Matilda Mecini was a sporstsperson from her childhood. She was a very active child and this was proved by the fact that at the age of just 16 she was the team leader of the professional basketball team from Tirania.She was born on November 12, 1988 in Tirana, Albania, a European country. Apart from playing basketball, she studied World Literature at the University of Tirana. At the age of 20, in the year 2008 she won herself the title of Miss Universe Albania.