Greece's Next Top Model (GNTM 5) finished on Friday night, just two days before Christmas, and the winner was Alexia Traiko, who managed to stay in the competition for about four months and win a significant cash prize.
Along with the title of GNTM, the young model also won the important cash prize of 50,000 euros, an annual contract with Dust and Cream, a two-year scholarship for any specialty chosen at IEK, jewelry worth 20,000 euros from the Georg Jensen company and a Citroen Ami car.
Alexia Traiko is one of the contestants who managed to impress the judges, right from the auditions, thus managing to win the coveted ticket to the model competition house.
The young woman stood out with her poses, her personality, her hair and her walk on the catwalk, as a result of which she received a unanimous "yes" from all four judges.
Watch the video from the auditions:
Who is Alexia Traiko
She comes from Albania, but grew up in Thessaloniki, where she lives permanently.
Although 19 years old, the young woman has managed to have three years of professional experience in the field of fashion, having booked many important jobs, from photoshoots to catwalks.
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Despite her passion for modeling, as she has stated, she also loves dancing, which she has been involved in since a very young age. In fact, she takes part in Hip-Hop, Salsa, Bachata and High Heels competitions.
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Her motto is "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" and the young winner of the TV modeling competition always wants to strive for the best possible result in her life.
"I started very funny with modeling, I didn't expect it. I knew a kid who got into photography, he wanted to try things, we went out for a coffee and you know we took pictures in a grocery store," she said in the audition.
"Great photos came out there, we uploaded them and they went really well. I'm not afraid to do things, I know the result will be amazing," she added.
"When I'm in front of the camera I feel strong, I feel like a different person, I feel like I'm not the classic Alexia and I take on another form” the GNTM winner had emphasised in the audition.
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The final of GNTM 5
The three finalists Marita Kathitzioti, Victoria Myroforidou and Traiko gave their best in the reality fashion final, which included three tests, four catwalks of four different designers, an impressive photoshoot in Cabaret as broadway stars and finally a beauty video clip.
A few minutes after 10 p.m. on Friday, December 23, Vicky Kaya, George Karavas and Tasos Sofroniou welcomed the television audience live, the players of this year's round, the coaches Christos Birba and Mary Vytinaros and of course the finalists.
Vicky Kaya was the one who announced the final result which brought Alexia Traiko to the top with 94 points, Marita Kathitziotis in second place with 86 points and Victoria Myroforidou in third place with 82 points.
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