Marietta Chrousala

Marietta Chrousala
Marietta Chrousala
Born	Maria Chrousala; 11 March 1983 (age 41); Rizari, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse	Leon Patitsas (m. 2010)
Children	Margo Patitsa ; Spyros Patitsas ; Constantinos Patitsas
Parent(s)	Costas Chrousalas ; Aglaia Chrousala
Relatives	Thanasis Chrousalas (brother)
Website	www.mariettasfantasy.com

Marietta Chrousala (Template:Lang-el: born 11 March 1983) is a Greek model, entrepreneur and former television presenter.

In 2003, she was crowned Star Hellas and represented her country at the worldwide beauty pageant Miss Universe.

Early life

Chrousala was born on 11 March 1983 in Rizari, a village near Edessa to Costas and Aglaia Chrousala, both teachers. She has an older brother, Thanasis. In 1985 moved with her family to Athens. In 2001, she began her studies in the department of Mass Media and Communication at University of Athens from which she graduated. Later, she completed a postgraduate degree from Panteion University and department of Communication's Psychology.

Career

Modeling & Television

In 2003, Chrousala won the title of Star Hellas and then, she was chosen to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, finishing in fifteenth place. She had already been working voluntarily since 2002 for the 2004 Summer Olympics, while she was chosen after winning her title as one of the celebrities to take part in the Olympic Flame torch relay which finished in Greece. In 2005, she was the co-host of the TV game show "Poly tin Kyriaki" for its first season on Mega Channel with Grigoris Arnaoutoglou. She left Mega Channel for Alter Channel to make her own show. From 2006 to 2009, she was the main host of the morning gossip show "I Ellada Pezei". In 2011, she was one of the famous contestants on the Greek version of Dancing With The Stars at ANT1 with Zeta Makripoulia. Since 2005, she is ambassador of Seventeen Cosmetics.

Other projects

entrepreneurship

In 2012 Chrousala decided to set up her own business with handmade sandals based on the ancient Greek element. The office of mariettasfantasy is located in London, United Kingdom.

writing

In 2011 Chrousala and her mother, Aglaia, wrote their own book with cooking tips. The title of the book was "Apo Mitera Se Kori" (From Mother To Daughter).

Personal life

She began dating shipowner & founder of Atlas Maritime, Leon Patitsas in 2006 and they married on 5 June 2010 in Athens. On 24 October 2012 Chrousala gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Margo Patitsa. In 2014 she announced her second pregnancy, and on 4 March 2015 their first son, Spyros Patitsas, was born. In August 2017 she announced on media her third pregnancy, and on 6 January 2018 gave birth to another son, Constantinos Patitsas.
Chrousala & Patitsas live between Athens, London and Miami. Also, they are close friends with Maria Menounos and Kalomira.

Filmography


Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	ANT1's Beauty Pageant	Herself	Contestant - Star Hellas
2005-2006	Poly Tin Kiriaki	Herself	Co-host
2006-2009	I Ellada Paizei	Herself	Host
2011	Dancing with the Stars (Greece season 2)	Herself	Contestant - 11th place

External links

Marietta Chrousala at Fashion Model Directory

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