Martina Gleissenebner-Teskey
Martina Gleissenebner-Teskey, Model, Speaker, Activist. Martina has started modeling during her studies in the early 90ies but left the profession to follow a career as an International Brand Expert, Trainer, Coach and Author. Nearly 30 years later, on her 50th birthday, she decided to reinvent herself by taking part in Germany’s Next Topmodel by Heidi Klum, reaching third place. Her daughter, who also featured in that season, won. Since then, she works as a model, but also uses her publicity to advocate for female empowerment and a sustainable future of the fashion industry. To this purpose she has initiated the #walk4future in 2024, a project that had her walk nearly 1500km from her hometown, close to Vienna (Austria), to Paris Haute Couture Week, showcasing a wide range of change makers in the sustainable fashion industry. Since then, she also returned to the event-stages as a speaker, sharing her empowering experiences and insights.