1. Natalie Glebova is an author and a Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2005.
20 Facts About Natalie Glebova
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Natalie Glebova had previously won the Miss Universe Canada 2005 title.
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Natalie Glebova returned the following year and won Miss Universe Canada 2005.
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Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 by the outgoing titleholder, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia.
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Natalie Glebova's win was Canada's second after Karen Dianne Baldwin had won Miss Universe 1982.
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Natalie Glebova attended the G8 Summit in New York City on 11 August 2005, which looked at ending poverty in underdeveloped regions, and ending gang activity and drug cartels in Colombia.
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In late March 2006, Natalie Glebova visited Russia for the first time since leaving the country as a child.
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Natalie Glebova participated in an HIV-AIDS awareness campaign in Moscow and attended a Russian fashion show as a special guest.
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Natalie Glebova made numerous trips to Thailand, where she commemorated the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, and Canada, her home nation.
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Natalie Glebova crowned Alice Panikian as her Miss Universe Canada successor the night of 21 March 2006.
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Natalie Glebova was supposed to travel to Indonesia to crown Miss Indonesia Universe 2006 in late July, but because of Canada's travel ban to the Southeast Asian country, Natalie Glebova was officially replaced with Puerto Rico's Cynthia Olavarria, the first runner-up of Miss Universe 2005.
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On 23 July 2006 Natalie Glebova crowned Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as her successor in Los Angeles.
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Natalie Glebova completed her one-year contract with Singha in July 2007.
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In 2008, Natalie Glebova joined The Amazing Race Asia 3 and was partnered with Pailin Rungratanasunthorn.
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In December 2012, it was announced that Natalie Glebova would compete in reality TV show Dancing with the Stars Thailand.
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Natalie Glebova serves as an ambassador for Soi Dog Foundation, a non-profit organization aiding homeless street animals in Thailand.
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In June 2015, Natalie Glebova became an Ambassador for Year of the Gibbon for the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group - Section on Small Apes, to raise awareness for gibbon conservation.
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Natalie Glebova has a passion for wildlife conservation and recently launched a public awareness campaign about the impact of photo-prop tourism on gibbons Year of the Gibbon.
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In 2018, Natalie Glebova partnered with a California attorney and entrepreneur Dr Patama Mokaves Dumas to begin a program for high schools and universities called Empowered.
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In 2006, Natalie Glebova began dating Thai professional tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan, whom she met at the 2006 Thailand Open.