Xenia Tchoumitcheva
| Xenia Tchoumitcheva | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1987 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | 34'5-24-34'5(US) 88-61-89 (EU)[citation needed] |
| Dress size | 7 US/38 EU |
| Agency | Elite Model Management |
| Website | |
| http://www.xeniatchoumitcheva.ch | |
Xenia Tchoumitcheva (born August 5, 1987[1]) is a Swiss model and actress with Russian origins.[2]
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[edit] Career
Tchoumitcheva entered the national "Miss Switzerland" pageant in 2006.[3] Tchoumitcheva was judged as both 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic.[2] After the contest she was considered the "most eligible single woman in Switzerland"[4] and in May 2009 she has been elected as the Best Bikini Body, according to a survey by the magazine Schweizer Illustrierte.[5]
[edit] Actress
Tchoumitcheva began to work as in commercials and music videos in 2007 (e.g. "Candino-Festina").[6][7]
She starred in the short movie Les Enfants de la Hônte of the French film maker Alain Margot,[8] which appeared on the NIFF film festival.[9] May 2010 saw release of a music video she was in with Italian-Swiss singer Paolo Meneguzzi.[10] In June she act a small role in a film[11] and to shoot a small role in the 2011 film Without Men.[12]
January 2011: Xenia finishes shooting a role as a rockstar in the French cinema production "Bob et Les Sex Pistaches" starring the French actor Jules Sitruk.[13]
[edit] Tv host
Among several hosting engagements, she presented the MIss Switzerland 2011 pageant live on the three national channels on September the 24th, 2011.[14]
[edit] Spokesmodel
Tchoumitcheva is model of different brands: Visilab sunglasses,[15] Burger King[16] and Casino Lugano.[17]
[edit] Investment banking
In 2011, Xenia began a summer internship in JPMorgan's Investment Banking group. She has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Duet Group [18]
[edit] Background
Xenia was born in Magnitogorsk in Russia. When she was 6 years old her family moved to Lugano in Switzerland.[19]
She graduated in 2010 after having achieved a 3-year Bachelor Degree in economics.[17][20] She speaks five languages (Italian, Russian, German, French and English).[17]
Tchoumitcheva's date of birth has widely been reported as August 5, 1987. In late 2010, her website began reporting her date of birth as August 5, 1989, making her two years younger. Reporters for Schweizer Fernsehen, a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, interviewed representatives of the Miss Switzerland pageant, who noted that she had provided proper identification. They also reported that had she been born in 1989, she would have been ineligible for the competition. On December 6, 2010, the network reported a statement from Tchoumitcheva confirming the 1987 date of birth.[1] She is reported (late Dec 2011) dating Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso.[21]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Natalie Blasi, Martina Ziesack and Miriam Bosch (December 6, 2010). "Xenia Tchoumitcheva schummelt mit ihrem Alter" (in German). Schweizer Fernsehen. http://www.glanzundgloria.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/12/06/Schweiz/Xenia-Tchoumitcheva-schummelt-mit-ihrem-Alter. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b "La nouvelle Miss Suisse est tessinoise" (in French). Télévision Suisse Romande (tsr.ch). September 9, 2006. http://www.tsr.ch/info/suisse/1115540-la-nouvelle-miss-suisse-est-tessinoise.html. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ Lienhard, Barbara (July 8, 2006). "Doppeltes Misschen" (in German). Blick (blick.ch). http://www.blick.ch/sonntagsblick/aktuell/artikel40518. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ Ercolani, Sacha (October 8, 2006). "Mann ist wild auf Xenia" (in German). Blick (blick.). http://www.blick.ch/sonntagsblick/gesellschaft/artikel46112. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ (in German)Schweizer Illustrierte (schweizer-illustrierte.ch). May 9, 2009. http://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/leute/aktuell/2009/05/starcheck-wer-hat-die-beste-bikini-figur.php. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Xenia geht baden" (in German). Blick (blick.ch). December 3, 2007. http://www.blick.ch/people/xenia-tickt-richtig-77621. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Xenia über Werbung, Weihnachten und ihre Zukunftspläne" (in German). 20 Minuten (20min.ch). December 12, 2007. http://www.20min.ch/life/story/31413281. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ (in French)TSR (tsr.ch). August 9, 2010. http://www.tsr.ch/fiction/toutes-les-fictions/2293747-deti-pozora-les-enfants-de-la-honte-d-alain-margot.html. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ (in French)BertrandMonnard (lematin.ch). <September 27, 2009. http://www.lematin.ch/loisirs/cinema/neuchatel-belle-xenia-fait-grands-debuts-cinema-137644. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Xenia Tchoumitcheva dreht sexy Videoclip" (in German). Schweizer Fernsehen (glanzundgloria.sf.tv). May 5, 2010. http://www.glanzundgloria.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/05/05/Schweiz/Xenia-Tchoumitcheva-dreht-sexy-Videoclip. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Xenia Tchoumitcheva ergattert Filmrolle". Persoenlich (persoenlich.com). May 30, 2010. http://www.persoenlich.com/news/show_news.cfm?newsid=88729. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Son mujeres de armas tomar" (in Spanish). El Mundo (elmundodeorizaba.com). June 25, 2010. http://www.elmundodeorizaba.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9000772039%3Ap2n1&catid=214%3Aprincipal&Itemid=74. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Revillard, Jean (February 23, 2011). "Xenia and Jules Sitruk" (in german). blick (blick.ch). http://www.blick.ch/unterhaltung/kino/xenia-und-jules-ein-wunderbares-paar-167263. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ "Xenia moderiert Miss Wahl" (in German). March 27, 2011. http://www.blick.ch/people/schweiz/xenia-moderiert-miss-wahl-169395. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ (in French)visilab (visilab.ch). <August 10, 2010. http://www.visilab.ch. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ BK (xeniatchoumitcheva,ch). June 28, 2010. http://www.xenia-tchoumitcheva.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screen-shot-2010-06-28-at-21.14.57.png. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Rengo, Anna Maria (July 15, 2010). "Xenia Tchoumitcheva testimonial di Casinò Lugano" (in Italian). Gioco News (gioconews.it). http://www.gioconews.it/esteri/xenia-tchoumitcheva-nuova-testimonial-del-casino-di-lugano-8557.html. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ News Headlines. Cnbc.com (2011-06-24). Retrieved on 2011-12-03.
- ^ http://www.xecutives.net/component/content/article/461
- ^ Habel, Robert (July 7, 2010). "Xenia Tchoumitcheva: Je Ne Reve Pas D'etre Yop Modèle" (in French). 'L'Illustré (illustre.ch). http://www.illustre.ch/je_ne_reve_pas_topmodele_47534_.html. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Alonso seurustelee Tschumin kanssa" (in Finnish). December 28, 2011. http://racingnewsflash.com/node/9529. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
