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Kirsty Johnson
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine. People * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), American actress * Kirstie Allsopp (born 1971), British TV presenter * Kirsty Bentley (1983–1998), New Zealand murder victim * Kirsty Bertarelli (born Kirsty Roper in 1971), songwriter, former Miss UK * Kirsty Blackman (born 1986), Scottish politician, SNP Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North (2015-present) * Kirstie Clements (born 1962), Australian author, editor, journalist and speaker, former Editor-in-Chief of ''Vogue Australia'' * Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), Zimbabwean swimmer * Kirsty Dillon (born 1976), English actress * Kirsty Duncan (born 1966), Canadian politician and medical geographer * Kirsty Gallacher (born 1976), Scottish television presenter * Kirsty Gilmour (born 1993), Scottish badminton player * Kirsty Hawkshaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten (given Name)
Kirsten is a Swedish, Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina (given name), Christina. Behind the Name, retrieved 15 December 2009. Music * Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), Norwegian opera singer * Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singerSports * Kirsten Barnes (born 1968), Canadian rower and Olympic champion * Kirsten Venetta Brown (1963–2006), American slalom canoeist * Kirsten Bruhn (born 1969), German female Paralympic swimmer * Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 International Tennis Federation, ITF Junior World Champion * Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen (born 1935), Danish Olympic swimmer * Kirsten Plum Jensen (born 1961), Danish Olympic rower * Kirsten Olson (born 1991), American figure skater * Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970), Norwegian long-distance ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Gallacher
Kirsty Jane Gallacher (born 20 January 1976) is a Scottish television presenter and model. She began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998 and hosted '' Kirsty's Home Videos'', '' RI:SE'' and '' Simply the Best'' before returning to Sky Sports News from 2011–2018. Since June 2021, Gallacher has co-presented ''The Great British Breakfast'' on GB News. Early life The daughter of Bernard Gallacher, a professional golfer and Ryder Cup captain, and Lesley Gallacher, Kirsty Gallacher was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. When her father got the job of professional at Wentworth Golf Club, they moved south to Virginia Water, England, when she was 18 months old. Gallacher and her younger brother and sister were raised on the Wentworth Estate, where their close neighbours included Bruce Forsyth. She was educated at Coworth Flexlands and St George's School in Ascot, Berkshire. Career Approached by Mark Sharman, then deputy head of sport at Sky, at a Ryder Cup dinner, she began working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Wade
Kirsty Wade (née McDermott, born 6 August 1962) is a British former middle-distance runner. She is a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist representing Wales, winning the 800 metres in Brisbane 1982 and both the 800 metres and 1500 metres in Edinburgh 1986. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1992 Olympic Games. She is also a former British record holder in the 800m and the mile. Early life Wade was born in Girvan, Scotland, moved to Llandrindod Wells, Wales aged three and attended school there. Athletics career She trained in the Elan Valley and joined Brecon Athletic Club as an 11-year-old. As Kirsty McDermott, she won the 1976 AAAs National Under 15 800m title in 2:11.10 and the 1977 AAAs U17 title in 2:07.74. In 1979, she finished sixth at the European Junior Championships in Poland, running 2:04.72. She first came to senior prominence in 1982, when she won the Commonwealth Games 800 metres title in Brisbane, representing Wales, winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
Kirsty-Leigh Porter (born 30 December 1988) is an English actress, known for her roles in British soap operas, including portraying Zoe Willson on ''Coronation Street'', Roz Fielding on ''Emmerdale'' and Leela Lomax on ''Hollyoaks''. Career Porter attended Oldham Theatre Workshop and trained extensively in dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary and modern dance. She has played a number of small roles on British television, including ''Doctors'', ''The Royal Today'', '' Shameless'' and '' Ashes to Ashes''. Porter went on to have larger roles in the children's television programme ''My Spy Family'', as Marcy, and ''The Street'' as Ellie. It was announced in July 2009 that Porter had been cast in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as the girlfriend of long established character David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd). After her role in ''Coronation Street'', Porter was cast in another ITV soap, ''Emmerdale'', as the best friend of Holly Barton ( Sophie Powles). Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Penkman
Kirsty Elizabeth Helena Penkman is a biochemist and geochemist known for her research in biomolecular archaeology, the use of ancient DNA, amino acid dating, and other biomolecules in order to date fossils and learn about the world as it was in prehistoric times. She is a reader in chemistry at the University of York. Penkman's research has dated stone tools found in East Anglia to 700,000 years ago, the oldest artifacts known in Northern Europe. She has argued that climate change and human development are likely to destroy the ancient biological materials that go into her studies. In 2008, the Quaternary Research Association gave Penkman their Lewis Penny Medal for her contributions to the study of Quaternary strata. In 2012 she was a winner of the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences. Penkman is the 2016 winner of the Joseph Black Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry "for rigorous and ground-breaking work in the field of amino acid racemisation dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstin Maldonado
