Tonka Tomicic facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tonka Tomicic Petric
Born	Tonka Tomicic Petric (1976-05-31) May 31, 1976 (age 49) Antofagasta, Chile
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Title	Miss World Chile 1995 Miss Atlántico Internacional 1999
Spouse(s)	Parived (m.2014)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss World 1995 Reina Sudamericana 1996 (1st runner-up) Miss Atlántico Internacional 1999 (Winner)

Tonka Tomicic Petric (Croatian: Tonka Tomičić Petrić; born on May 31, 1976) is a famous Chilean TV host and former beauty queen. She is from a Croatian family.

Tonka is well-known for hosting popular TV shows on channels like TVN and Canal 13. Some of her most famous shows include Buenos Días a Todos, the Viña del Mar International Music Festival, and Bienvenidos. Many people in Chile see her as one of the most important female TV personalities. Before becoming a TV star, Tonka was a fashion model. She has also been the face of the department store "Almacenes Paris" since 2005 and a brand ambassador for Garnier in Chile since 2007.

Early Life and Education

Tonka Tomicic was born on May 31, 1976, in Antofagasta, Chile. Her parents, Antonio Tomičić and Marija Petrić, moved to Chile from Croatia. Tonka grew up in a part of Santiago called La Florida. She went to school at Colegio Argentino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. In 1994, she started studying visual communication design at Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, but she did not finish her studies.

Career Highlights

Tonka was discovered as a model when she was 14 years old by the New Models Agency in Chile. After that, she filmed her first TV commercial for a shoe company. Her career as a beauty queen began when she won the Miss World Chile pageant in 1995. This allowed her to represent Chile in the Miss World 1995 competition held in South Africa. She continued her success in beauty pageants by winning Virreina Sudamericana in Bolivia in 1996 and Miss Atlántico Internacional in Uruguay in 1999.

In 2002, Tonka was invited to be a fashion commentator on the TVN show Pase lo que Pase. She soon became one of the main co-hosts of this program. Later, she became a co-host of Buenos Días a Todos, a very popular morning TV show. In February 2006, Tonka hosted the famous Viña del Mar International Music Festival, and she hosted it again in 2007 and 2008 with Sergio Lagos. In 2009, Tonka moved from TVN to Canal 13. There, she became the host of the morning show Bienvenidos and also hosted prime-time shows like El Hormiguero, Tonka Tanka, and the reality show Mundos Opuestos.

Today, Tonka Tomicic is still a well-known face for Almacenes Paris department stores. She also works with the Claro telecommunications company and has been a brand ambassador for Garnier in Chile since 2007. There is even a hair dye color called "Chocolate Tonka."

Personal Life

Since 2004, Tonka has been in a relationship with Marco Antonio López Spagui, who is also known as Parived. They got married on April 16, 2014, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Television Appearances

Tonka Tomicic has appeared in many television shows throughout her career:

• La mañana del 13 (2001 Canal 13)
• Pase lo que pase (2002 TVN)
• Buenos días a todos (2005–2009)
• Teletón Chile (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• Hijos del Monte (2008)
• El hormiguero (2010)
• Viva la mañana (2010) - Guest Star
• La movida del festival (2010) - TV Hostess
• Chile ayuda a Chile (2010)
• Tonka Tanka (2010) - TV Hostess
• Primera dama (2010)
• Fear Factor Chile (2010)
• Alfombra roja (2010)
• Bienvenidos (2011–) - TV Hostess
• Mundos Opuestos (2012)
• No basta con ser bella: Miss Chile 2012 (2012) - Jury
• Proyecto Miss Chile (2013) - TV Hostess

Images for kids

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  Tonka Tomicic at an event.

External Links

• Terra.cl Erika Cabrera: Los secretos de belleza de Tonka Tomicic, July 30, 2008, accessed July 30, 2008
• Blog de Tonka Tomicic en Caras.
• Biografias.es Tonka Tomicic

See also

In Spanish: Tonka Tomicic para niños