{{Short description|Austrian model (born 1994)}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Julia Furdea | image = Julia Furdea Filmball Vienna 2016 b.jpg | birth_name = Julia Furdea | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Timișoara, Romania | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | hair_color = Brown | eye_color = Brown | title = {{ubl|Miss Oberösterreich 2014|Miss Austria 2014}} | competitions = {{ubl|Miss Austria 2014<br />(Winner)|Miss World 2014|(Unplaced)|Miss Universe 2014|(Unplaced)}} }}
'''Julia Furdea''' (born 19 July 1994) is a Romanian-Austrian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Austria 2014 and represented her country at both Miss World 2014 in London and Miss Universe 2014 in Doral.
== Early life == Furdea studied at the University of Vienna. Besides her modeling career, She is a radio host at the biggest private radio station Kronehit, and also hosts events such as the International Gala Judo Federation.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} She is the niece of the Romanian former rugby union player Adrian Pllotschi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-17|title=Iulia Furdea va participa la Miss World 2014: Nepoata antrenorului de rugby Adrian Pllotschi a devenit Miss Austria (galerie foto)|url=https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/stiri/monden/iulia-furdea-va-participa-la-miss-world-2014-nepoata-antrenorului-de-rugby-adrian-pllotschi-a-devenit-miss-austria-503071.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=ZIUA de Constanta|language=ro}}</ref>
== Pageantry == ===Miss Oberösterreich 2014=== Furdea was crowned as Miss Oberösterreich 2014 from Asten. Doris Hofmann as the reigning queen from the province crowned her as the new winner.
===Miss Austria 2014=== Furdea was crowned as Miss Austria 2014 represented Upper Austria at the Casino Baden near Vienna on 3 July 2014. The reigning Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler was judging at the pageant together with Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tt.com/home/8601092-91/ober%C3%B6sterreicherin-julia-furdea-ist-miss-austria-2014.csp|title=Oberösterreicherin Julia Furdea ist Miss Austria 2014|access-date=2014-05-07|archive-date=2014-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714112545/http://www.tt.com/home/8601092-91/ober%C3%B6sterreicherin-julia-furdea-ist-miss-austria-2014.csp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Julia represented Austria at the Miss World 2014 and Miss Universe 2014 but she finished unplaced.
=== Moderation and model === Since September 2018, she has joined the team of Austria's first breakfast television show Cafe Puls on Puls 4, where she presents the weather.<ref>{{Cite web |title=derStandard.at |url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/2000086677446/cafe-puls-julia-furdea-wird-neue-wetter-moderatorin |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.derstandard.at}}</ref> She also hosts the station's first children's cooking show Das jüngste Gericht.<ref>{{Cite web |last=krone.at |date=2018-10-03 |title=Julia Furdea: "Die Kids leisten hier Großartiges" |url=https://www.krone.at/1781960 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Kronen Zeitung |language=de}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151029171059/http://www.miss-austria.at/index.php?id=30 Official website] {{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before=Doris Hofmann}} {{s-ttl|title=Miss Universe Austria |years=2014}} {{S-aft|after=Amina Dagi}} {{S-end}} {{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before=Ena Kadic}} {{s-ttl|title=Miss Austria |years=2014}} {{S-aft|after=Annika Grill}} {{S-end}} {{Miss Universe 2014 delegates}} {{Miss World 2014 delegates}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Furdea, Julia}} Category:Living people Category:Romanian emigrants to Austria Category:Austrian people of Romanian descent Category:Austrian female models Category:Austrian beauty pageant winners Category:Miss Universe 2014 contestants Category:Miss World 2014 delegates Category:1995 births
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