Justė Juozapaitytė (born 19 April 1990) is a Lithuanian model, beauty pageant contestant and entrepreneur.

Beauty pageants

In 2007 Juozapaityte participated in the LNK reality show ''Grožio mokykla'' (Beauty School) where she reached the final and qualified for the

Miss Lithuania Miss Lithuania ( lt, Mis Lietuva) is a national Beauty pageant in Lithuania. History Miss Lithuania began in 1993 and debuted at the Miss World competition. The pageant traditionally broadcast live on "Lietuvos rytas TV". Since 2012, the Miss ...

2007 contest. In the Miss Lithuania contest Juozapaityte won the Miss Lithuania photogenic 2007 title. In the same year Juozapaityte won the Miss Fashion TV 2007 crown. By winning this crown she became the face of the channel for one year.

Top Model

Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model

In 2011, Juozapaityte participated in Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model, Cycle 7. In episode 7, Juozapaityte won a catwalk challenge, and gained a first call out in episodes 11, and 12. She found great favour with clients, and judges, but lost out in episode 13, when Jade Thompson was declared the winner.

Russia's Next Top Model

During

season five A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pola ...

of the Russian adaptation of ''Top Model'',

Top Model po-russki ''Top Model po-russki'' (''Топ-модель по-русски''; en, Top Model Russian-style) is a Television in Russia, Russian reality television show and the second Russian adaptation of Tyra Banks' ''America's Next Top Model'', after ''Yo ...

( rus. Топ-модель по-русски), Juozapaityte became one of the 20 semi-finalists to make it onto the show. There she was admitted into the finalized cast of fourteen contestants. As in Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model, Juozapaityte once again made it to the final two. She was placed as the runner-up once again.

Career

Early modelling work

Juozapaityte started her modelling career in 2007 after Miss Lithuania 2007 contest. Few weeks after the pageant she went to work in Milan for a summer. Her first contract was with Lithuanian modelling agency ''Modilinos''. She worked in Thailand, China, Vietnam and Hong Kong. She appeared in commercials for

Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...

and

Lynx A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, Ontar ...

. Since ''Britain's & Ireland's Next Top Model'', Juozapaityte has taken more test shots, and continues to update fans concerning her career. She also appeared in the video for the single "Starlight" by English singer-songwriter

Matt Cardle Matthew Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English pop singer. He was born in Southampton and grew up in Halstead, Essex. Cardle has been involved in music since his early teens and has been a member of two different bands; Darwyn and S ...

. Juozapaityte was on the cover of November 2011 ''Choque'' cover. In December 2011, Juozapaityte modeled for new ''Amy Hall'' collection. *

Business

Juozapaityte founded her mineral water busines
Alitasa
in 2013 back in Lithuania. She took a leading role in the development and management of the company, serving as

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

as well as Creative Director. In 2017, Juozapaityte expanded into Spain and UK and added new products to the line.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juozapaityte, Juste Living people 1990 births Lithuanian beauty pageant winners Lithuanian female models Lithuanian expatriates in England Top Model finalists People from Palanga Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model contestants