Lotta Hintsa (formerly known as Lotta Näkyvä from 2016 to 2019, born 14 December 1988) is a Finnish model, mountaineer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013.[1][2][3]
Lotta Hintsa | |
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 Hintsa interviewed in 2019 | |
| Born | Lotta Hintsa 14 December 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Model, mountain climber |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Finland 2013 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Finland 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Unplaced) |
Early life
editAs a child, Hintsa lived in Ethiopia during two separate periods in 1992–93 in the village of Shebe, 500 km from the capital Addis Ababa. The villagers brought the family a leopard cub, which the children were allowed to pet, until the animal scratched one of the children quite badly. From Ethiopia the family moved to Seinäjoki, Finland, until in 1997 they returned to Ethiopia for two years, from 1997 on, living this time in Addis Ababa.[4][5]
Hintsa has studied business administration at Jyväskylä University, and she has worked as a volunteer in Uganda.[4][5]
Hintsa worked at Bianco Footwear (Store Manager) in Finland. Her father, Aki Hintsa, was a doctor in McLaren F1 team. In April 2013 she revealed that she had been in good relations with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton around six years ago, but denied that the two had ever dated.[6]
Career
editHintsa was crowned Miss Finland 2013 during the annual event held at the Långvik Congress Wellness Hotel in Kirkkonummi on 5 May. Standing 1.68 m tall, Hintsa represented Finland during the 2013 Miss Universe pageant on 9 November. The runners-up competed at the Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013.
In autumn 2018, Näkyvä competed in Dances with Stars, the Finnish version of the dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.[7] In 2023, Hintsa competed on Amazing Race Suomi with her sister Noora but the two left in the third episode after experiencing medical problems.[8]
Personal life
editHintsa married ice hockey player Kristian Näkyvä in 2016, taking his last name; the couple announced their divorce in 2019.[9] Hintsa was in a relationship with Canadian mountain climber Don Bowie from 2021 to 2023.[10][11] In May 2024, Hinsta was one of the two women (the other one being an American doctor April Leonardo) who accused Nirmal Purja of sexual harassment and assault.[12] Allegedly Purja sexually assaulted Hinsta in a hotel suite in Kathmandu, Nepal, in March 2023. The incident was exposed through The New York Times article detailing the allegations.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Uusi Miss Suomi on jyväskyläläinen Lotta Hintsa". Kaleva (in Finnish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Lotta Hintsa: 10 Things to Know About the New Miss Finland". Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Harper, Terhi (21 March 2020). "Anna-lehti: Kun Lotta Hintsa laskeutuu vuorelta, hän soittaa ensimmäiseksi äidilleen – "Luovuttamisen suurin muoto on se, että ei tule reissuilta takaisin tai loukkaantuu pahasti"". Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b Saikkonen, Merituuli (5 July 2014). "Missin isä on formulalääkäri" [‘The father of a beauty queen is a medical doctor for Formula One’]. Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite (in Finnish). Sanoma. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Pystynen, Venla (June 2023). "Rinnallasi olin pettymys" [‘Next to you I was a disappointment’]. Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Palokangas, Piritta (18 April 2013). "Miss Suomi -finalisti Lotta Hintsa myöntää sutinan formulakuski Lewis Hamiltonin kanssa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Lotta Näkyvä jännittää suoraa tanssilähetystä: "Olisi ihan hirveää, jos kukaan ei tykkäisi meistä"" (in Finnish). MTV. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Yllätyskäänne! Yksi Amazing Race -pareista jättää kisan kesken". iltalehti (in Finnish).
- ^ "Lotta ja Kristian Näkyvä: Avioero!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Hopi, Anna; Simoinen, Karoliina (15 December 2021). "Lotta Hintsa, 33, ja kiipeilyvalmentaja Don Bowie, 52, rakastuivat tulisesti: "Yhdessä ollaan"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Äijälä, Satu (4 December 2023). "Kirja: Lotta Hintsa paljastaa, miksi hän erosi 53-vuotiaasta Donista – tämä oli viimeinen niitti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Lotta Hintsa Opens up About Sexual Harassment in Mountain Climbing".
- ^ Anna Callaghan and Jenny Vrentas (May 31, 2024). "For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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