Xenia Tchoumitcheva
Encyclopedia
Xenia Tchoumitcheva is a Swiss
model
and actress with Russian origins.
" pageant in 2006. Tchoumitcheva was judged as both 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. After the contest she was considered the "most eligible single woman in Switzerland" and in May 2009 she has been elected as the Best Bikini Body, according to a survey by the magazine Schweizer Illustrierte.
She starred in the short movie Les Enfants de la Hônte of the French film maker Alain Margot, which appeared on the NIFF film festival.
May 2010 saw release of a music video she was in with Italian-Swiss singer Paolo Meneguzzi
. In June she act a small role in a film and to shoot a small role in the 2011 film Without Men.
January 2011: Xenia finishes shooting a role as a rockstar in the French cinema production "Bob et Les Sex Pistaches" starring the French actor Jules Sitruk
.
Tchoumitcheva's date of birth has widely been reported as August 5, 1987. In late 2010, her website began reporting her date of birth as August 5, 1989, making her two years younger. Reporters for Schweizer Fernsehen
, a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, interviewed representatives of the Miss Switzerland pageant, who noted that she had provided proper identification. They also reported that had she been born in 1989, she would have been ineligible for the competition. On December 6, 2010, the network reported a statement from Tchoumitcheva confirming the 1987 date of birth.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress with Russian origins.
Career
Tchoumitcheva entered the national "Miss SwitzerlandMiss Switzerland
Miss Switzerland is a Swiss beauty pageant for young women. Candidates are selected by television viewers and a jury. The winner is awarded the title Miss Switzerland...
" pageant in 2006. Tchoumitcheva was judged as both 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic. After the contest she was considered the "most eligible single woman in Switzerland" and in May 2009 she has been elected as the Best Bikini Body, according to a survey by the magazine Schweizer Illustrierte.
Actress
Tchoumitcheva began to work as in commercials and music videos in 2007 (e.g. "Candino-Festina").She starred in the short movie Les Enfants de la Hônte of the French film maker Alain Margot, which appeared on the NIFF film festival.
May 2010 saw release of a music video she was in with Italian-Swiss singer Paolo Meneguzzi
Paolo Meneguzzi
Paolo Meneguzzi is an Swiss Italian singer. He is the son of Loredana Pacchiani and Gomez Meneguzzo.-Biography:...
. In June she act a small role in a film and to shoot a small role in the 2011 film Without Men.
January 2011: Xenia finishes shooting a role as a rockstar in the French cinema production "Bob et Les Sex Pistaches" starring the French actor Jules Sitruk
Jules Sitruk
Jules Sitruk is a French actor, most widely known for his roles in the 2002 Jugnot film Monsieur Batignole and the 2008 Hammer & Tongs film Son of Rambow....
.
Spokesmodel
Tchoumitcheva is model of different brands: Visilab sunglasses, Burger King and Casino Lugano.Investment Banking
In 2011, Xenia began a summer internship in JPMorgan's Investment Banking group. She has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Duet GroupBackground
She graduated in 2010 after having achieved a 3-year Bachelor Degree in economics. She speaks five languages (Italian, Russian, German, French and English).Tchoumitcheva's date of birth has widely been reported as August 5, 1987. In late 2010, her website began reporting her date of birth as August 5, 1989, making her two years younger. Reporters for Schweizer Fernsehen
Schweizer Fernsehen
Schweizer Fernsehen is the German language division of SRG SSR, in charge of production and distribution of television programmes in German for German-speaking Switzerland...
, a Swiss public broadcasting organisation, interviewed representatives of the Miss Switzerland pageant, who noted that she had provided proper identification. They also reported that had she been born in 1989, she would have been ineligible for the competition. On December 6, 2010, the network reported a statement from Tchoumitcheva confirming the 1987 date of birth.