 and marking the biggest turnout to date for Miss Universe as of . The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his fourth consecutive year, with supermodel Ashley Graham. Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed in this year's pageant. Background Location and date The Miss Universe Organization was in talks to host the Miss Universe 2018 competition in China. Negotiations col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Malta
The University of Malta (, UM, formerly UOM) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association, the European Access Network, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Utrecht Network, the Santander Network, the Compostela Group, the European Association for University Lifelong Learning (EUCEN) and the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP). In post-nominals the university's name is abbreviated as ''Melit''; a shortened form of ''Melita'' (a Latinised form of the Greek ''Μελίτη''). History The precursor to the University of Malta was the '' Collegium Melitense'', a Jesuit college which was set up on 12 November 1592. This was originally located in an old house in Valletta, but a purpose-built college was constructed between 1595 and 1597. This building is now known as the Old University Building or the Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Pisani
Tiffany Pisani (born 20 January 1992) is a British-Maltese beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Malta 2017 and also was announced as the winner of the cycle 6 of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' in October 2010. She represented Malta in Miss Universe 2017. Early career In 2008, Pisani appeared in Maltese DJ Ruby's music video for "Living in The Dark". Since then she appeared on the covers of numerous Maltese magazines such a''Sunday Circle'' ''Tune In'', ''Pink'', Platinum Love, an''Milkshake'' In 2009, she achieved third place (second runner up) in the annual Miss Maltese Islands competition. ''Britain's Next Top Mode''l Tiffany first came to the international public's attention by being the youngest model on sixth cycle of ''Britain's Next Top Model'' in 2010. During her time on the show, her edgy look was emphasized on when the show's host, Elle Macpherson, had her cut her trademark long hair into a pixie crop. Elimination rounds saw her receive one first call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Ruglio
Teresa Ruglio Sánchez (born January 4, 1996) is a Venezuelan-Maltese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malta 2019. She represented Malta at Miss Universe 2019 competition but Unplaced. Early life Ruglio was born in Caracas to an Italo-Venezuelan family originally from Caposele, and holds triple Maltese, Italian and Venezuelan citizenship. Ruglio is the youngest of eleven children and her father Gelsomino died when she was 13. The family left Venezuela and immigrated to Malta in 2016, due to the crisis in Venezuela and kidnapping and murder of her elder brother Bruno in Colombia. After arriving in Malta, the family settled in Sliema and Ruglio began studying English and Maltese . Pageantry Miss Universe Malta 2019 Ruglio represented the town of Sliema in the Miss Universe Malta 2019 competition held at the Hilton Malta in St. Julian's Saint Julian's ( mt, San Ġiljan) is a town in the Central Region of Malta. As of 2020, its re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1996 Births
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people 1996 Mount Everest disaster, die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly (sheep), Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur massacre (Australia), Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Gun laws of Australia, Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was Aircraft hijacking, hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
