Isabelle Ithurburu (born 24 February 1983) is a French

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and

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Life and career

Isabelle Ithurburu was born in Pau in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the daughter of a grocerystore owner of Basque origin. She participated at a beauty pageant contest and was elected Miss Pau-Béarn in 2001. In 2005, she participated at the fifth season of '' Nouvelle Star'' and was ranked among the fifteenth final contestants who had the privilege to sing in direct, but was eliminated after the first prime of Baltard, after having performed the song "Butterfly" from the band

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. After her studies of international trade, she was hired in 2009 by the channel Infosport+ of the Canal+ Group, where she presents many sport programs like ''Sports Dimanche'', ''L'Édition du Soir'' and ''La Matinale Sports''. During the

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, she presents ''Jour de Coupe du monde'' every weekend on Canal+. In February 2012, after the departure of

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, she succeeded him to present ''Samedi Sport'' on Canal+ while continuing to present ''Des décodeurs'' on Infosport+. During the season 2012–13, Isabelle Ithurburu leaves the presentation of ''Samedi Sport'' and was replaced by

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and now presents ''Jour de rugby''. She also presents the Wimbledon Championships and a documentary titled ''Grand Format'' on Canal+ Sport.

Personal life

In 2010, Isabelle Ithurburu married Argentinian rugby player Gonzalo Quesada, who then became a rugby coach. She met him while he was a player at the

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, the rugby club of Pau, the city where she comes from.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ithurburu, Isabelle 1983 births Living people French people of Basque descent French sports journalists French women journalists French television presenters French women television presenters People from Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques