Anica Kovač (; , ; born 3 March 1976) is a

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n former model best known for being the First Runner-up in the

Miss World 1995 Miss World 1995, the 45th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1995 for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, North West, Sun City, South Africa. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates ...

competition and for her marriage to the Croatian

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Robert Kovač Robert Kovač (; born 6 April 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He was known for his ability with the ball and skill at dispossessing opponents. His older brother is football manag ...

. Kovač was born to Croatian

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parents from the village Borčani in

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. She began modelling at an early age and became the winner of the national beauty contest Miss Croatia in 1995. At the 1995 Miss World competition, she finished as the First Runner-up to the eventual winner,

Jacqueline Aguilera Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano (born 17 November 1976 in Valencia, Carabobo) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who became the fifth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss World crown. Former Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai handed over h ...

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. She also won the Best National Costume award at the same event. She has been married to

since 2001 and they have three children together.

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2009-10-25) 1976 births Living people Croatian female models Miss World 1995 delegates Association footballers' wives and girlfriends Croatian expatriates in Germany German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent German people of Croatian descent {{Croatia-bio-stub