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Djamila Rowe after her victory at the RTL jungle camp 2023
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The make-up artist and reality TV candidate Djamila Rowe won the RTL jungle camp 2023.
The 55-year-old received the most viewer votes in the finale of "I'm a star – get me out of here!" on Monday night.
Her two male competitors in the final were left behind: singer Lucas Cordalis came in third place, then reality actor Gigi Birofio also dropped out.
With her victory, Rowe now also gets the prize money of 100,000 euros.
She could hardly believe her luck at first, the tears rolled down.
"That can not be.
They've miscounted,' she said.
'But is that monitored?
Like with a notary?”
In her first speech as jungle queen, she then thanked everyone who had supported her.
“Who recognized my true soul and didn't just pay attention to externals.
Who saw what kind of person I really am.«
Rowe was presented as a candidate just before the start of the show about two weeks ago.
Her name was not on the original list of participants.
To a certain extent, she took the place of actor Martin Semmelrogge ("Das Boot"), who, according to RTL, was not allowed to enter Australia.
In recent years, Rowe has participated in various reality formats.
Among other things, she had fought in an RTL "jungle show" in Hürth to be allowed to move into the regular jungle camp, but only took second place there.
She could also be seen in programs such as "Die Alm" or "Adam sucht Eva".
Around 20 years ago, she gained a certain notoriety for inventing an affair with an ambassador.
As the queen of the jungle, the 55-year-old follows in the footsteps of Costa Cordalis, Brigitte Nielsen and Ingrid van Bergen.
Her immediate predecessor in office was reality TV contestant Filip Pavlovic.
It was the 16th season of the reality show.
After a trip to South Africa in 2022, it was produced again in Australia this year.
Presenter Jan Köppen was new, leading through the show alongside Sonja Zietlow and following Daniel Hartwich.
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