Lotta Hintsa
Lotta Hintsa | |
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Hintsa interviewed in 2019 | |
| Born | Lotta Henriikka Hintsa 14 December 1988 |
| Other names | Lotta Näkyvä |
| Occupation(s) | Model, mountain climber |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Finland 2013 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Finland 2013 (Winner) Miss Universe 2013 (Unplaced) |
Lotta Henriikka Hintsa[1] (formerly known as Lotta Näkyvä from 2016 to 2019, born 14 December 1988)[2] is a Finnish model, mountaineer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013.[3][4][5]
Early life
Hintsa was born in Nurmo.[2] As a child, she lived in Ethiopia during two separate periods in 1992–1993 in the village of Shebe, 500 km (310 mi) from the capital Addis Ababa. The villagers brought the family a leopard cub, which the children were allowed to pet, until the animal scratched one of the children quite badly. From Ethiopia the family moved to Seinäjoki, Finland, until in 1997 they returned to Ethiopia for another two years, living this time in Addis Ababa.[6][7]
Hintsa has studied business administration at Jyväskylä University, and has worked as a volunteer in Uganda.[6][7]
Hintsa worked at Bianco Footwear (Store Manager) in Finland. Her father, Aki Hintsa, was a doctor in McLaren F1 team. In April 2013, she revealed that she had been on good relations with Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton around six years ago, but denied that the two had ever dated.[8]
Career
Hintsa was crowned Miss Finland 2013 during the annual event held at the Långvik Congress Wellness Hotel in Kirkkonummi on 5 May. Standing 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall, Hintsa represented Finland during the 2013 Miss Universe pageant on 9 November. The runners-up competed at the Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013.
In autumn 2018, Näkyvä competed in Tanssii tähtien kanssa, the Finnish version of the British TV dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.[9] In 2023, Hintsa competed on Amazing Race Suomi with her sister Noora but the two left in the third episode after experiencing medical problems.[10]
Personal life
Hintsa married ice hockey player Kristian Näkyvä in 2016, taking his last name; the couple announced their divorce in 2019.[11] Hintsa was in a relationship with Canadian mountain climber Don Bowie from 2021 to 2023.[12][13] In May 2024, Hintsa was one of the two women (the other being American doctor April Leonardo) who accused the mountaineer Nirmal Purja of sexual harassment and assault.[14] Allegedly Purja sexually assaulted Hintsa in a hotel suite in Kathmandu, Nepal, in March 2023. The incident was exposed through The New York Times article detailing the allegations.[15]
References
- ^ Louko, Eeva (22 April 2014). "En halua käännyttää ketään" [I don't want to convert anyone]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ a b Juutilainen, Anneli (12 March 2024). "Lotta Hintsa kaipasi pysyvyyttä vuorikiipeilijän juurettomaan elämään – Sitten hän toteutti seikkailijaluonteisen mumminsa toiveen" [Lotta Hintsa longed for stability in the rootless life of a mountaineer – Then she fulfilled the wish of her adventurous grandmother]. Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Uusi Miss Suomi on jyväskyläläinen Lotta Hintsa". Kaleva (in Finnish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Lotta Hintsa: 10 Things to Know About the New Miss Finland". Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Harper, Terhi (21 March 2020). "Anna-lehti: Kun Lotta Hintsa laskeutuu vuorelta, hän soittaa ensimmäiseksi äidilleen – "Luovuttamisen suurin muoto on se, että ei tule reissuilta takaisin tai loukkaantuu pahasti"". Seura (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b Saikkonen, Merituuli (5 July 2014). "Missin isä on formulalääkäri" ['The father of a beauty queen is a medical doctor for Formula One']. Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite (in Finnish). Sanoma. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b Pystynen, Venla (June 2023). "Rinnallasi olin pettymys" ['Next to you I was a disappointment']. Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma. pp. 16–18. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Palokangas, Piritta (18 April 2013). "Miss Suomi -finalisti Lotta Hintsa myöntää sutinan formulakuski Lewis Hamiltonin kanssa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Lotta Näkyvä jännittää suoraa tanssilähetystä: "Olisi ihan hirveää, jos kukaan ei tykkäisi meistä"" (in Finnish). MTV. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Yllätyskäänne! Yksi Amazing Race -pareista jättää kisan kesken". iltalehti (in Finnish).
- ^ "Lotta ja Kristian Näkyvä: Avioero!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Hopi, Anna; Simoinen, Karoliina (15 December 2021). "Lotta Hintsa, 33, ja kiipeilyvalmentaja Don Bowie, 52, rakastuivat tulisesti: "Yhdessä ollaan"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Äijälä, Satu (4 December 2023). "Kirja: Lotta Hintsa paljastaa, miksi hän erosi 53-vuotiaasta Donista – tämä oli viimeinen niitti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Lotta Hintsa Opens up About Sexual Harassment in Mountain Climbing".
- ^ Anna Callaghan and Jenny Vrentas (31 May 2024). "For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.