Taťána Kuchařová, formerly Taťána Gregor Brzobohatá (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtacaːna ˈkuxar̝ovaː]; born 23 December 1987) is a Czech model and beauty queen who won the title of Miss Czech Republic[1] and Miss World 2006.[2] In doing so, she made history to become the first woman from the Czech Republic ever to win the title at the final event of the Miss World competition, held on 30 September 2006, in Warsaw, Poland. She finished in second place in StarDance, the Czech version of Dancing with the Stars, in 2013.[3]
Taťána Kuchařová | |
|---|---|
 Kuchařová in 2018 | |
| Born | 23 December 1987 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Spouse |
Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý
(m. 2016–2022) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Czech Republic 2006 Miss World 2006 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Czech Republic 2006 (Winner) Miss World 2006 (Winner) |
Biography
editKuchařová was born on 23 December 1987 in Czechoslovakia. Her hometown is Trnava, nowadays located in Slovakia. She lives in Opočno, a small town in the north of the Czech Republic. In 2006, aged 18, whilst studying at a grammar school, Kuchařová competed in the Czech Miss 2006 competition, and won it. This triumph guaranteed the participation in Miss World, which took place in Warsaw. Kuchařová won Miss World too, which made her well-known all over the world.
Miss World 2006
editKuchařová beat 103 other women in voting among a panel of judges and from television viewers around the world during a two-hour finals ceremony in the Polish capital, where the president of Warsaw watched the finals, and presented the new Miss World with a scroll, dubbing her as an honorary ambassador of Warsaw, and asking her to carry a message of peace around the world.
Kuchařová, a 177 cm tall high school student with long blond hair, was born in Trnava, Slovakia and grew up in the town of Opočno, Czech Republic.[4] She told the judges that she wants to attend university and then become a model, which she hopes will enable her to travel.
In December 2006, she appeared in a fashion video, directed and produced by Alexander Schukoff in Vienna for Fashion TV.
Kuchařová handed over her crown on 1 December 2007, to the next Miss World, Zhang Zilin of China in Sanya, China.[5] Amongst the countries she travelled to during her reign were Poland, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, United States, China, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, Ireland, Iceland, Croatia, San Marino, Northern Ireland, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Latvia.
She subsequently graduated from high school nine months after winning the title.[4]
Personal life
editOn 30 July 2016, Kuchařová married Czech musician Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý.[6] They got divorced in March 2022.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Miss ČR je osmnáctiletá Taťána Kuchařová". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "New Miss World crowned". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ Zárodňanský, Rastislav (21 December 2013). "VIDEO: Šestou StarDance vyhrála Polívková s Kurtišem, brečela i porota". iDNES.cz. Mafra. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b "It's not easy being Miss World". The Prague Post. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "China wins Miss World". Malaysia Star. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Zárodňanský, Rastislav (30 July 2016). "Brzobohatý si vzal Kuchařovou. Ženich i nevěsta se maskovali deštníky". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Diana, Šubrtová (26 March 2022). "Jsme rozvedeni. Do poslední chvíle to byly patologické lži, říká Kuchařová". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 27 July 2024.