Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova

Birthdate : November 11, 1981 (age 25)
Birth location: Tuapse, Russia
Height : 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Eye color : Blue
Hair color : Brown
Ethnicity : White/Caucasian
Title(s) : Miss Canada Universe 2005
Miss Universe 2005

Natalie Glebova, (born November 11, 1981) is a Russian Canadian beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 2005. In 2004, Glebova attempted to win the Miss Universe Canada pageant where she placed as 3rd runner-up. The eventual winner, Venessa Fisher, failed to place in the Miss Universe 2004 finals. She competed again in January 2005, and won the title.

Glebova represented Canada in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand in late May 2005, where she won the Miss Universe title. Glebova's win was Canada's second: Karen Dianne Baldwin of London, Ontario had won in 1982. Glebova and Baldwin graduated from the same high school, London Central Secondary School.

Biography :

Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia. She is also a classical pianist and has won various regional gymnastic championships. Prior to competing at Miss Universe, Glebova worked as a model and received her Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management and Marketing at Ryerson University. She has also worked as a motivational speaker for grade school and high school students.

In May 2006 it was announced that Glebova, along with golfer Vijay Singh and pro tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan, would become a brand ambassador for Thailand-based beer brewers Singha Corp. owners of Boon Rawd Brewery.

In December, 2006, Glebova starred in an expensive two-minute television advertisement for The Beverly Hills which attempts to recreate an air of French romanticism for a housing development project of Henderson Land Development in Hong Kong.

In February of 2007, Natalie published her first book "Healthy Happy Beautiful" and it turned out to be a major best seller.

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