Meet Cindy Marina, the Miss Universe Albania model and football TV presenter whose pictures ‘should be illegal’
CINDY MARINA has stolen the hearts of sports fans after shooting to fame for her Serie A coverage.
The presenter splits her time between America, Albania and Italy having been born in the US to Albanian parents.
In 2019, she won the Miss Universe beauty pageant contest to become Miss Universe Albania.
Writing on her website, she says the pageant “has given me the opportunity to share myself and my gifts with a larger audience.”
Among her talents are the fact that she studied International Relations and Global Business at the prestigious University of Southern California.
She graduated from the USC in 2020.
While there, she represented the university’s volleyball team – playing as a senior setter for the USC Trojans.
Since 2016 she has played for the Albanian national volleyball team, qualifying for them through her parents.
And after winning Miss Universe, she now presents football coverage on Albanian TV.
Marina presents Serie A coverage for OVERSPORT TV.
Prior to this, she had presented for AC Milan‘s official world feed.
She is fluent in Italian, having confirmed on her Instagram that she spent part of her childhood growing up there.
She boasts 228,000 followers on her Instagram and posts regular updates to her fans of her presenting and holiday snaps – which regularly send her fans wild.
One fan commented on a picture of her lounging on the beach: “Just stunning”
Another wrote: “Your pics should be illegal ”
A third said: “Beautiful. Always.”
While a fourth said: “Bellissima ”