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Full name: Panayiota Kourakou
Nickname: Yiota
Age: 20
Hometown: Athens
Country: Greece

Why did you enter Miss Maxim?

To enjoy the fun in Thailand and be able to compete for the international title.

What are the girls from your country like?

Very pretty, classy and stylish.

How would you show us a good time if we came to visit? Where would you take us?

First to see Acropolis for educational reasons and then to some of our beautiful islands, like Mykonos and Santorini to have fun.

What did you do before modelling?

I was working as a professional Latin dancer and –at the same time- I was studying computing and phonetics in a music academy.

Describe your ideal night out.

With my boyfriend in a romantic landscape.

Tell us about your naughtiest night out.

Drinking and dancing to the point of passing out.

What’s your favourite drink?

Ursus vodka.

Describe your dream first date.

In a nice, sweet place where I feel comfortable and we can get to know each other.

What do you look for in a man?

Three basic characteristics: To be honest, to care for me and to be as tough as any real man should be.

What should a man do to impress you?

Something to surprise me.

Tell us an embarrassing story about yourself.

I had a spectacular nip slip. I was dancing my ass off, so I didn’t notice the fact that my shirt had slipped down. Oh, did I mention that I wasn’t wearing a bra that night?

Since being crowned your country’s Miss Maxim, have you had men throwing themselves at your feet?

Yes they have, but I’m used to it anyway.

How did you react when you found out you’d won?

At first I screamed to the top of my voice and then I called my best friend to share the scream.

Tell us a joke.

An American teacher meets his students for the first time. He asks a girl in the front desk to tell him her name. “I’m Christina” she replies. “Oh, lovely, like Christina Aguilera”. He goes on in the second row and asks a boy the same thing. “I’m Gary”. “Oh, lovely, like Gary Neville, the famous full back of ManU”. He then goes on in the third row and asks another girl. “I’m Angelina”. “Oh, lovely, like Angelina Jolie”. Then the teacher stands in front of George. “And you? What’s your name little fellow?”. “I’m George, sir”. “Oh, what a crappy name, like George Bush Jr.”.
George feels really embarrassed and insulted by his teacher’s comment. After a while, he raises his hand and asks politely: “And what’s your name, sir?”. “Glad you asked, my name is Al”. “Oh”, George laughs, “like Al-Qaeda will be ‘banging’ your mother, until she learns how many AK-47s are there in Afghanistan”.

If you were a superhero, what would you superpower be?

I would like to be able to fly.

What’s your sexiest feature?

My eyes and my lips.

What would you like to teach the world?

Solidarity and tell everyone that war is never the solution.

Describe yourself in three words.

Stubborn, energetic and a spoiled darling!

What are your hobbies?

Dancing, singing and athletics.