Irene Skliva

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Irene Skliva
Birthdate:	April 4, 1978
Birth location:	Athens, Greece
Birth name:	Irene Skliva
Measurements:	38-27-39 (US); 91-63-92 (EU)
Height:	177 cm; 5'9"
Weight:	128 lb (59 kg)
Eye color:	Green
Hair color:	Brown
Ethnicity:	Greek

Irene Skliva (Irini Skliva) in Greek: Ειρήνη Σκλήβα (born April 4, 1978) is an Athens native and former 1996 Miss World winner. After winning the title Miss Hellas at the Miss Star Hellas pageant, she represented Greece in Bangalore, India during the Miss World contest in 1996. Afterwards the 18-year-old said she didn't quite believe it was real:

"I had the feeling it was just another rehearsal - in the rehearsals, in one rehearsal, they'd used me as the mock winner".

After completing her year as Miss World, Skliva returned to Greece where she pursued a career in television and modeling, her face appearing on the covers of numerous Greek magazines such as Diva and LipStick. She has participated in some of the world's largest fashion shows in Athens, Milan and Munich. She is currently represented by Ace Models Agency.

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She was married in September 2002 and had her first child, a daughter, in July 2003.

During the 2004 Summer Olympics, Skliva (like numerous other celebrities) left her signature on The Olive: The Tree of Athens, a sculptured olive tree located in the Water Plaza fun park which visitors flooded during the games, that represented the homecoming of the Olympics. A few other celebrities who signed their names to the sculpture were Laura Wilkinson, Olympic gold medal-winner in diving (10m) in 2000, Evander Holyfield, the four-time World Champion in Boxing, and Greek fashion model/actress Isavella Dara.