She has made it her mission to revisit, in outfits, the colors of her country, competing for the 2022 World Cup. Dizzying neckline, tight leggings, red and white checkerboard print... Croatian supporter Ivana Knöll does not is not shy and steals the show every day from the stars of the round ball who compete on the ground.
Followed by nearly a million people on Instagram, this ex-Miss Croatia shares her looks (always sexier) on social networks, panicking both the web and the stands.
Above all, some wonder how this 26-year-old model goes about defying the very strict
dress code
imposed by Qatar where the competition takes place until December 18.
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"I was angry"
Indeed, the Qataris have been very clear about the desired outfits – including imposed – for women inside the stadiums hosting the matches.
At the end of September, the country had unveiled its dress regulations in a press release, emphasizing the aspect of the fairer sex.
She must wear long pants or skirts, and cover her chest and neck.
The
Daily Mail
also states that the tourist office warns tourists each time they arrive in the country.
Ivana Knoll nevertheless decided to exempt herself from these rules.
Asked outside the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, a few minutes before the Croatia - Canada match which took place on November 27, the influencer said: "I thought that if the World Cup was held in Qatar, there would be no restrictions .
Then I heard about the rules and was shocked.
The dress code that forbids showing the shoulders, the knees, the belly... I said to myself, 'Oh my God, I don't even have the clothes to cover all that'”.
And to add, as reported by the British media: "But I was angry because I am not Muslim, and if we in Europe respect the hijab and the niqab, I think they must also respect our way of life, our religion.
I wear dresses,
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Sometimes adored for her audacity, sometimes criticized for her provocations, Ivana Knoll seems to challenge the country's conditions a little more each time.
Which does not seem to please some Croats or Qataris.
“We all know, and you yourself, that thanks to the breasts and the buttocks, you are what you are.
When I see you, I'm ashamed to be Croatian”, comments a user under one of his publications, shared on November 25 on Instagram.
The model appears on a Qatari beach, wearing a swimsuit in the colors of Croatia.
"The shame of the country"
Criticisms that do not seem to reach the young woman, who has the support, she says, of the premises.
“They confirmed to me that I could wear whatever I wanted,” the latter told
TMZ Sports
on November 30.
“But I had no idea my video in a bikini walking by the sea would go so viral.
The whole country is talking about it.
Everyone knows me here... But I see that they accept me.
I've never been afraid of being arrested for who I am, and I don't think I can hurt someone who wears a bikini themselves.
But if it warrants an arrest, then arrest me,” she explained.
If some are nevertheless worried about the fate that Qatar could reserve for her, Ivana Knoll reassured everyone, ensuring that she had not yet received any warning from the authorities.
Croatia's next match will be on December 5, against Japan.
There is no doubt that it will once again reserve a special outfit for supporters and footballers alike.
