Evangelia Aravani ( el, Ευαγγελία Αραβανή: born 29 November 1985) is a Greek fashion model and TV presenter. In 2005, Aravani won the title of
Miss Star Hellas
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and then was chosen to represent Greece at the
Miss Universe 2005
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pageant where she placed 11th. In 2006, Aravani continued to pursue a modeling career and appeared on the covers of numerous fashion magazines.
Aravani was a special guest at the official
Cypriot
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beauty contest, whose winners go on to represent
Cyprus
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at the
Miss Universe
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and
Miss World
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pageants.
She co-presented alongside singer
Sakis Rouvas
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the
fourth and
fifth seasons of
singing
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reality television
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competition
X-Factor
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in Greece and continued her career by presenting the fashion competition My Style Rocks and the non-profit
dancing
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competition
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Dancing with the Stars
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. From 2018 to 2019 presented the
Greek version Project Runway.
Filmography
References
External links
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Ace ModelsEastWest Models
1985 births
Greek beauty pageant winners
Greek female models
Living people
Miss Universe 2005 contestants
People from Lefkada
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