13 things about Miss World Greece 2019 Rafaela Plastira

Rafaela Plastira represented Greece in the 69th edition of Miss World. The country is home to Miss World 1996 Irene Skliva.

BIOGRAPHY

Plastira is a Greek beauty queen and model. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is Martha Rizou‘s daughter.
2. She is a resident of Trikala, Thessaly, Greece.
3. She works as a model in the Netherlands and in Greece.
4. She holds a degree in social services management.
5. She was born and raised in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.
6. She attended middelbaar algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (MAVO) or  junior general secondary education in the Netherlands.
7. She was Miss Teen Thessaly 2016.
8. She was a Miss Summer World 2017 candidate.
9. She was a World Beauty Queen 2017 semifinalist.
10. She won Star Hellas 2019.
11. She was a Miss World 2019 candidate.
12. In 2021, she made headlines after announcing her withdrawal from Miss Universe 2021.
13. On August 6, 2024, she turned 25.

TIMELINE

Plastira is fluent in English, Greek, Dutch and German and is 5’7″ tall. She enjoys swimming and Muay Thai.

2010s

• In May 2017, she competed in Miss Summer World in Durrës, Albania. She was unplaced.
• On June 31, 2017, she represented Greece in World Beauty Queen 2017 in South Korea. She won the Best Personality award and finished in the Top 16.
• On October 16, 2019, she won Star Hellas 2019 at the Alhambra Art Theater in Athens, Greece.
• On December 14, 2019, she represented Greece in Miss World 2019 at the ExCeL London in London, England, United Kingdom. She was unplaced.

2020s

• In June 2021, she announced her appointment as Miss Universe Greece 2021.
• On October 1, 2021, supporting a boycott by pro-Palestine activists, she announced that she gave up the Miss Universe Greece 2021 title because Miss Universe 2021 would be held in Israel and on October 3, 2021, she was replaced by Star GS Hellas 2021 Katerina Kouvoutsaki, who was also replaced by Sofia Arapogianni on November 15, 2021.