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Miranda DiGrande

Miranda DiGrande
Born (1997-01-06) January 6, 1997 (age 27)
Nienburg/Weser, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Actress and model
Years active2013–present

Miranda DiGrande (born Nathalie Volk), is a German model and actress. DiGrande became known through television appearances in the reality shows Germany's Next Top Model and Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!.

Biography

DiGrande was born on January 6, 1997, in Nienburg/Weser in Germany. She is the daughter of an entrepreneur and a mathematician from Moscow. She grew up in Nienburg/Weser with her elder brother.[1][2]

In 2013, DiGrande took part in the 9th season of Germany's Next Top Model as a contestant and made it to the semi-finals. She has worked globally in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, India and South Korea. DiGrande later contested in the reality show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! in January 2016. She later appeared on other television shows such as Goodbye Deutschland, The Story of My Life on VOX and her own show Nathalies World on Hamburg 1.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2015, DiGrande met media entrepreneur Frank Otto and got engaged to him in March 2018. In the same year, she commenced her studies in method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York, USA.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

She changed her name from Volk to DiGrande at the end of 2020.[15][16][17] DiGrande is recognized as an activist who contributed to the German Ocean Foundation's research on coral bleaching. Additionally, she established her own foundation, the DiGrande Foundation, aimed at raising awareness for children in need.[18][19]

In September 2023, she published her autobiography titled "In Meinen Eigenen Worten: Ein Tag Ohne Lügen" (In My Own Words: A Day Without Lies).[20][21][22][23] She currently lives in Australia and is studying medicine.[24]

Television appearances

  • Germany's Next Top Model (2016)
  • I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! (2016)
  • The perfect celebrity dinner (2016)
  • Nathalie's World (2016)
  • Sat.1 breakfast television (2016)
  • THIS! (2016)
  • Goodbye Germany (2017)
  • Story of My Life (2017)
  • Markus Lanz (2017)
  • 3after9 (2017)
  • Man Gottschalk (2017)
  • Night Café (2018, 2021)

References

  1. ^ ""Man kann nichts tun, das ist das große Problem" - Nathalie Volks Ex-Freund verbot Kontakt zu ihrem Bruder Christian". gala.de (in German). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "Nathalie Volk: "Ich bin sozusagen kleine Nienburgerin"". www.kreiszeitung.de (in German). 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ "Nathalie Volk: Sie verrät Details zu ihrem Liebes-Comeback mit Frank Otto". BUNTE.de (in German). 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ ""Ich schaue nicht, ob er eine Falte mehr hat"". stern.de (in German). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ "Nathalie Volk". gala.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ Mediengruppe, FUNKE (2016-04-06). "Nathalie Volk warnt junge Frauen vor GNTM". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ "Nathalie und Frank im Rampenlicht". vox.de (in German). 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ^ "Model Nathalie Volk über ihre Zukunft: "Kinder sind nicht ausgeschlossen"". TAG24 (in German). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. ^ "Die Fernbeziehung von Nathalie Volk und Frank Otto". Blick. November 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Das liebt Frank Otto an Freundin Nathalie Volk besonders". vip.de (in German). 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  11. ^ "The Story of my Life: The interview with Nathalie Volk & Frank Otto". vox.de (in German). 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  12. ^ Redaktion, MOPO (2022-05-22). "Nathalie Volk gibt seltenen Einblick in ihr Liebesglück". MOPO (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  13. ^ "Überraschung! Sie haben sich verlobt". gala.de (in German). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  14. ^ "Ohne Frank Otto umgezogen: Nathalie Volks neues Leben in den USA". stern.de (in German). 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  15. ^ Tamara, Tari (2024-04-18). "Ex-GNTM-Model Nathalie Volk zeigt sich total verändert". STYLEBOOK (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  16. ^ "Nathalie Volk: Darum heißt sie jetzt Miranda DiGrande". www.jolie.de (in German). 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  17. ^ "Warum sie zu Miranda DiGrande wurde". gala.de (in German). 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  18. ^ "Neue Charity-Pläne! Nun will Nathalie Volk die Umwelt retten". www.promiflash.de (in German). 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  19. ^ "Home - DiGrande Foundation". www.digrandefoundation.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  20. ^ AZ (2023-09-26). "Ex-GNTM-Model Nathalie Volk: Überraschende Unterstützung durch Bruder von Oliver Kahn". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  21. ^ "Das schreibt Nathalie Volk in ihrer Biografie über ihre Männer". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  22. ^ "Miranda DiGrande - Buch bestellen". In meinen eigenen Worten (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  23. ^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Nathalie Volk schreibt über Männer und Klum". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  24. ^ "Zurück in die Zukunft: Nathalie Volk lebt in Australien wie in den 80er Jahren". Yahoo News (in German). 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-04-18.