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Michelle Hunziker Profile |
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Birth Date: January 24, 1977
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Birth Place: Sorengo, Ticino, Switzerland
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Birth Name: Michelle Hunziker
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Born on January 24, 1977 in Lugano, Switzerland, Michelle
Yvonne Hunziker and her family moved to Italy when she was
17 years old. Once settled in, Michelle discovered that her
outgoing attitude and nice, lean figure were perfect for the
world of modeling.
Soon enough, young Michelle had won several contracts that
put her in the public eye, including TV ad campaigns and
billboard advertisements. It was her booty that caught the
eye of many magazine and newspaper photographers, and this
positive butt-press made the rookie model a popular
personality within Italy.
In 1998, having already achieved success as a lingerie and
bikini model, Michelle made the move to television. She
debuted in the role of Tiziana in an Italian miniseries
entitled La Forza dell'amore. One year later, Michelle began
her film career in Voglio stare sotto al letto, as one of a
handful of main characters.
It was around this time that Michelle met and fell in love
with Italian singer Eros Ramazzoti. They married in April of
1998 and had a daughter together, named Aurora. Just as the
model was starting a family, she began working in Germany,
where she pleased audiences as host of the TV series Erstes
Glck.
The beautiful model recovered from childbirth in amazing
fashion, impressing male devotees with her sexy look in the
English films The Protagonists and Ancient Warriors. Though
neither movie was critically acclaimed -- not by any stretch
of the imagination -- they still provided Michelle with an
opportunity to showcase her acting versatility and grasp of
several languages.
Already one of Italy's most popular celebrities, Michelle
became even more in demand after having a go at hosting the
country's popular Zelig TV program. She then showed just how
smoking a mom she was by posing in European editions of
Maxim, GQ and Max magazines.
With her hosting talents well established, Michelle was
hired as emcee of Germany's version of American Idol and was
then cast as the presenter for World Idol in 2003. Michelle
has since returned to the modeling circuit by posing in
several magazines, but is still keeping her eye out for that
next big movie role. She is currently single, having filed
for divorce from Ramazzoti in 2005. |
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Other
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One daughter, Aurora.
Raised in Italy.
She is Swiss-German.
Her mother is Dutch, her father a painter from Switzerland.
Fluent in 5 languages. |
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