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Tonka Tomicic is one of the most popular faces on Chilean television. The presenter has enjoyed a long career in Channel 13, her last work being the collaborator in the morning program Welcome , which was issued until 2021. Since then, the former model and beauty queen has experienced a "forced pause" due to the involvement of her husband (now separated) in a scandalous case on an international network of robbery and Sale of jewelry. Keep reading to find out all the details about Tomicic's life.

1. Croatian descent

Tonka was born on May 31, 1976 in Antofagasta, a Chilean city in which his parents, Antonio Tomičić, and Marija Petrić, had settled years before after leaving his native country: Croatia. The childhood of the future Miss It was normal: he studied in a Catholic school and began the audiovisual communication career at the Metropolitan Technological University, but did not graduate because his other passion began to be more relevant.

2. Model as a child

When he was barely 14 years old, a representative of the New Models agency saw her on a beach in Valparaíso while venanicing with her family in 1990. He quickly approached to offer him a contract as a model. A short time later, Tonka filmed his first television announcement with a shoe brand. I work more than dozens.

3. Beauty Queen

Five years later, in 1995, the beautiful young woman of the time 19 years won the Miss Mundo Chile contest, also representing the country in the international contest, held in South Africa. Although he did not appear in the finalist paintings, during the following year he participated in the South American Queen contest, leaving Viceroy. In 1999 he won the international Atlantic Miss that took place in Uruguay.

4. Jump to television

His model facets and beauty queen were his gateway to television. During 2001 she began working as a collaborator in the program The morning of the 13th (Channel 13) and just a year later was chosen as VJ (videojockey) in 10 + orders (Chile) of the MTV Latin America version (in the image). This would be followed by several programs, such as: Whatever happens , Hello, everyone , Crazy things and The big surprise .

5. The end of an era

Since 1990, when he was 14 years old, Tonka had a relationship with a boy named Iives Duvauchelle, which is little known. Even, of adults, they lived together in Argentina, to the country that IVES was transferred by work. According to rumors, in 2004 and after 14 years of courtship, she left the house they shared and ended the relationship. He has never talked about the reasons.

6. A difficult year

That 2004 was difficult for the presenter. Not only ended his only and long relationship so far, but his grandmother died and her sister Mirela suffered a serious accident. Model Inesssa Sorokina, one of her best friends, introduced her to her ex -partner; A self -proclaimed "spiritual leader", to help her overcome this sad stage.

7. A love is born

Said "spiritual leader" was Marco López Spagui, better known as "Parined" and about 17 years older than the exmodel. Among them love was born and began a relationship quickly. This romance was frowned upon by the sensationalist press because they said that he had "removed the boyfriend" to Inesssa, which was false. However, this would not be the only scandal in the relationship.

8. WHO IS PARIVED?

The life of this man has always been quite enigmatic. It is known that his mother had a Hindu articles store in Arica, which brought him closer to texts of the Indian spiritual leader Osho. He chose the name of ParinedD because it means "the sound of beyond." Over time it became a "spiritual guide of politicians and influential people", which had given considerable fortune.

9. Viña del Mar loves Tonka

For 2006, Tonka's popularity was in full swing. She was crowned Queen of the Viña del Mar Festival, one of the most important events in Chile and Latin America. His presence was quite appreciated and for 2007 and 2008 he returned to the show, but both times as a collaborator for the TVN channel, along with Sergio Lagos.

10. Your channel, 13

Since 2010, Tonka's career was established on Channel 13. He collaborated in programs such as the Chilean version of El Hormiguero (originally Spanish program) and the special soccer cup special called Tonka Tanka , as well as the Telerreality program Chile Fear Factor . In 2011 he signed a fixed contract as one of the presenters of the morning Magacin Welcome , next to Martín Cárcamo.

11. MARRIAGE AND RELIGION

After ten years of courtship, Tonka and Parined married by surprise and without announcing it in April 2014, during a ceremony held in Jerusalem Israel. To do this, Tonka renounced Catholicism and became Judaism. He said he did it "for love" and to connect with faith, but clarified that "I don't feel of a religion. I feel connected to God. ”

12. Beyond TV

Along with his work in Welcome , Tonka has also maintained a successful career as a model. It has been the official image of the Paris store chain, the Claro Telecommunications Company and the Garnier Cosmetics Brand in Chile. With Paris, he even launched his own clothing line. In addition, it is a whole influencer of social networks and has more than one million followers on Instagram.

13. The scandal explodes

In August 2021, her husband for seven years was charged with the investigation into an international network of stolen jewelry traffic, which in Chile is known as the "clock case." Although the Prosecutor clarified that she was not being investigated because there was no evidence of her relationship with the case, this made a dent in her career and after the program ended in November Welcome , he has not had a fixed job again.

14. The separation

In February 2023 and after two years of investigations, the Prosecutor's Office formalized the imputation of Parison in the "Watches" for Illicit Association, Customs Reception and Tax Crimes. A few days later, the cheerleader announced that she had finished her marriage. "We had been talking about the option of separating our paths," he said.

15. uncertain future

To date, Tonka continues to expect her future on television. His contract on Channel 13 is about to reach the renewal or cancellation date and at the moment he has only managed to have sporadic appearances, although he has been able to continue participating in the Viña del Mar Festival. According to rumors, to the television network He is worried about the public's perception about the presenter after the scandal. For now, it only remains to wait for the decision of the directive of Channel 13.