Ana Grepo
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Ana Grepo was a business woman and former model
from Split
, Croatia
. In 1995 she was crowned Miss Dalmatia on the regional beauty pageant in Split. In the last years of her life she resided in Zagreb
where she was an operating manager of her own modeling agency
. She was one of the main figures for gathering young prospective models for the entire area of southeastern Europe, and ex Yugoslavia.
She has previously been noted in a variety of business magazines as one of the most successful business-oriented women in Croatia with her fortune estimated up to 50 million Euro.
working for different modeling agencies. In the nine year period between 1996 and 2005 Grepo worked in various fashion capitals of the world, including Madrid, Paris
, London
, New York
and Tokyo
. While engaging herself as a full time model, in late 2000 she started forming her own modelling agency which she based in Zagreb, Croatia.
Having dual Croatian and Italian citizenship, Ana relocated to Milan in 1995 and over the next decade was kept busy in such major cities as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. While briefly married to businessman Dragan Jurilj, she used the connections she had made and started accumulating great wealth and business notoriety by starting her own Zagreb-based modeling agency in 2000. Later, she acquired a soccer team and built a luxury casino.
In 2002, she purchased property on the Croatian shore near Dubrovnik
and the government agency granted her rights to build a five star casino resort on the Brioni Islands. In the summer of 2006 she entered a purchasing bid for a major Croatian basketball team Cibona, Zagreb but she eventually withdrew the offer. As a holder of a dual citizenship an Italian and Croatian passport, Grepo entered the Italian business market as well. In early 2007 she bought a small part of a holders share of an Italian soccer club A.C. Chievo from Verona
, Italy
. In March 2007 she reportedly paid 4.5 million Euro for a 16th century Italian traditional mansion in Verona, Italy.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
from Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. In 1995 she was crowned Miss Dalmatia on the regional beauty pageant in Split. In the last years of her life she resided in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
where she was an operating manager of her own modeling agency
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
. She was one of the main figures for gathering young prospective models for the entire area of southeastern Europe, and ex Yugoslavia.
She has previously been noted in a variety of business magazines as one of the most successful business-oriented women in Croatia with her fortune estimated up to 50 million Euro.
Early Life
Her father Petar was a fisherman and mother Andja was a housewife. While still in high school, Grepo was drafted by the Midiken modeling agency from Zagreb. Finishing her last high school year in Zagreb, Grepo had already become one of the most wanted young models in Croatia.Modelling Career
In late 1995 Grepo moved to MilanMilan
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working for different modeling agencies. In the nine year period between 1996 and 2005 Grepo worked in various fashion capitals of the world, including Madrid, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, London
London
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, New York
New York
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and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. While engaging herself as a full time model, in late 2000 she started forming her own modelling agency which she based in Zagreb, Croatia.
Post Modelling Career and Personal Life
By retaining some major corporate connections from her two year marriage to Dragan Jurilj, Grepo quickly became one of the most successful women in Croatian business.Having dual Croatian and Italian citizenship, Ana relocated to Milan in 1995 and over the next decade was kept busy in such major cities as London, New York, Tokyo, and Paris. While briefly married to businessman Dragan Jurilj, she used the connections she had made and started accumulating great wealth and business notoriety by starting her own Zagreb-based modeling agency in 2000. Later, she acquired a soccer team and built a luxury casino.
In 2002, she purchased property on the Croatian shore near Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
and the government agency granted her rights to build a five star casino resort on the Brioni Islands. In the summer of 2006 she entered a purchasing bid for a major Croatian basketball team Cibona, Zagreb but she eventually withdrew the offer. As a holder of a dual citizenship an Italian and Croatian passport, Grepo entered the Italian business market as well. In early 2007 she bought a small part of a holders share of an Italian soccer club A.C. Chievo from Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Italy
Italy
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. In March 2007 she reportedly paid 4.5 million Euro for a 16th century Italian traditional mansion in Verona, Italy.