Marita Hakala (born 10 November 1968) is a Finnish businessperson and fashion model.[1] After a part-time modeling career in Finland, she became a full time professional model in Milan, Italy, where her first booking was with Blumarine, a high-end fashion house.
Marita Hakala | |
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| Born | November 10, 1968 Ulvila, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion model, businessperson |
| Partners | Vesa-Matti Loiri (1989–1993) Esa Tikkanen (2000–2002) |
Marita Hakala created a reality television series Mallikoulu (Model School), based on her experiences in the modeling world. The show was aired on Finland's leading broadcasting TV network MTV3 followed by a spinoff show on Sub TV on Fridays at prime time during 2005 and 2006, and 2015 on Ava. The first season's winner, Suvi Koponen, became the first international Finnish supermodel.[2]
Marita Hakala got into the business side of modeling when she was 17 years old and started a model society called Satakunnan Mallit in Western Finland. In 2006, she co-founded a model and talent agency Casting House Inc in Helsinki, Finland.[3] In 2014, Hakala moved to Los Angeles,[4] joining a modeling agency and scouting new model talents.[5] Marita Hakala also works as an entertainment reporter in the USA.[6]
Personal life
editFinnish actor and musician Vesa-Matti Loiri and Marita Hakala met at Pori Jazz Festival in the summer of 1989. She was engaged with a Finnish hockey player Esa Tikkanen in 2000.
References
edit- ^ "Getty Images 'Premier' Event In Helsinki". Getty Images. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Suvi Riggs - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Marita Hakala | LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Kirssi, Elina (13 June 2014). "45-vuotiaalle suomalaiskaunottarelle kansainvälinen mallisopimus!" [Marita Hakala signed as a model in LA age 45]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Marita Hakala tapasi 20-vuotiaana Vesa-Matti Loirin ja joutui hurjaan pyörityksee" [Article of her celebrity life from Miss Finland contest to the present day]. iltasanomat (in Finnish). 2 January 2021.
- ^ CAMERON DIAZ PALJASTI SEISKALLE ELÄMÄNOHJEENSA!, retrieved 18 December 2022 / Marita Hakala in movie press junket with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx
