Laura Ľupťáková (née Longauerová; born 30 August 1995) is a Slovak model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Slovensko 2014 and Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 2019. She represented Slovakia at the Miss World 2014 competition and again at the Miss Universe 2019 competition.[1]
Laura Ľupťáková | |
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| Born | Laura Longauerová 30 August 1995 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Education | University of Economics, Prague |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Biography
editLongauerová was born on 30 August 1995 in Banská Bystrica, but grew up in Detva. She studied Finances and Accounting at the University of Economics in Prague, at Czech Republic while working as a Sales Management Assistant at Mercedes-Benz.[2]
Pageantry
editMiss Slovensko 2014
editShe competed at Miss Slovensko 2014 on April 11, 2014. She won and was given the right to represent her country at the Miss World 2014 competition.
She represented Slovakia at the Miss World 2014 competition held on December 14, 2014, at the ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom. She failed to place.
Miss Intercontinental Slovakia 2018
editLaura returned to pageantry as she competed at Miss Intercontinental Slovakia 2018 where she won and given the right to represent Slovakia at the Miss Intercontinental 2018 pageant.
Miss Intercontinental 2018
editLaura competed at Miss Intercontinental 2018 held at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay in the Philippines on January 26, 2019. She finished as the second runner-up to the eventual winner who was Karen Gallman of the Philippines. During the continental crowning, she was crowned as Miss Intercontinental Europe. She's also second runner-up on a special award named Miss Playa Calatagan.[3]
Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 2019
editIn collaboration with the 2019 Česká Miss competition. Laura won at Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 2019.[4] As the winner of the competition, she got two prizes: 100,000 euros and an apartment at Prague, Czech Republic.
As Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky, she represented Slovakia at the Miss Universe 2019 competition, but was unplaced.
Personal life
editFrom 2019 to 2020 she was in a relationship with the footballer Dávid Hancko.[5] In August 2023 she married her long term partner Martin Ľupťák.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Víťazka Česko-Slovenskej Miss Universe je 20-ročná hnedovláska Klára, získala kontrakt v hodnote 100 000 €" (in Slovak). 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Laura Longauerová: Súťaže krásy nie sú len o úsmevoch (+ foto a video)". myzvolen.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Winners of Miss Intercontinental 2018". 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Česko a Slovensko majú svoju kráľovnú krásy: TOTO je ona!" (in Slovak). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Slovenskej misske krachol vzťah s futbalistom: Zbohom si dali na Nový rok | TVNOVINY.sk". tvnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Najkrajšia Slovenka sa VYDALA: FOTO Wau, bola nádherná!". Topky.sk (in Slovak). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.