Marika Savšek (born c. 1986) is a Slovene model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Slovenia 2010 and represented her

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Early life

Born in

Šmartno pri Litiji Šmartno pri Litiji (; )''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 94–95. is a town in the Litija Basin in central Slovenia. It is part of th ...

, Savšek grew up with brothers Andrej, Janez; and sister Ana. Prior to competing in

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, she was a member of France Marolt Academic Folklore Group.

Miss Universe Slovenia 2010

Savšek competed as Miss Litija in her

's national beauty pageant Miss Universe Slovenije, held in

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on May 14, 2010, initially placing second runner-up to Sandra Marinovič of

Trbovlje Trbovlje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's eleventh-largest town, located in the traditional province of Styria ...

. Three days later, an accounting error was revealed to the press, in which the names of the winner and her two runners-up were read in reverse order, meaning Savšek was the rightful Miss Universe Slovenia 2010. She was crowned on May 17, gaining the right to represent her

Miss Universe 2010

As the official representative of her

to the 2010

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pageant broadcast live from

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on August 23, Savšek participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner,

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References

External links

Official Miss Universe Slovenije website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savsek, Marika 1986 births Living people Miss Universe 2010 contestants Slovenian beauty pageant winners People from the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji Slovenian female models Miss Universe Slovenia