Yllka Berisha (born January 18, 1988) is a Kosovar–Swedish model and singer.

Biography

Berisha was born January 18, 1988 in

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

, at the time SAP Kosovo,

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. She moved permanently to Laholm in Sweden with her parents in 1992. She completed Swedish high-school on a science programme.

Modelling and pageants

She won the title of

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on December 12, 2007.Alba Photo Blog
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at the

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in Egypt on January 18, 2008. She expressed hope of Kosovo becoming independent, so she could be the first woman to represent her country at the

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. Kosovo has since become an

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. Before winning the Miss Kosovo title, Berisha was second runner up at the

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pageant and first runner up at the

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pageant. At Miss Earth 2008 Berisha was unplaced on November 9, 2008.

Personal life

Berisha speaks fluent Swedish, English and Albanian. She sees modelling as a hobby and aspires to become a

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or an engineer. Berisha lives in

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, Sweden with her boyfriend.

Music career

Berisha is also a singer and has recorded two songs and one music video in Sweden. Her music producer is Genc Vela from 8-blockz. They wrote the lyrics for the first song together.

References

External links

celebritete.com
Yllka Berisha Miss Kosova 2007.
KVP.se
17 åring från Laholm årets Miss Kosovo. * http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjbu8u_yllka-berisha-i-maj-ne-mend-www-besfort-de_music#.UYd5XbWTjSg Updated music video. {{DEFAULTSORT:Berisha, Yllka 1988 births Living people Kosovan female models Swedish female models Kosovan beauty pageant winners Miss Earth 2008 contestants Kosovan emigrants to Sweden