Despina may refer to:
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Despina Delios
The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts, which also prod ...
, American beauty pageant contestant
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Despina Stratigakos Despina Stratigakos (born 1963) is a Canadian-born architectural historian, writer, former vice provost, and professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo.
Education
Stratigakos was born in Montreal, Quebec, and received her undergradua ...
(born 1963), Canadian-born architectural historian and academic
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Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...
(born 1969), Greek singer
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Olivera Despina
Mileva Olivera Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Деспина Оливера Лазаревић; 1372 – after 1444), also known as Despina Hatun, was a Serbian princess and consort of the Ottoman sultan. She was the youngest daughter of Lazar of Serbia ...
( – after 1444), Serbian princess and Ottoman queen consort
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Milica Despina of Wallachia ( – 1554), Princess consort of Wallachia
Other uses
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Despoina, a figure in Greek mythology
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''Despina'' (moth), a genus of moth
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Despina (moon), a moon of Neptune
* Despina, a character in Mozart's opera ''
Così fan tutte
(''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...
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* "Despoina", a song by
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas ( el, Νίκος Καρβέλας; born Nikos Leonardos on 8 September 1951) is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaborat ...
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