Odile Madeline Gertze (born c. 1988) is a
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
n model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned
Miss Namibia 2010 on July 31, 2010
and became one of the top 25 semifinalists in
Miss World 2010.
Early life
Gertze graduated from Elizabeth Galloway Fashion Academy in 2009, in South Africa, and while she was there, she took the opportunity to gain experience while working as a model during her studies.
She is currently working as a
freelance journalist
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for
The Namibian
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for their fashion section in The Weekender and previously worked on model work, such as Photography for Print Media, Model portfolio, Ramp/fashion shows,
Meet & greet,
Promotions and Fashion Shows.
Miss World 2010
As the official representative of her
country
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to the 2010
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...
pageant held in
Sanya
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.
According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
, China, Gertze became one of the Top 20 finalists during the
Miss World Talent fast track event held on October 26,
finishing her participation as one of the Top 25 semifinalists of
Miss World 2010 on October 30.
References
External links
Official Miss Namibia website
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1980s births
Living people
Miss World 2010 delegates
Date of birth missing (living people)
People from Windhoek
Namibian beauty pageant winners