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Hansi Hinterseer Publishes Memoir as He Reveals Past Modeling Career

At 71, he reframes a journey from Olympic heartbreak to Schlager stardom with a surprise modeling chapter.

Overview

  • Hinterseer released his autobiography, Hansi – Mein Leben zwischen Berg und Bühne, sharing personal highs and lows in an interview with Austria’s APA.
  • In a BILD interview he disclosed that he modeled in the United States before extensive work in Japan, crediting contacts from the International Management Group.
  • He recounted refusing an agent’s demand to cut his hair, then landing shoots that led to 49 trips to Japan and his own skiwear line.
  • BILD reported that he presented the book at the Frankfurt Book Fair, continuing a broader promotion that includes select concert dates in Europe.
  • Promiflash reports his August album Bärig – Mit Herz und Gfühl is charting in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark, and says a portrait film is slated for cinemas with an ORF series reportedly in development.