Anja Šaranović
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Anja Šaranović is a Serbian
beauty queen
who represented her country
in Miss International 2010
and will participate in the 2011 Miss Universe
pageant.
's Law School
. She speaks English
, Russian
, Italian
and Latin
in addition to her native Serbian
, and is actively engaged in athletics and swimming
. For seven years she attended acting school in Belgrade and started her modeling career at seventeen, participating in Belgrade Fashion Week.
Anja was one of fourteen finalist of Competition in Oratory which was held on January 27, 2011 at the Belgrade Law School.
Anja got a chance to participate in Miss Serbia 2010 pageant where she was chosen to represent Serbia at Miss Universe 2011.
, Šaranović was the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss International
pageant held in Chengdu
, where she placed as one of the Top 15 semifinalists of the competition, Šaranović took sixth place and she the highest ranked contestant from Europe. That was first placement for Serbia after separation from Montenegro
and the second placement for Serbia
since the Miss International
competition started; the first was in 2005 when Sanja Miljanić representing Serbia and Montenegro
finished in the top 12.
, the 60th edition of the Miss Universe
pageant, which will be held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo
, Brazil
on September 12, 2011.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
beauty queen
Beauty Queen
"Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
who represented her country
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
in Miss International 2010
Miss International 2010
Miss International 2010, the 50th Miss International pageant, was held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China on November 7, 2010.Seventy contestants competed for the title, the highest turnout in 50 years of history...
and will participate in the 2011 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant.
Personal life
Šaranović studied law at University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Law School
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law , also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia...
. She speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
in addition to her native Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, and is actively engaged in athletics and swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. For seven years she attended acting school in Belgrade and started her modeling career at seventeen, participating in Belgrade Fashion Week.
Anja was one of fourteen finalist of Competition in Oratory which was held on January 27, 2011 at the Belgrade Law School.
Miss Serbia 2010
As Miss Vrnjacka BanjaVrnjacka Banja
Vrnjačka Banja is a town, municipality, and a resort, mineral spa located in Raška District of Serbia. It contains the world's only hot spring with a temperature measuring exactly that of the human body ....
Anja got a chance to participate in Miss Serbia 2010 pageant where she was chosen to represent Serbia at Miss Universe 2011.
Miss International 2010
Prior to her participation in Miss Universe 2011Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
, Šaranović was the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss International
Miss International 2010
Miss International 2010, the 50th Miss International pageant, was held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China on November 7, 2010.Seventy contestants competed for the title, the highest turnout in 50 years of history...
pageant held in Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, where she placed as one of the Top 15 semifinalists of the competition, Šaranović took sixth place and she the highest ranked contestant from Europe. That was first placement for Serbia after separation from Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and the second placement for Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
since the Miss International
Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
competition started; the first was in 2005 when Sanja Miljanić representing Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
finished in the top 12.
Miss Universe 2011
Šaranović, who stands 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in), will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2011Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
, the 60th edition of the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant, which will be held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on September 12, 2011.