Verona Pooth
Verona Pooth is a German television personality, beauty pageant winner, and an occasional actress. In 1993, she was Miss Germany and Miss Intercontinental and represented Germany at the Miss Universe 1993 contest.
Childhood and early years
Pooth was born Verona Feldbusch in La Paz, Bolivia. Her father is the German engineer Ernst Feldbusch, her mother was the Bolivian hairdresser Luisa Feldbusch. The marriage of her parents was dissolved in 1978. Pooth grew up with her mother in Hamburg, the hometown of Ernst Feldbusch.Beauty pageants
Pooth took part in several beauty pageants in the 1990s. She won the finals of the following beauty contests: Miss Hamburg, Miss Germany, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss American Dream.Music
In 1990 Pooth was asked to join the music group Chocolate, and performed the single Ritmo de la noche.Film and TV
Pooth hosted the erotic TV show Peep from 1996 to 1999 and her own late night comedy talkshow Veronas Welt from 1998 to 2000. She made her film debut in "Wer liebt, dem wachsen Flügel 1998 and acted in several more movies in the 1990s and 2000s. Moreover, she has dubbed certain cartoon characters since 2005, first time in the movie Chicken Little. In 1998, Pooth appeared in one episode of the US series Conan the Adventurer.Pooth presented the scripted reality TV shows The Swan - endlich schön! and Engel im Einsatz - Mit Verona Pooth. She was part of the jury in the TV show Pool Champions - Promis unter Wasser and offered private insights into her family's life and education in the show "6 Mütter".
Pooth received the German "Bambi" media prize in 2004 and 2006.
Advertising
Pooth served as the spokesperson for several advertisement campaigns on TV, such as for Telegate, Iglo for the Expo 2000 and for KiK.Other businesses
Pooth created her own fashion collections in Hamburg 1990 under the label Immerschön. From 2002 to 2004, she merchandised jewelry and lingerie under the label Veronas Dreams. Since 2007 she owns the cosmetic brand So... perfect.Personal life
In August 1996, Pooth married the German entertainer and musician Dieter Bohlen. The marriage was dissolved in May 1997. In 2004 she married Franjo Pooth, a German entrepreneur. They have two sons, San Diego and Rocco Ernesto.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1999 | Wer liebt, dem wachsen Flügel | Ricarda | Gabriel Barylli |
| 1999 | Heirate mir! | Malgorzata Kawalerowicz | Douglas Wolfsperger |
| 2000 | Yetta Pussel | Allan A. Goldstein | |
| 2001 | Driven | Nina | Renny Harlin |
| 2002 | 666 – Traue keinem, mit dem du schläfst! | as herself | Rainer Matsutani |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Abigail "Abby" Mallard | Mark Dindal |