Verona Pooth (

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Feldbusch; born 30 April 1968) is a German television personality, model, and occasional actress. In 1993, she was

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and Miss Intercontinental and represented Germany at the

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contest.

Early life

Pooth was born Verona Feldbusch in

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, Bolivia to German engineer Ernst Feldbusch and Bolivian hairdresser Luisa Feldbusch (1935''–''2015). The marriage of her parents was dissolved in 1978. Pooth grew up with her mother in

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, her father's hometown.

Career

Beauty pageants

Pooth took part in several

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s in the 1990s. She won the finals of the following beauty contests: ''Miss Hamburg'' (1992), ''Miss Germany'' (1993), ''Miss Intercontinental'' (1993), and ''Miss American Dream'' (1995).

Film and television

upPooth in 2004 Pooth hosted the erotic TV show ''Peep'' from 1996 to 1999 and her own late-night comedy talkshow ''Veronas Welt'' from 1998 to 2000. In 1998, she appeared in one episode of the US series '' Conan the Adventurer''. Pooth made her film debut in ''Wer liebt, dem wachsen Flügel'' in 1998 and acted in several more movies in the 1990s and 2000s. She has dubbed certain cartoon characters since 2005, first time in the film ''

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''. Pooth presented the

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TV shows ''The Swan – endlich schön!'' (2004) and ''Engel im Einsatz – Mit Verona Pooth'' (2008). She was part of the jury in the TV show ''Pool Champions – Promis unter Wasser'' (2013) and offered private insights into her family's life and education in the show ''6 Mütter'' (2017). Pooth received the German

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in 2004 and 2006.

Other ventures

In 1990, Pooth was asked to join the music group ''Chocolate'', and performed the single "

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". She served as the spokesperson for several advertising campaigns on TV, such as for Telegate,

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, for the

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, and for KiK. Pooth created her own fashion collections in Hamburg 1990 under the label ''Immerschön''. From 2002 to 2004, she merchandised jewelry and lingerie under the label ''Veronas Dreams''. Since 2007, she owns the cosmetic brand ''So ... perfect''.

Personal life

In August 1996, Pooth married German entertainer and musician

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. The marriage was dissolved in May 1997. In 2004, she married Franjo Pooth, a German entrepreneur. They have two sons, San Diego and Rocco Ernesto.

Filmography

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pooth, Verona 1968 births Bolivian emigrants to Germany German beauty pageant winners German film actresses German television actresses German television presenters Living people Miss Universe 1993 contestants People from La Paz German women television presenters German people of Bolivian descent