Nadja Schildknecht was born on August 16, 1973, in Zurich. After completing a commercial apprenticeship in 1991, she worked for several years as an international model. In 1993, she won the model competition "Face of the Year" and subsequently worked for agencies including Elite Models, Metropolitan Models, Wilhelmina Models, and Boss Model Management.
From 2002 to 2005, Schildknecht was a presenter for MTV Switzerland on the show Ahead, which was renamed 6-Pack in 2004. In 2005, she co-founded Spoundation Motion Picture with Karl Spoerri and Antoine Monot, which organizes the Zurich Film Festival. She is the managing director of the company. In 2007, she hosted the Swiss version of America’s Next Top Model on 3+. Currently, she is responsible for finance, marketing, sponsorship, and event organization at the Zurich Film Festival. Nadja Schildknecht is in a relationship with Urs Rohner, and the couple has one son.
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