Marika Savšek (born c. 1986) is a Slovene model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
Miss Universe Slovenia 2010 and represented her
country
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at
Miss Universe 2010.
Early life
Born in
Šmartno pri Litiji
Šmartno pri Litiji (; german: Sankt Martin)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 94–95. is a town in the Litija Basin in central Sloven ...
, Savšek grew up with brothers Andrej, Janez; and sister Ana. Prior to competing in
Miss Universe Slovenia, she was a member of France Marolt Academic Folklore Group.
Miss Universe Slovenia 2010
Savšek competed as
Miss Litija in her
country
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's national beauty pageant
Miss Universe Slovenije, held in
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
on May 14, 2010, initially placing second runner-up to Sandra Marinovič of
Trbovlje.
Three days later, an accounting error was revealed to the press, in which the names of the winner and her two runners-up were read in reverse order, meaning Savšek was the rightful
Miss Universe Slovenia 2010. She was crowned on May 17, gaining the right to represent her
country
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in
Miss Universe 2010.
Miss Universe 2010
As the official representative of her
country
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to the 2010
Miss Universe
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pageant broadcast live from
Las Vegas, Nevada
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on August 23,
Savšek participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner,
Ximena Navarrete of
Mexico
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.
References
External links
Official Miss Universe Slovenije website
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1986 births
Living people
Miss Universe 2010 contestants
Slovenian beauty pageant winners
People from the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji
Slovenian female models