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Renne Merilo wins international modeling contest in Spain despite nearly 40-degree fever

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Renne Merilo won The Best Model of Universe competition in Spain.
  • She competed with a fever and cough, while her evening gown was several sizes too large and she reached the stage after the title announcements had begun.
  • Merilo said she could hardly believe she had won everything available at the contest.

Renne Merilo returned from Spain as the winner of The Best Model of Universe after a final marked by illness, a badly fitting dress and a late arrival on stage.

The Estonian model and lifeguard had previously told Elu24 that the competition would be one of the biggest challenges of her modeling career. On the final day, she competed with a fever of nearly 40 degrees and a cough.

The problems continued during the evening-gown round, when she discovered that the dress was several sizes too large. She also reached the stage only after the distribution of titles had already begun.

Despite everything, Merilo won the competition. After the results were announced, she said: "Absolutely unbelievable. I won everything there was to win."

Absolutely unbelievable. I won everything there was to win.

· Renne MeriloMerilo reacted after winning the international modeling competition in Spain.
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