Diana Avdiu (born 11 June 1993 in Mitrovica,

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) is a Kosovan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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2012. She began her career as a model when she was 15 years old and has been featured on the covers of leading European fashion magazine

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as well as the last two years of runway presentations at

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Pageantry

Miss Universe 2012

Avdiu won the Miss Universe Kosovo competition on June 21, 2012, becoming the fifth representative of Kosovo at

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since its independence. This confirmed her place in the Miss Universe pageant held in December 2012 in

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. A pre-pageant favorite for the

title, Avdiu won the Miss Photogenic Universe 2012 award for being the most photogenic contestant and became the fourth Miss Kosovo to enter the semifinals of the contest. In 2013, she crowned both Antigona Sejdiu and

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as Kosovo's representatives to the

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and

pageants, respectively, following a split in the domestic organization. She now resides in the United States where she works as model for

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References

External links

Miss Universe Kosova 2012, Diana AvdiuMiss Kosovo website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Avdiu, Diana Kosovan beauty pageant winners 1993 births Living people Miss Universe 2012 contestants People from Mitrovica, Kosovo Kosovo Albanians Albanian female models