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| Kristina Karjalainen | |
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| Born | Kristina Karjalainen (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Globe Finland 2012 Miss Tallinn 2013 Eesti Miss Estonia 2013 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Globe International 2012 (Top 5, "Miss Golden Girl") Eesti Miss Estonia 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Unplaced) |
Kristina Karjalainen (born 15 August 1989) is an Estonian-Finnish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned the Eesti Miss Estonia 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia but unplaced.
Early life
Karjalainen is a freelance-translator, travel consultant and model. She moved from Estonia to Finland with her parents at the age of 3 and currently resides in Tampere. Her mother, also born in Estonia, is Lithuanian and her father, born in Russia, is Finnish. Kristina speaks 6 languages and has mentioned that learning new languages is one of her hobbies. Karjalainen's other hobbies include dancing and swimming. She has been engaged to the finnish DJ and producer Joonas Hahmo since 2022.
Miss Globe International 2012
Karjalainen competed at the Miss Globe International 2012 pageant as Miss Globe Finland. She placed in the Top 5 as the 4th runner-up and won the "Miss Golden Girl" award.
Eesti Miss Estonia 2013
Kristina Karjalainen was crowned Eesti Miss Estonia 2013 at the Toompea Castle in Tallinn, on June 12. She represented Estonia in Miss Universe 2013. Kristina was crowned by Eesti Miss Estonia 2011 (Miss Universe Estonia 2011), Madli Vilsar.
Other
In 2013 Karjalainen was invited to participate in the Finnish version of the Eyeworks format Reality Queens of the Jungle (Viidakon tähtöset in Finnish), but she had to decline for medical reasons. In 2015, she competes in a lifeguard themed reality TV show led by Martina Aitolehti.
References
- "Eesti Miss Estonia 2013 is Kristina from Tallinn". missestonia.ee. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- Seiska.fi: Kohukaunotar jättäytyi Viidakon tähtösistä (in Finnish)
External links
- Official Eesti Miss Estonia website Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded byNatalie Korneitsik | Miss Estonia 2013 |
Succeeded byTBA |