Ulla Weigerstorfer (born Ulrike Weigerstorfer 16 August 1967 in
Bad Aussee, Styria, 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 ...
in
London
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representing Austria. She became the second titleholder from her country, after
Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria in
1969
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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
fast food
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industry and is involved in charity work.
In her free time she enjoys
show jumping
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with her own horses.
In the
2013 Austrian parliamentary election Weigerstorfer ran for the
Team Stronach. Following the resignation of Monika Lindner on November 27, she became her successor in the
National Council (''Nationalrat'').
References
External links
*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
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