Ioana Mihalache (born December 28, 1990) is a
Romania
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n actress, model,
beauty pageant
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titleholder, and an economist, who was crowned as
Miss Universe Romania 2017. She represented
Romania
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at the
Miss Universe 2017
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At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Af ...
pageant.
Personal life
Mihalache was born in
Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
, Romania.
Education
Mihalache graduated from Ovidius University in Constanţa with a degree in economics and a master's degree in European Regional Development Policies. In addition to her native Romanian, Mihalache speaks three other languages: English, Spanish and Italian.
Career
Mihalache's modeling career started at 15.
As an international model, Mihalache has participated in fashion shows in, among other countries, the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Turkey, Lebanon, China, and the United Arab Emirates.
Pageantry
Miss Universe Romania 2012
Mihalache was declared third runner-up at Miss Universe Romania 2012.
Miss World Romania 2013
Mihalache was also declared first runner up at the Miss World Romania 2013. and went on to represent
Romania
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in
Miss Earth 2013
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in the
Philippines
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.
Miss Earth 2013
Mihalache represented
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
at the
Miss Earth 2013
Miss Earth 2013, the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 7, 2013 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned her successor Alyz Henrich of Venezuela ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
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* cbk, República de Filipinas
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but unplaced.
Miss Grand International 2016
Mihalache also represented
Romania
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at the Miss Grand International 2016 but unplaced.
Miss Universe Romania 2017
Mihalache was crowned as Miss Universe Romania 2017 after defeating 23 other contestants competing for the title and would go on to represent
Romania
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in the
Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on November 26, 2017.
At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Af ...
international pageant held in
Las Vegas
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.
Miss Universe 2017
Mihalache represented
Romania
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at the
Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on November 26, 2017.
At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Af ...
in
Las Vegas
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but unplaced.
References
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1990 births
Living people
Miss Universe 2017 contestants
Romanian female models
Romanian beauty pageant winners
Romanian actresses
Miss Earth 2013 contestants