The 12 most successful Albanian women, who were born to conquer the tops in their fields

International Women's Day is celebrated almost all over the world where women protest and some even celebrate their social, political, cultural, economic achievements and acknowledge their important contributions to society.
Adopted by the United Nations in 1977, every year March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day. This day has taken on a global dimension in both developed and developing countries.
Courageous women who have broken barriers, followed their dreams and stopped at nothing are today those who honor their families and their country and are recognized worldwide for their achievements.
But, for this special day, today we will mention just a few of the Albanian women who have proven to be unstoppable and who are known as the best ambassadors of Kosovo.
This list of them below shows that they are destined to reach the top in their field, writes Telegraph.
Atifete Jahjaga
Atifete Jahjaga had told the young women to believe in themselves, in the values they have and to have courage. Her career achievements are a testament to that advice. After rising to the position of Major General in the Kosovo Police, she was declared president of the Republic of Kosovo in 2011, at the age of 35. She had become the youngest woman to be elected head of state, as well as the first female president in the Balkan region.

Dua Lipa
She was only 19 years old when Dua Lipa had published her first song, "New Love" (2015), which had brought her the love of many young people around the world. Since then she has not stopped bringing hits, while her work and dedication have made her the winner of many awards, including "Grammy", "Brit Award", "NME Award", "Glamour Award", etc.
Rita Ora
Rita broke into the music scene after the release of the song "Hot Right Now" (2012), but he started playing music at a young age.
Rita Ora had launched her first album on August 27, 2012, while in the following years she managed to become the host of BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, as well as appearing as a coach on 'The Voice UK'. In addition, she has won many awards, including "Best Dance" at the MTV Music Video Award, "Best Pop" at The Global Awards, etc.

It was Istrefi
Since her debut in 2013 with the song "Mani për Money", It was Istrefi managed to win her first prize as "Best New Artist" at the "Music Videofest" festival.
Era had started to have great success even outside of Albania, when in 2016 he released the indisputable hit "Bonbon", with which he managed to break the limits of success, becoming widely heard even outside of Albania. speaker.
In 2017, she brings the first international collaboration with the rapper French Montana, while the peak of her career so far can be considered the performance in the final of the World Football Championship "Russia 2018".

Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha is originally from Dibra, and is known for her desire to preserve Albanian culture. She goes to Macedonia at least once a year to visit her family, and she also proved her love for Albanian culture through a video published on her Instagram, where she showed that she is teaching the Rugova dance to her team.
After the success with the song "No Broken Hearts", she dominated the Billboard Music Awards 2016 with the song "Hey Mamma", in collaboration with David Guetta and Nicki Minaj.

Ava Max
Born on February 16, 1994, Amanda Ava Koci, known professionally as Ava Max, is best known for her hit “Sweet but Psycho”, which has reached the top in 17 countries.
Amanda is another successful Albanian who is being added to the list of successful Albanians around the world, meanwhile she has managed to sign a contract with the big record company, "Atlantic Records".
Otherwise, recently the Albanian singers Rita Ora, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha and Ava Max have agreed to bring together a collaboration.

Majlinda Kelmendi
Also decorated by the former president of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, with the title "Presidential Medal of Merit", Majlinda Kelmendi managed to be declared the best judoka in the world in all categories by the president of the FNXH, at a very young age. Marius Vizer.
Her most historic victory is the one at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, bringing Kosovo its first Olympic gold medal.

Geta Beqa
Gentiana Beqa-Ahmeti is the most successful bodybuilder in Kosovo. She managed to come first in "Bikini Wellness Fitness", a competition held in Barcelona, Spain.
In addition, she has also won the following trophies:
* First place in "European Champion 2017"
* First place in "Wellness Arnold Clasik Europe 2017"
* First place in "Wellness Diamond Cup Milano 2017"
* First place in "World Champion 2017".
* Triumphant in "Overall Wellness Diamond Cup Milano 2017"
* Triumphant in the "Wellness Diamond Cup Milano 2017".

Blerina Kllokoqi-Rugova
Her name is known to everyone, as she has designed the most famous names from the field of art and politics since she started her career 10 years ago.
This year, Blerina Kllokoqi-Rugova, known as a designer even beyond our borders, has also been honored with a presidential medal by Hashim Thaçi.
Otherwise, some of the well-known names she has worn are Rita Ora, Inva Mula, Atifete Jahjaga, etc. It is worth noting that Blerina also received a special dedication from Angelina Jolie.

Inva Mula
Inva Mula was born in Tirana in 1963, and is an internationally renowned Albanian soprano singer. Among the many awards she has won is the award "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government in 2005.

Eliza Dushku
Eliza Patricia Dushku is an American actress of Albanian-Danish origin. She became known with the role of Faith in the series "Buffy", but also from the television series "Angel".
She is also known for her roles in films such as "Wrong Turn", "Silent Bob Strike Back", "The New Guy", "True Lies", etc.

Arta Dobroshi
Arta Dobroshi, born on October 2, 1980, is a well-known Albanian actress. Dobroshi is known for her professionalism, while she is the first Kosovar actress in history to walk the red carpet of "Cannes Film Festival", "Berlin International Film Festival" and "Sundance Film Festival", as well as dominated for "European Film Award", where she was nominated as the best actress. /Telegraph/





















































