Miss Austria 2017 is scheduled to be held on 8th July 2017 and Klatja Purtscheler is competing as one of the finalists for the title this year.
She has been brought up in a large family; her parents fulfilled their dream of setting up the agriculture business and thus fulfilled their dream which gave strength to pursue her dream.
Katja is very close to her siblings and also has a big place in her heart for them. She has five sisters and one brother. As the second daughter, Purtscheller quickly learned to take responsibility and make important decisions.
She completed her graduation in food technology and Nursing which deepened her knowledge about health, nutrition and the environment. But these topics were not always important to her as later she developed interest in sports.
During her graduation, she was the organizer of various fashion shows of her college and that’s how she developed her craving for fashion and glamour world.
She always wanted to show the world that beauty is not always associated with the given beauty ideals of the media.Due to her extraordinary hair and elegant looks, Katja was able to gain a lot of shooting experience and got different roles.
As Miss Austria, Purtscheller wants to combine her love for children and social needs for people with special needs. She also wants to spread knowledge of nutrition, food habitsthrough her modeling career.