Jitka Nováčková (born 28 April 1992) is a Czech

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and

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titleholder who was crowned

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2011 and subsequently represented the Czech Republic in the

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pageant.

Early life

Born in

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

, Nováčková went to school at Gymnázium Jírovcova and started modeling at age 9. She was a semifinalist in

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Czech Republic 2009 and the face of sports apparel manufacturer ''Nordlbanc'' and its 2009 spring/summer campaign for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Česká Miss 2011

Nováčková, who stands 1.75 m tall, was crowned as Česká Miss 2011 held on 19 March 2011 at the Karlín Music Theater in

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, Czech Republic. She succeeded outgoing Česká Miss 2010 and

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's Top 15 semifinalist, Jitka Valkova.

Miss Universe 2011

As her national pageant winner title, Nováčková officially represented Czech Republic at the

pageant held in September 2011 in

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, Brazil. In the final results, she didn't make it to the semifinals, ending Czech Republic's four year streak of consecutive placements, from 2007 through 2010.

Personal life

Nováčková lives in the Czech Republic and Greece. Since 2017, she has been dating the Finnish professional footballer and captain of the

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. In January 2021 she gave birth to a girl.

References

External links

Jitka Nováčková official website
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