Croatian model reveals she has received marriage proposals in Qatar

Croatian model Ivana Knoll has received dozens of marriage proposals and sexually explicit messages from some of the stars of the World Cup in Qatar. The 26-year-old, who has gained 200,000 Instagram followers every day, said she was shocked by the way some fans thought she was an “easy woman”.

She said that some of the messages she received through her Instagram account had been invitations to meet from footballers playing in the World Cup.

“I’m having fun with everyone. I think people like me because I’m beautiful. I’m not interested in dating anyone here. My aim is to make people smile, that’s all. The fans I meet everywhere love me. But when I go to matches now, my friends won’t sit with me and will move to other seats because of the cameras,” Knoll said.

She admitted she had been concerned about offending Qatar’s sensibilities with her outfit in the red and white colours of the Croatian team and had feared she would be banned from the stadiums.

Although she sent a farewell kiss to her country’s hopes of winning the World Cup, there is still one match Knoll can attend and cheer on Croatia, which will play the third-place match on Saturday.