 "The Macedonian Grayling butterfly, or Chingova Okatka, is found only in the North Macedonan village of Pletvar. This butterfly is a symbol of our country, depicted on a postage stamp. Main threat to the survival of this butterfly is the quarry located close to its habitat."
NORTH MACEDONIA
ANGJELA JAKIMOVSKA
Height: 178 cm
Measurements: 32 in - 25 in - 37 in Career/Education: TV Host and Journalist  |
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
I was a happy child , the youngest person in my family. I have two older sisters named Hristina and Izabela and I learned so many important things about life from them. In school I was a quiet and obedient kid. All my grades were excellent and I was one of the best students in my class. I had one pet (cat) and I loved it so much like part of my family. My best friend was one girl named Ivona, I spent the best student days with her. And we are still best friends today. Our friendship lasts around 20 years, and she knows everything about me.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
I have a few memorable moments: memorable moments for me were the day when I graduated, the day when I started to work in TV because it was my dream job and the day when I did my runway in Sofia as the first Macedonian model that took part in the Sofia Fashion Week. Also the most memorable days for me were the days when my sisters got married.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
I am very emotionally connected with my mother and I am very thankful to my two older sisters. They were always protecting me and teaching me many things. So I had a chance to be a young person with a more mature way of thinking.. One of my sisters is a psychologist and she was my biggest supporter.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
When I was a kid I put a cat in the fridge because I wanted to adopt her. I thought the fridge was a good idea because there is food.
Once I traveled to a beauty pageant in Cambodia without a visa. I paid the visa online but I didn’t receive it in my email. Because I had a ticket I decided to go, it doesn't matter what will happen. I changed many flights. First Skopje – Istanbul, and from the airport in Skopje they said to me: you can't travel without a visa in Istanbul you will have a problem. But I was reading on the internet that if I don’t have a visa I can pay another visa at the airport in Cambodia. I said this to the employed on the airport in Istanbul he didn’t believed. When he checked he said you are right. Than I caught the airplane for Thailand. When I arrived in Thailand I got the visa by email. And when I was at the gate they asked me to print the visa because they didn’t accept it from my mobile. Then I was looking for a printer at the airport in Thailand and finally I found it. I have printed the visa and I caught the airplane for Cambodia. And on the final show of this pageant I was chosen to be in top 10 candidates.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
We should start using social media for promotion. When the people will be more educated about ecotourism and climate change, they will take bigger responsibilities. The companies should collaborate with travel influencers and bloggers to write about ecotourism, and promote it to their network, encourages conversation about this topic.
Secondly we should Build an Active Community of Eco-travelers. Building an active social community of individuals interested in informed and positive environmental and cultural tourism will help in marketing promotions. The schools should educate the students more about this topic.
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
I am proud Macedonian and here are some reasons about that:
- During the time of the king Alexander the Great the kingdom of Macedonia was the most powerful state in the world , after his death the empire fell apart.
- Mother Teresa was born in Skopje , the capital city of Macedonia
- Kokino is one of the world’s oldest observatories, as recognised by NASA
- Ohrid Lake is the oldest and one of the deepest lakes in Europe
- The Macedonian woman Lydia was the first woman in Europe that become Christian
- One of the survivors of the boat Titanic is Macedonian named Stojko Dodolovski - Lesnovo Monastery is the first monastic republic in the Balkans
- Vrelo is the second deepest cave in Europe
- During the time of the king Alexander the Great the kingdom of Macedonia was the most powerful state in the world , after his death the empire fell apart.
- Mother Teresa was born in Skopje , the capital city of Macedonia
- Kokino is one of the world’s oldest observatories, as recognised by NASA
- Ohrid Lake is the oldest and one of the deepest lakes in Europe
- The Macedonian woman Lydia was the first woman in Europe that become Christian
- One of the survivors of the boat Titanic is Macedonian named Stojko Dodolovski - Lesnovo Monastery is the first monastic republic in the Balkans
- Vrelo is the second deepest cave in Europe
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
I guess what makes me beautiful is my bravery and being true to myself and to others. When I was 16years old I wrote and published a book about honesty called Masquerade trying to present spirituality and humanity. My name is Angela and people say that the name brings the story. I think that small lifestyle changes contribute to bigger causes. I am building a brand for clothes together with my mother, trying to show how beautiful the woman can be. When the woman becomes a wife and mother, through the years she forgets herself, and I am designing dresses to remind the woman how beautiful can be. Some of the dresses I have designed I have donated to people that needed them the most.
