She started her public career in 2001 by going to
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway's
wedding, which she was invited to because of her relation to the queen. In the wedding, she met
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and they began dating in 2002. They became a high-profile couple, but the relationship ended after a year and a half. In 2004 she received a lot of attention for her dress at the baptism of
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. In the following years she has had numerous appearances in Norwegian media. Her first occupation was as a columnist for Norway’s biggest newspaper, VG. (2004), then she moved on to the Norwegian edition of the magazine Cosmopolitan as a Fashion & Entertainment Editor (2004/2005). In February 2005 she got a job as a jury member in the TV show
Shopaholic at
TV 3. Later that year she became the TV host of the shows
Kjendisjakten (2005) and then
Frokostquiz (2006) on TV 2, Norway's biggest commercial channel. In February 2007 she started as
Political Editor on one of TV 2's most popular shows,
Rikets Røst (translated as "The Nations Voice") hosted by comedian
Otto Jespersen where she
punked and provoked political interview subjects with dupe questions and her fake ignorance. She also covered the presidential election for the show from Norway in November 2008. September 2007 she participated in Norway's Dancing with the Stars (Skal vi danse ) on TV2. November 2007 she published her first book;
Pias bekjennelser, shopping, sjekking, skikk og bruk. Spring 2009 it was announced that Pia and her mother, Jasmin Haraldsen, would search for love in their own dating reality show "Pia og Jasmin" on Norwegian TV3. The show was shot in South of France summer of 2009 and broadcast on TV the following fall. Pia chose partner Vemund Aarstrand in the show finale, while mother Jasmin found love in contestant Jan Horn, whom she married February 2010. Pia and Vemund broke up spring 2010, as documented in the Norwegian press. In 2010, Pia designed her first womenswear collection for Norwegian fashion house Agape. The collection was named Pia Haraldsen for Agape and launched at Oslo Fashion Week in August 2010. In 2011, Pia made her TV comeback as host of a Travel Show on TV8, called "LuksusFri". The same year Pia also hosted a fashion makeover show and was named the face of Passion Watches. == Interview with James Oddo ==