Marika Savšek

Marika Savšek

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Marika Savšek c. 1986 (age 29–30) Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Title(s)	Miss Universe Slovenia 2010
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe Slovenia 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2010

Marika Savšek (born c. 1986) is a Slovenian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Slovenije and represented her country in Miss Universe 2010.

Early life

Born in Šmartno pri Litiji, Savšek grew up with brothers Andrej, Janez; and sister Ana. Prior to competing in Miss Universe Slovenia, she was a member of France Marolt Academic Folklore Group.^[1]

Miss Universe Slovenia 2010

Savšek competed as Miss Litija in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Universe Slovenije, held in Ljubljana on May 14, 2010, initially placing second runner-up to Sandra Marinovič of Trbovlje.^[2]

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 country in Miss Universe 2010.^[3]

Miss Universe 2010

As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from Las Vegas, Nevada on August 23,^[4] Savšek participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.^[1]

References

1. "Thankful Slovenian arrived home". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. August 25, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
2. "Scandal: Miss is Sandra, no Miss Marika!". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. May 17, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
3. "Miss Universe Slovenia 2010: Changes in the selection". njena.si. May 17, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
4. "Miss Universe swimsuit show". Winnipeg Sun. August 20, 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

External links

• Official Miss Universe Slovenije website