Dominique Rinderknecht
Dominique Rinderknecht | |
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Dominique Rinderknecht, Miss Switzerland 2013 | |
Born | Dominique Rinderknecht (1989-07-14) 14 July 1989 (age 35) Zürich, Switzerland |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Switzerland 2013 |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Blue |
Major competition(s) | Miss Switzerland 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Top 16) |
Dominique Rinderknecht (born 14 July 1989) is a Swiss model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Switzerland 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.[1]
Early life and personal life
Rinderknecht was a public relations and communications student at the University of Zurich at the time of the 2013 pageant[1] and has since acquired her bachelor's degree. From 2016 until 2020, she dated the French-born Swiss model Tamy Glauser.[2][3] She is also the first openly LGBT person who has been crowned Miss Switzerland.[4] Dominique now lives between Switzerland and South Africa, engaged to South African pilot and musician Drew Gage as of 2021.[5]
Miss Schweiz 2013
Rinderknecht, from Zürich, was crowned Miss Switzerland 2013 during the pageant held on 8 June. The 1st and 2nd runners-up were Sara Wicki and Janine Baumann. The Miss Switzerland pageant lost its deal with television in 2011. There was no pageant in 2012, however the 2013 edition returned in full force with a TV broadcast through Sat.1.
She competed at Miss Universe 2013 where she finished in the top 16. Her successor as Miss Switzerland was Laetitia Guarino.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Miss Schweiz 2013!". Miss Switzerland. Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Tamynique ist vorbei – Dominique Rinderknecht und Tamy Glauser haben sich getrennt".
- ^ "Tristesse outre-Sarine: Tamynique se sépare".
- ^ "Dominique Rinderknecht". Dominique Rinderknecht. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Lanz, Barbara (2014-10-11). "Laetitia Guarino ist die "Princess of Switzerland"!". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Ringier. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
External links
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- Official Miss Switzerland website Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by Alina Buchschacher | Miss Switzerland 2013 | Succeeded by |
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- ARG: Brenda González
- ARU: Stefanie Evangelista
- AUS: Olivia Wells
- AUT: Doris Hofmann
- AZE: Aysel Manafova
- BAH: Lexi Wilson
- BEL: Noémie Happart
- BOL: Alexia Viruez
- BSW: Tsaone Macheng
- BRA: Jakelyne Oliveira
- VGB: Sharie De Castro
- BUL: Veneta Krasteva
- CAN: Riza Santos
- CHN: Jin Ye
- COL: Lucia Aldana
- HRV: Melita Fabečić
- CUR: Eline de Pool
- CZE: Gabriela Kratochvílová
- DOM: Yaritza Reyes
- SLV: Alba Delgado
- EST: Kristina Karjalainen
- ETH: Mhadere Tigabe
- FIN: Lotta Näkyvä
- FRA: Hinarani de Longeaux
- GBN: Jennifer Ondo
- GER: Anne-Julia Hagen
- GHA: Hanniel Jamin
- GBR: Amy Willerton
- GRE: Anastasia Sidiropoulou
- GUM: Alixes Scott
- GUY: Katherina Roshana
- HAI: Mondiana Pierre
- HON: Diana Mendoza
- HUN: Rebeka Kárpáti
- IND: Manasi Moghe
- IDN: Whulandary Herman
- ISR: Yityish Titi Aynaw
- ITA: Luna Voce
- JPN: Yukimi Matsuo
- KAZ: Aygerim Kozhakanova
- KOR: Kim Yu-mi
- LEB: Karen Ghrawi
- LTU: Simona Burbaitė
- MYS: Carey Ng
- MUS: Diya Beeltah
- MEX: Cynthia Duque
- MMR: Moe Set Wine
- NAM: Paulina Malulu
- NED: Stephanie Tency
- NZL: Holly Cassidy
- NIC: Nastassja Bolívar
- NIG: Stephanie Okwu
- NOR: Mari Chauhan
- PAN: Carolina Brid
- PAR: Guadalupe González
- PER: Cindy Mejía
- PHL: Ariella Arida
- POL: Paulina Krupińska
- PUR: Monic Pérez
- ROU: Roxana Oana Andrei
- RUS: Elmira Abdrazakova
- SRB: Ana Vrcelj
- SGP: Shi Lim
- SVK: Jeanette Borhyová
- SVN: Nina Đurđević
- ZAF: Marilyn Ramos
- ESP: Patricia Yurena Rodríguez
- SRI: Amanda Ratnayake
- SWE: Alexandra Friberg
- SUI: Dominique Rinderknecht
- TAN: Betty Boniphace
- THA: Chalita Yaemwannang
- TTO: Catherine Miller
- UKR: Olga Storozhenko
- USA: Erin Brady
- VEN: Gabriela Isler (winner)
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