Niki Lauda, you must be familiar with the name, he was a popular Formula 1 legendary car racer. He took his last breathe on 20 May 2019 at the age of 70 in Zurich, Switzerland after suffering long term health issues. In his lifetime, he had married twice and one relationship. However, in this post, we will be discussing his second wife, Birgit Wetzinger.
Birgit came to the eye of media when she married the former racer Niki. During her initial days, she had worked as a flight attendant and later stopped her career after marriage. Further, she also made headlines when she decided to give her kidney to her husband after a successful match. Let us scroll below to discover more of her details.
Birgit Wetzinger: Bio, Family, Career
Birgit Wetzinger was born on 4 March 1979, in Vienna, Austria. Other than this, she has not revealed information on her parents or siblings. She has been living a low key life, so there is not much information on her growing up years.
Before her marriage, she had worked as a flight attended in an Airline Company ‘Lauda Airlines’. Additionally, she holds a degree in Hospitality and Management. Other than this there is no detail on her personal life or early life.
Birgit Wetzinger: Personal Life & Husband
As stated earlier, she came to prominence after being in the relationship with Niki Lauda. The legendary racer Niki was previously married twice and divorced once. His first marriage was with wife Marlene Knaus in the year 1976. Knaus is a former socialite, model, and fashion icon with whom he had two children together: Mathias and Lukas. The couple stayed together for 15 years and separated in 1991.
In 2008, Niki and Birgit tied a knot and was 30 years of gap between them. After a year of their marriage, the duo together had twins: a son Max and a daughter Mia. Further, she had saved her husband by donating a kidney at the age of 26. The incident happened when they had been dating for the past eight months while she made the decision. However, the former Formula1 racer lost his life in his sleep on 20 May 2019.
Birgit Wetzinger: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
Her net worth has an estimation of above $800 thousand from her career. She must be sharing a significant amount from her husband’s fortune. On the other hand, her late husband had a net worth estimated at around $445 million at the time of his demise.
She is one of the celebrity wives who do not like to use any accounts on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. It seems that she does not prefer to spend her precious time on these social media platforms.
Birgit Wetzinger: Body Measurements
The former air hostess has a slim and healthy body that stands to a height of 5 feet 6 inches or 1.68 meters. Her body weighs 60 kg with unidentified body measurements. She has dark brown eyes color with brown hair color.
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