Tijana Arnautović
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Tijana Petković | |
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Born | Tijana Arnautović August 15, 1986 |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss World Canada 2004 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Gray |
Major competition(s) | Miss World Canada 2004 (winner) Miss World 2004 |
Tijana Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Тијана Петковић; born August 15, 1986), née Tijana Arnautović, is a Serbian-Canadian beauty pageant contestant and model who won the title of Miss Canada in 2004 and represented her country in Miss World 2004.
Early life[]
Arnautović was born in the small town of Konjic in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, where the family lived until the Bosnian War. In 1992, her family fled Konjic, which was controlled by the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the part of the country controlled by the Army of Republika Srpska. Later, the family moved to Canada via Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, initially to Sherbrooke, before settling in Ottawa, Ontario.
Miss Canada[]
In 2004, then a Carleton University student, Arnautović was named Miss World Canada.[1][2]
Professional engagement[]
Tijana worked as Business Development Manager for Ominiglobe Business Solutions and most recently she was welcomed to a new role with German international company TITUS[3] where she is employed as German Account Executive.[4]
Community work[]
Once moved to Canada Tiјana was active in the local Serbian community as a volunteer. After she was crowned as Miss Canada in 2004 Tiјana dedicated her time to promote youth leadership and community engagement. Tiјana founded and led The International Diaspora Youth Leadership Conference from 2009 to 2011.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Bernadette Morra (July 28, 2005). "So, you think you could be a model . . ". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "2010 Toronto Conference - Speakers". futuregloballeadership.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Tijana representing TITUS
- ^ TITUS Focusing Efforts for Growth in German Market
- ^ The International Diaspora Youth Leadership Conference
- ^ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DIASPORA YOUTH LEADERS 2010
External links[]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Konjic
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina refugees
- Miss World 2004 delegates
- Miss World Canada winners
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- People from Ottawa
- Canadian people of Serbian descent
- Yugoslav Wars refugees
- Canadian model stubs
- Beauty pageant contestant stubs