Mara Darmousli
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Mara Darmousli, in Greek
Greek language
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: Μάρα Δαρμουσλή, (born August 15, 1981, in Ptolemaida, Greece) is a Greek
Greeks
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 fashion model.

She has appeared in many international fashion events and magazines, her face appearing on the covers of such magazines as Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
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, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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 and Bazaar
Bazaar
A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...

. In 1998 she won the Greek Elite Model Look final contest and advanced to the Nice
Nice
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 International
International
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 final, held in September in the French Riviera
French Riviera
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, where she came in third overall in the Pantene
Pantene
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 contest. In 2005, Darmousli did some acting, appearing in the Greek
Greece
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 film I Kardia Tou Ktinous (The Heart of the Beast) based on the novel by Petros Tatsopoulos. Her TV experience includes a guest appearance on the series "Mehri tris einai Desmos" (ALTER), "To Kokkino Domatio" (MEGA) and most recently three episodes "Agria Paidia" (MEGA) and "3os Nomos" (MEGA). She takes acting courses at Theatre Embros and studies political sciences and history at the Panteio University, while still modeling. She enjoys going to the movies and long-distance runs. Mara is an active member of "ANASA" the first non-profit organisation for nutritional disorders in Greece.

She has a son (31/03/2006) named Angel.

In March 2007, she was awarded "Model of the Year" in Greece. This season 2008/09, she has co-hosted the TV show "Εχουμε και λεμε" (Let's talk) for ET1,along with Rika Vagianni, Renia Louizidou, Manina Zoumpoulaki, and Marion Michelidaki.

Darmousli's international advertisements include Pantene, Parah, Nivea, Simone Perele, Clairol, and Carita.

Agencies

  • IMG
    IMG Models
    IMG Models is one of the major international modeling agencies, currently representing only female models. Its mother office is in New York City, with branches in Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong. It is a division of New York, NY-based IMG...

    , Paris
    Paris
    Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

  • The Fashion Model Management, Milan
  • Next Model Management, London / N.Y
  • Place Model Management, Hamburg
  • Wiener Models, Wien
  • Time Models, Zurich
    Zürich
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  • East West Models
  • Chic Management
  • We Model Agency, Athens

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