Ria Antoniou
Ria Antoniou Ρία Αντωνίου | |
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Ria Antoniou at the Miss Earth 2008 press presentation (28 November 2008) | |
Born | Georgia Antoniou (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 36) Athens, Greece |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9.5 in) |
Hair color | Blond |
Eye color | Blue |
Ria Antoniou (Greek: Ρία Αντωνίου, [ˈria adoˈniu]; born 14 July 1988) is a Greek model and beauty pageant titleholder. In her career she became the winner of Miss Peloponnese 2007[1] and of Star Hellas – Miss Earth Greece 2008,[2] the runner-up in Sexiest Woman Alive 2008,[1] the 2nd runner-up in Miss Model of the World 2007.[1] She was also the "official Greek representative from Star Hellas"[3] in Miss Earth 2008.[3] She is also singer, actress, television personality, internet celebrity and model. She has become a sex symbol of the 2000s and 2010s.
Biography
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Being half Peloponnesian, in 2007 Ria entered and won the Miss Peloponnese pageant[1] and represented Greece in the Model of the World pageant and placed 2nd runner-up.[1] Antoniou, after that pageant, was appointed by the Star Hellas Organization to represent Greece in Miss Earth 2008 on 9 November 2008, in Angeles City, Philippines. Antoniou posed many times for Nitro,[4][5] Playboy,[6][7] Esquire,[8][9] and others. From 7 January 2012 to 17 March 2012 Ria took part (with Bobo Vieri, Alex Belli, Andrés Gil, Anna Tatangelo, Ariadna Romero and others contestants) on the 8th series[1] of Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars hosted by Milly Carlucci with Paolo Belli and his Big Band and aired by Rai 1 in the prime time of saturday, the most important time slot in the Italian television: in this talent show Ria was paired with Raimondo Todaro and they finished at the third place in the final episode.
From 24 March 2012 to 7 April 2012 Antoniou hosted with Paolo Belli and Milly Carlucci the first season of Ballando con te, a program of dance aired by Rai 1; on 8 December 2012 Ria was the host of the 2012 edition of The Look of the Year Fashion Awards with Nino Graziano Luca.[10] Ria in April 2016 recited, together with Massimo Boldi and Max Tortora, in the movie La coppia dei campioni, directed by Giulio Base.[11] Antoniou in September 2016[12] became the new primadonna – flanked by four dancers – of the 18th edition, hosted by the comic duo Luca e Paolo, of the comedy show Colorado aired on Italia 1, the network in which Ria holds since September 2013 the role of showgirl and opinonist in the sports talk show Tiki Taka - Il calcio è il nostro gioco hosted by Pierluigi Pardo[13] with Melissa Satta: in August 2018, Satta (as Pardo's co-host) and Antoniou as showgirl and opinionist were replaced by Wanda Nara.
Ria Antoniou in November 2016 recited as female lead[14] in the movie Non si ruba a casa dei ladri, directed by Carlo Vanzina.[15] Ria in August 2017 totally posed naked[16][17][18] for the 2018 nude calendar of For Men Magazine.[19][20] Antoniou at the end of 2017 was announced as the Sexiest Greek model for the year 2017 among other 143 contestants on the Greek men's magazine Kafto.[21] During the 2017–2018 season Ria took part[22] in the late-night variety show of Rai 2 Sbandati, hosted by the comic duo Gigi e Ross, with the role of "stable commentator" (opinionista fissa) with various people.[23] In the summer of 2018 Antoniou was the only female[24] commentator and showgirl[25] in the sports talk show, hosted by Pierluigi Pardo and aired by Italia 1, Tiki Taka Russia.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ballando con le stelle 8 – Ria Antoniou – Davide Maggio, 6 January 2012 (Italian)
- ^ Star Hellas Official Website Archived 22 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Miss Earth '08
- ^ "Ria Antoniou in topless per Nitro". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou da paura su Nitro di febbraio". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou – Playboy Cover Archive". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou splendida su Playboy". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou splendida dea greca". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Just-Air". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ Vai Taormina » Giornale on line » Taormina. "The Look Of The Year" l’8/12 al Palacongressi
- ^ Ria Antoniou – infiltrato.it
- ^ "Studio Aperto".
- ^ "Ria Antoniou nuova regina di Tiki Taka. E Melissa Satta". 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou ruba la scena a tutte con l'incidente sexy sul red carpet". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou tra "Colorado" e cinepanettone: "Ne combino di tutti i colori"". Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Ria, modella greca, sul calendario di for Men".
- ^ "La bellissima Ria Antoniou per il calendario 2018 di For Men Magazine- Video Gazzetta.it". 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Ria Antoniou, una dea greca per il calendario di for Men Magazine". 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Tutti pazzi per la modella greca ria antoniou: Ho avuto un flirt con ronaldo. Ora sono single". 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021.
- ^ "La bellezza greca di Ria Antoniou nel Maxicalendario 2018". Archived from the original on 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Ρία Αντωνίου – το sex symbol του 2017". Kafto – Ανδρικο περιοδικο (in Greek). 12 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Ufficio Stampa – RAI2: SBANDATI". Archived from the original on 27 June 2018.
- ^ "A "Sbandati" Massimo Boldi e Ria Antoniou | TV Sorrisi e Canzoni". Archived from the original on 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Messi, balalaika, sampaoli-sangiorgi, mbappe'-henry-salvador, ria antoniou da urlo- e cattelan…". 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Video: La bombastica ria antoniou mostra la mercanzia a 'tiki taka'. E il capezzolo sfugge…". 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021.
External links
- Ria Antoniou on Instagram
- Miss Earth official website
- Ballando con le stelle 8 – Ria Antoniou
Preceded by Eugenia Lattou (2006) None in 2007 | Star Hellas – Miss Earth Greece Greek Representative from Star Hellas 2008 | Succeeded by Triantafyllia Sarantinou (2009) Miss Earth Greece / Model Agency |
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