Sanja Papić
competition(s)
(Winner; Miss Serbia and Montenegro Universe/Europe)
Miss Universe 2003
(3rd Runner-Up)
Miss Europe 2003
(2nd Runner-Up)
Sanja Papić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Папић, born 25 June 1984 in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Serbia and Montenegro at Miss Universe 2003 where she placed 3rd Runner-Up and Miss Europe 2003 where she placed 2nd Runner-Up. Sanja is the most successful Miss Yugoslavia in history of beauty pageants.
Professional career
In September 2003, Papić finished as a runner-up at the Miss Europe contest in Paris. In November, she left for New York in the company of Roberto Cavalli as his muse. She had been Omega Watches Ambassador (alongside Michael Schumacher, Anna Kournikova and Cindy Crawford), following a contract between Omega and Sanja signed in August 2003. She was also the face for the "Ice Tea" commercials of the Apatin Brewery in her homeland. She was also involved with Winsenia Cream.
Her most memorable professional moment to date came when she represented Serbia and Montenegro at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant in Panama, finishing in fourth place. Today, Sanja is the promotional face of "Zlatibor voda" (Serbia) and she works as a Public Relations Manager for Megatrend University. She worked and walked the runways and fashion shows for the best Serbian fashion designers in Serbia in the last 15 years.
Sources
- Interview in English, 2004 (includes images)
https://zadovoljna.nova.rs/poznati/razvojni-put-sanje-papic-od-misice-s-megatrenda-preko-tragicnog-braka-do-maldiva/
https://www.nportal.rs/vest/9682/zena/vesti/manekenka-sanja-papic-ubistvo-supruga
External links
- SANJAPAPIC.NET - The Sanja Papic official website
- Images at Zbrka.com
- Serbian article
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Vanessa Carreira | Miss Universe 3rd runner-up 2003 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Esra Eron | Miss Europe 2nd runner-up 2003 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by First edition | Miss Universe Serbia and Montenegro 2003 | Succeeded by Dragana Dujovic |
Preceded by First edition | Miss Europe Serbia and Montenegro 2003 | Succeeded by Sandra Obradovic |
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- BEL: Julie Taton
- COW: Vanessa van Arendonk
- DOM: Amelia Vega
- EGY: Nour El-Semary
- GRE: Marietta Chrousala
- IND: Nikita Anand
- ISR: Sivan Klein
- JPN: Miyako Miyazaki
- KOR: Keum Na-na
- MEX: Marisol González
- NIG: Omotu Bissong
- PAN: Stefanie de Roux
- PER: Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos
- SRB: Sanja Papić
- ESP: Eva González
- SWE: Helena Stenbäck
- THA: Yaowalak Traisurat
- TUR: Özge Ulusoy
- USA: Susie Castillo
- VEN: Mariángel Ruiz