Martyna Wojciechowska
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Martyna Wojciechowska in 2007
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September 28, 1974 Warsaw  Poland
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| Occupation | TV host and author |
| Known for | Adventure, mountaineering |
Marta Eliza Wojciechowska (born 28 September 1974 in Warsaw) is a Polish TV presenter, traveller, journalist and writer. In 2010 she completed Seven Summits. The hostess of ‘Woman at the Edge of the World’ TV series. National Geographic Poland Editor and Chief.
At the age of 19 she began her career as a model in one of the top private TV broadcaster in Poland - TVN. She was a hostess of variety of programs such as Big Brother, Mission Martyna, Kids with Class, in TVN Turbo she was one of the authors and hostess of the “auto-moto” orientated Automaniak . Since September 2009 she has been the hostess of the weekly series ‘Woman at the edge of the world’. As a journalist she worked with magazines like The world of motorbikes (Swiat motocykli), Auto moto, Playboy or Voyage . In February 2007 she became the editor and chief of National Geographic Poland and National Geographic Traveler. She is also a head editor of Polish-English monthly travel magazine Kaleidscope
The series started off in 2008 and it’s now at its’ 8 season. It is aired every Sunday at TVN. Each episode focuses on Martyna traveling to a different country where she meets a new woman. Along with introducing the story of the main character, the audience gets the big picture of the hosting country and women’s status in there. The series covers feminine points of view but occasionally episodes will feature male characters. Every episode brings out social issues from within the hosting country, among them: sexism, violence, poverty, animal cruelty, human trafficking, work ethics, and human rights. Among many characters, it has featured: The smallest woman in the world Jyoti Amage, Colombian female wrestler, The student of Shaolin School, Geisha from Kyoto, Long Necks Tribe from Myanmar,The female sapper, Hippopotamus Mum, The female pilot from Tanzania or Fa’afafine of Samoa.
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