Inga Skaya
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| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Inga Berdichevsky January 7, 1986 Moscow, Russia |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Universe Canada 2007 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Universe Canada 2007 (winner) Miss Universe 2007 |
Inga Skaya (born Ingeborg Berdichevsky on January 7, 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a Canadian model of Russian Jewish descent who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2007[1] on March 4, 2007. She was raised in Toronto, Canada for most of her life.
Inga attended William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in Toronto, as did the previous Miss Universe Canada, Alice Panikian.
Before competing in Miss Universe Canada 2007, Inga participated in Miss Matryoshka 2006, a beauty pageant for women of Eastern European decent, part of Russian festival Matryoshka organized annually at the end of August in Toronto at park Canada's Wonderland, where she placed 3rd after Niki Yampolsky and Julia Safronova.
Inga represented her country in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, but didn't make into the top 15. During the national costume portion of the contest, some controversy was caused by her appearing in an altered Toronto Maple Leafs jersey.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Pedwell, Terry (May 24, 2007). "Canadians warm to Senators". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/217429. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Web Profile for Miss Matryoshka beauty pageant at Festival Matryoshka 2006
- Video interview
| Preceded by Alice Panikian |
Miss Universe Canada 2007 |
Succeeded by Samantha Tajik |
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