Ulla Weigerstorfer (born Ulrike Weigerstorfer 16 August 1967 in

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, Austria) is an Austrian TV host, model and beauty queen who won

Miss World 1987 Miss World 1987, the 37th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1987 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer (''Queen of Europe'') from Austria. She was crowned by Miss World 1986, Giselle ...

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representing Austria. She became the second titleholder from her country, after

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of Austria in 1969.

Life after Miss World

Ulla has appeared on various TV shows, presented a sports programme on radio and written two books about cosmetics. She has also undertaken work in the

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industry and is involved in charity work. In her free time she enjoys

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with her own horses. In the 2013 Austrian parliamentary election Weigerstorfer ran for the

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. Following the resignation of Monika Lindner on November 27, she became her successor in the National Council (''Nationalrat'').

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*http://www.weigerstorfer.com Living people 1967 births Miss World winners Miss World 1987 delegates Austrian beauty pageant winners 21st-century Austrian women politicians 21st-century Austrian politicians People from Liezen District {{Austria-bio-stub