Katerina Georgiadou
Born
Katerina Georgiadou

1982 (age 4142)
NationalityGreek
Modeling information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hair colorBlond
Eye colorBlue

Katerina Georgiadou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γεωργιάδου) (born 1982 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek model and beauty pageant titleholder. She has appeared in fashion magazines and international events.

Background

Georgiadou lives in Argyroupoli (Greek:Αργυρούπολη). She studied classical ballet and gymnastics for eight years at the University of Gymnastics in Athens. Upon he engagement to Stathis Tavlaridis in 2007, it was announced that she would give up modeling,[1] and the couple was married in 2009. They have a daughter named Anastasia.[2] The couple divorced in 2014.

Career

Georgiadou won the 2002 title of Miss Hellas (Greek: Miss Ελλάς) at the Miss Star Hellas pageant and went on to represent her country as Miss Greece in the Miss World pageant held in London.[3] The pageant originally was going to be held in Abuja, Nigeria but was moved to London when violence broke out and more than 100 people died in riots provoked by the contest when existing religious tensions between Christians and Muslims erupted.[4]

She was also a volunteer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗ, ΣΑΣΑ (June 30, 2007). Αφήνει την πασαρέλα και ντύνεται νυφούλα (in Greek). espressonews.gr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. Κατερίνα Γεωργιάδου- Στάθης Ταυλαρίδης - Παντρεύτηκαν και βάφτισαν την κόρη τους! (in Greek). yupi.gr. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  3. "Γεωργιάδου στον 16ο διαγωνισμό ομορφιάς". ant1online.gr. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  4. Singleton, Don (November 24, 2002). "BEAUTY HAS ANOTHER UGLY EXPERIENCE Ex-Miss N.C. flees riots". New York Daily News. Retrieved 4 June 2010.


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