What Ex-Miss Croatia has been doing since going viral at 2018 World Cup as she attends England game
Cast your minds back to July 2018, when England's dreams of reaching a World Cup final were dashed, and you may remember a certain Croatian fan who went viral.
We are, of course, talking about Ivana Knoll, the former Miss Croatia who turned thousands of heads with her red-and-white checkered ensembles during the event.
Who is Ivanna Knoll – and what has she been up to since first going viral?
Born in Germany to Croatian parents and later moving to Zagreb as a child, the 33-year-old first found fame while competing in the Miss Croatia pageant in 2016. However, it wasn't until two years later that she received international attention after being spotted in the crowd at several matches in Russia.
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Knoll once again made headlines for attending the subsequent World Cup in Qatar, speaking about the Gulf nation's modest dress code and the impact it had on the usually skimpy clothes she wears while supporting her national team.
"I heard about the rules and I was shocked," she said of the clothing guidelines issued in the Muslim-majority country.
"In the dress code you're forbidden from showing your shoulders, knees, belly and neck. I was like 'omg I don’t even have clothes covering that all'."
However, Knoll did find a way to bypass the nation's dress code, even causing controversy after sharing images of herself walking along Doha's waterside promenade while wearing nothing but a swimsuit.
Since the 2022 event, Knoll has remained a prominent football superfan, appearing at several Champions League matches and even joking that she's had players sliding into her DMs.
She has also worked on building on the platform she's been given by the World Cup fame, now working as a DJ.
Her foray into the music world has certainly been fruitful, with the content creator landing a spot DJing at several spots across the US and Canada for the World Cup, even headlining the FIFA fan festival in Los Angeles earlier this week.
Knoll's even hosting an England v Croatia afterparty in Dallas tonight, just in case any of you happen to be in town for the event.
She's also previewed the upcoming match, telling BBC Radio Sheffield that England is underestimating the Croatian side.
"I think first of all, we will beat you guys," she said. "People are underestimating us as we're a small nation. Croatia's never in the predictions, and we're killing the last few World Cups."
We'll check back in on that prediction later tonight.
Meanwhile, Knoll is also a keen fan of Formula 1, being photographed at numerous Grand Prix events over the past couple of years.
In fact, she even went viral once again during an appearance at the Miami Grand Prix, after appearing to photobomb Simon Lazenby, Naomi Schiff and Jenson Button's Sky Sports coverage.
Clad in short shorts and a crop top, Knoll strutted past the presenters while the cameraman appeared to focus on her for a brief couple of seconds, while an F1 team member was caught gazing at the model.
Brenna Cooper