Kirstin Taylor Maldonado (born May 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as the mezzo-soprano of the a cappella group Pentatonix. With the group, she has released seven studio albums, won three Grammy Awards, and sold over six million albums. Maldonado released her debut solo single "Break a Little" on May 19, 2017, under the name Kirstin™ (stylized as kırstın™; ™ stands for "Taylor Maldonado"). Her first extended play ''Love'' (stylized as ''L O V E'') was released on July 14. Maldonado made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Lauren in the musical '' Kinky Boots''. Early life and education Kirstin Taylor Maldonado was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 16, 1992. Her mother, Angelica Maldonado, is of Spanish and Italian descent, while her father, Michael Cisneros, is of Mexican descent. She was raised by her mother in Arlington, Texas. She was only five years old when she first expressed her wish to become a singer. At eight years old, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and The Kinks' "Days." Her song " They Don't Know" was covered with great success by Tracey Ullman. MacColl also sang on recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. Her death in 2000 has led to the Justice for Kirsty campaign. Early life and career Kirsty MacColl was the daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl (1915–1989) and dancer Jean Newlove (1923–2017). Her father was born in England of Scottish parents. MacColl and her older brother, Hamish MacColl, grew up with their mother in Croydon, where she attended Park Hill Primary School, Monks Hill High School and John Newnham High School, making appearances in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstie Levell
Kirstie Levell (born 7 January 1997) is an English football goalkeeper for FA Women's Super League club Leicester City. She has represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-23 levels. Club career Everton Having been brought up through the Everton youth ranks, Levell made her debut for the first team during the 2015 FA WSL season at the age of 18. She made 16 appearances during her first season and become a regular starter for the Blues. Levell was the starting keeper during the 2017 Spring Series, playing all 9 games and conceding 7 goals as Everton won the WSL 2 title. Following promotion, Everton signed Lizzie Durack to add competition to the goalkeeper group, limiting Levell's minutes. She regained the starting job the following campaign, playing every league game during the 2018–19 season. In the 2019–20 season, Everton signed Finnish international Tinja-Riikka Korpela and England youth international Sandy MacIver, limiting Levell to three League Cup appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Lang
Kirsty Lang (born July 1962) is a British journalist and broadcaster who works for BBC Radio and Television. Earlier in her career, she was on the staff of ''The Sunday Times'' and ''Channel 4 News'', working as a presenter and reporter. Lang was a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York for several months at the beginning of 2012. She chairs the Board of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead and since 2014 has been on the board of the British Council. Career Lang was raised in various parts of the world; her family were evacuated from Nigeria at the time of the Biafran war in 1967. Lang was educated at private schools including Nishimachi International School in Tokyo, Lauriston Girls' School in Melbourne, Dartington Hall School in Devon, England and the International School of Geneva. She first joined the BBC as a graduate trainee in 1986, having gained an MA in Journalism from City University, London following a degree in International Relations an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Jones
Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, or snow surface. It combines aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wak ... and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records in long distance and solo kitesurf crossings. Born in Carmarthenshire, she made world headlines in 2002 when she was the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea, in a charity solo event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff. She first became UK Women's champion in 2002, and won the PKRA World Championship at the final 2008 event in Essaouira, Morocco. She is sponsored by Animal, BWSURF, SUSO and SDF. Trophies Results of Kitesurf 2009 Kitesurfing World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Kirsty Jones
The murder of Kirsty Jones, a British national on holiday in Thailand, took place in 2000. Jones was found raped and strangled on 10 August in her hotel room in Chiang Mai. The case, which received widespread national and overseas press coverage, went unsolved and was officially closed on the day of the 20th anniversary of the murder when the statute of limitations expired in 2020. According to Thai law twenty years is the expiring time for the statute of limitations. Jones' killer has not been identified and no one has been charged with her murder. See also * Cold case * List of unsolved murders (2000–present), List of unsolved murders References External links * Contemporary ''BBC News'''article''pertaining to the murder of Kirsty Jones * 2020 ''ITV News'' article detailing thclosure of the police investigation into Jones's murder 2000 murders in Thailand, Kirsty Jones British people murdered abroad Female murder victims Rape in Thailand, Murder of Kirsty Jones Tourist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Hume
Kirsty Hume (born 4 September 1976) is a Scottish model who came to prominence in the 1990s. Modeling Hume modelled for Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Gianfranco Ferré, Claude Montana, Alexander McQueen, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Roberto Cavalli, Prada, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Jaeger (clothing) and Donna Karan. She also frequently appeared on the covers of ''Harper's Bazaar'', photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, as well as ''Vogue'', '' W'' and other publications. In 1996 Hume was the feature model for Chanel ads. She has modelled for Victoria's Secret.''Yipes! Catwalkers Discover The Catskills'', New York Times, 28 February 1999, pg. ST1. For the March 1996 Gucci presentation of fall and winter fashion collections in Milan, Hume wore a dress made of white jersey (clothing) with a plunging neckline. Following a showing of Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel in 1997 in Paris, Hume was queried by a Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
