Ambassadors
Ana Maria Brânză – Olympic fencing champion
She was Olympic vice-champion at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Olympic team champion at the 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro, twice team world champion (2010, 2011) and seven times European champion (2013 individual and 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2015 team). Throughout her career she won 14 World Cup tournaments and was named the best épée fencer in the world in the 2007–2008, 2008–2009, and 2012–13 seasons, matching the record held by Frenchwoman Laura Flessel-Colovic.
Ana Bogdan – Professional tennis player
A professional tennis player, currently ranked 60th/WTA.
In 2016, at the Brasil Tennis Cup 2016, she achieved one of the biggest victories of her career, defeating former world number one Jelena Janković. At the US Open, she reached the main draw after winning three qualifying matches, in the last two of which she managed to come back in the deciding set.
In 2017 she qualified for the first time in the singles main draw of the Australian Open, and in 2018 she advanced in the WTA ranking to 65th place after reaching the semifinals in Monterrey (Mexico) and Bogota (Colombia) consecutively.
Alexandra Cadanţu – Professional tennis player
A professional tennis player from Romania with 9 singles titles and 10 doubles titles in her career. She has been coached by Emil Negoiță since March 2015. She holds position 172 in the WTA singles ranking and 119 in doubles (June 2017).
In October 2013 she managed to reach the semifinal of the women's WTA tournament in Poitiers, France.
In 2014 she won, alongside Elena Bogdan, the doubles event of the WTA BRD Bucharest Open tournament.
In 2015 she played three ITF singles finals – in Chiasso, Bucha and Galați, winning the last one. She also won 2 doubles titles: in Equeurdreville alongside Lesley Kerkhove and Joue-Les-Tour alongside Cristina Dinu.
In 2016 she reached the doubles final at BRD Bucharest Open alongside Katarzyna Piter, and in 2017 the WTA Bol Croatia final.
Dana Nălbaru – Singer & Songwriter
Dana Nălbaru is a well-known singer and songwriter, who in the years 2000–2003 enjoyed great public appreciation as the soloist of the band HI-Q. In 2000, Dana made her debut as a TV presenter on the show Trupă de pe 2, broadcast by TVR 2. Shortly afterwards, she launched on Antena 1 the show 'Totul va fi bine' alongside her bandmates. In 2003 she launched her solo career, while still hosting other television shows.
In 2015, the artist released her first album of songs for children, „Bucurii pentru Copii”. And in the years 2016–2017, she launched three apps with music and stories for children: „Somn lin”, „Bucurii pentru copii – povesti”, „Bucurii pentru copii – Iarna”, and the great success with the audience of parents and children brought her, at the beginning of 2019, the trophy for Leader of the Year 2018 in children's music, at the Itsy Bitsy Gala.
In 2018 Dana Nalbaru decided to return before the public and directly, not only through her music, and she started the „Redescopera iubirea” (Rediscover Love) campaign. The campaign includes meetings with the public, where Dana shares with those present experiences from her life, as well as new songs, composed and performed by her, for adults of any age. She has already produced 4 of these songs in London and is now dedicated to the production of the videos. Over all these years, Dana Nalbaru has supported numerous humanitarian campaigns.
Irina Begu – Professional tennis player
„In life, regardless of the field, you have to set yourself a very high goal. Then, you have to believe in it and pursue it with tenacity”
Irina shone from an early age. She beat almost all her opponents one after another, winning trophies both nationally and internationally. During her junior years she managed to reach as high as 14th place in the world ranking and to emerge as a new star of Romanian women's tennis. And the expectations were not in vain. She gradually climbed in the world and senior rankings. She won 10,000-dollar tournaments, then made the transition to competitions with more points and more money at stake, and the step towards the WTA circuit was made with great success: in 2011, the Women's Tennis Association named Irina-Camelia Begu with the 'Newcomer Of The Year' distinction. She currently holds 41st place in the WTA, being the second Romanian in the world ranking. She has won the WTA tournaments in Tashkent (2012), Seoul (2015), Florianopolis (2016), Bucharest (2017). The best position she reached in singles in the world ranking is 22nd place, achieved in August 2016, and in doubles 22nd place on October 1, 2018.
Monica Roșu – Double Olympic Champion in Artistic Gymnastics
Monica started gymnastics at the age of four and trained in her early years at CSS Bacău. She was selected for the national junior team, leaving her family to train in Onești, the city being at the time the training centre for juniors. The first gymnastics tournament she took part in was the one in Charleroi (Belgium) – one of the most important international tournaments for juniors – at the beginning of 2000. Determined to improve her performances, Monica competed in 2001 in the Netherlands and Slovakia. A very good acrobat, she managed to greatly improve her execution on the vault and floor, being moved to Deva, the national training centre. In 2002 she was part of the Romania team at the European Junior Championships, where she won the bronze medals on vault and floor. The peak moment of her career was the 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens). She was part of the Romania team that managed to defend its Olympic title, by a margin of almost one point over the next-placed team. Monica was the strongest competitor on the vault, managing to win the gold medal in the apparatus finals, by a margin of almost two tenths over the second-placed competitor, having the most difficult vaults in the competition. She also took part in the 2004 European Gymnastics Championships (Amsterdam) where she won the gold medal on the vault.
Randi – Singer, songwriter and producer
Randi is one of the artists shaping the future of Romanian music, both through his own songs and through the songs he composes for other artists. The songs he composed for artists such as Delia, Loredana, Jo, Corina or Pitbull constantly reach the charts both on radio and TV, and online, on YouTube. Through his music he has reached millions of people, both as the soloist of Morandi and through his solo songs.
The artist reached the heights of fame alongside Marius Moga with the band Morandi, being one of the most enduring artists on the Romanian music market.
Randi has won numerous awards during his solo career, such as Viral Music Video by IceeFest & Cat Music („Prietena ta”), Best YouTube @MediaMusic Awards (Ochii ăia verzi) or the Award for excellence in music (Romanian Fashion Awards 2017).
Mihaela Buzărnescu – Professional tennis player
Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional tennis player from Romania.
Mihaela Buzarnescu, 58th in the WTA (22 July 2019), is one of the fastest-rising athletes, managing to win 48 matches on the WTA circuit in 2018 and the best performance of her career, 20th in the world circuit. The athlete was defeated by Simona Halep in the second round at Wimbledon, being the only player to win a set against Simona. Mihaela plays for the Romania national team and is involved in numerous charity actions.
Roxana Ciuhulescu – Journalist & television personality
For six years she was the presenter of the show ProMotor. At the Detroit Auto Show she also made her debut in journalism, sending reports for the ProMotor magazine. Since presenting ProMotor, Roxana has toured almost 20 auto shows from all over the world, two yacht shows, took part three times in the National Rally Championship, alongside George Grigorescu, and twice in the off-road Championship. Besides taking part in rally, motorcycling, athletics and karting competitions, Roxana has a motorcycle licence, pilot and rally co-pilot licences and can boast that she has driven over 1,000 cars, many motorcycles, karts and ATVs. She has a diving certificate and will also have the helicopter pilot one.
„Shaped by the rigours of team sport, I had the chance to weave together my profession with my passion. I take pride in my sporting performances, but also in constant and high-level professional achievements. A career in journalism/media of over 15 years brought me even closer to the passion called motoring and to the dream of flying. So I will not be an ordinary person, because I have the right to be extraordinary.”