Cindy Marina
Cindy Marina | |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Alma mater | Duke University University of Southern California |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Universe Albania 2019 |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Green |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Albania 2019 (Winner) Miss Universe 2019 (Top 20) |
Cindy Marina (born July 18, 1998) is an Albanian-American model, television presenter, beauty pageant titleholder, and former volleyball player who was crowned
Since 2021, Marina has been the presenter for Serie A football matches broadcast in Albania and Kosovo.
Early life and education
Marina was born on July 18, 1998, in
When Marina was seven years old, the family moved from Chicago to Temecula, California. She attended Great Oak High School in Temecula, graduating in 2016.[1] After finishing high school, Marina attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, but transferred to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California for her sophomore year, graduating in 2020.[3] She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi (ΠΒΦ) sorority.[5]
Volleyball
Marina began playing volleyball in her youth. She was a
Marina joined the Albania women's national volleyball team in 2015, and led the team to a third-place finish in the Silver League during the 2018 Women's European Volleyball League in Hungary.[3] At 17 years old, Marina became the youngest person to ever play for the Albanian national team.[1][2]
Career
Modeling and pageantry
Marina began modeling at age 14.[2] Her career in modeling began after being recruited by fashion designer Ema Savahl to model her dresses; Savahl is a friend of Marina's mother.[6] She began her pageantry career in 2019, competing in the Miss Universe Albania 2019 competition.[2] She went on to win the competition on June 7, 2019, becoming the first American-born woman to ever win the title, and the second foreign-born to ever win the title, following Kosovo-born Agnesa Vuthaj in 2005.
Marina represented Albania at the
Television
In August 2021, Marina became the official presenter for Serie A football matches broadcast in Albania and Kosovo.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "Kristina Marina Biography". Forza1 Volleyball. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Cindy Marina: Pika ma e forte e bukurise time eshte inteligjenca" (in Albanian). Revista VIP. April 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "CINDY MARINA". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Angelo Marina - Men's Soccer".
- ^ "USC Volleyball #9 / Albanian National Team / Pi Phi👼🏼". Cindy Marina. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Jo vetem mode - Cindy Marina, volleyball player, part of Albanian National Team". RTV Klan. July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Miss Universe Albania 2019 is Cindy Marina". YouTube (in Albanian). June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Cindy Marina crowned Miss Universe Albania 2019". Femina Miss India. June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Cindy Marina Crowned Miss Universe Albania". USC Trojans. June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Fitoi "Miss Universe Albania", 22-vjeçarja flet për herë të parë te Rudina". TV Klan (in Albanian). September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Where will we look at it? Albanian Miss gives the big news: As Ambassador of ..." sot.news. 20 August 2021.
External links
- www
.cindymarina .com - Cindy Marina on Facebook
- Cindy Marina on Instagram
- Cindy Marina on YouTube