Miss Russia
| Formation | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Location |
Miss Russia Pageant is a Russian beauty pageant for young women. The pageants have been running since the year 1993, however it did not take place in 1994 and 2000.
Since 2007 Miss Russia finalists represent Russia in both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.
Russia has a total of 3 major international pageants winners: Miss World 1992, Miss Universe 2002 and Miss World 2008. Miss Russia 2007 Ksenia Sukhinova was declared Miss World 2008 at the grand finale in Johannesburg on 13th December, 2008.
Krasa Rossii (Beauty of Russia) is the national pageant who sends Russian candidates to the Miss Earth pageant.
Winners
| Year | Name | Russian name | International pageants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Anna Baitchik | Анна Байчик | Miss Universe 1997 |
| 1994 | no pageant | ||
| 1995 | Elmira Touyusheva | Эльмира Туюшева | none |
| 1996 | Alexandra Petrova | Александра Петрова | Miss Europe 1997 (Top-10), Miss Universe 1999 |
| 1997 | Yelena Rogozhina | Елена Рогожина | Miss Europe 1999 (winner) |
| 1998 | Anna Malova | Анна Малова | Miss World 1994, Miss Universe 1998 (Top-10) |
| 1999 | Anna Kruglova | Анна Круглова | none |
| 2000 | no pageant | ||
| 2001 | Oksana Fedorova | Оксана Федорова | Miss Universe 2002 (winner but dethroned) |
| 2002 | Svetlana Koroleva | Светлана Королева | Miss Europe 2002 (winner) |
| 2003 | Victoria Lopyreva | Виктория Лопырева | none |
| 2004 | Diana Zaripova | Диана Зарипова | Miss Europe 2005 |
| 2005 | Alexandra Ivanovskaya | Александра Ивановская | none |
| 2006 | Tatiana Kotova | Татьяна Котова | Miss Universe 2007, Miss World 2007 |
| 2007 | Ksenia Sukhinova | Ксения Сухинова | Miss World 2008 (winner) |
| 2008 | no pageant | ||
| 2009 | Sofia Rudieva | София Рудьева | Miss Universe 2009 |
| 2010 | Irina Antonenko | Ирина Антоненко | Miss Universe 2010, Miss World 2010 |
Representatives to Miss Universe
| Year | Representative | Hometown | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Inna Zobova | Khimki | ||
| 1995 | Yulia Alekseeva | |||
| 1996 | Ilmira Shamsutdinova | Saratov | Top 6 (4th)[1] | Best National Costume |
| 1997 | Anna Baychik | Saint Petersburg | ||
| 1998 | Anna Malova | Yaroslavl | Top 10 | |
| 1999 | Alexandra Petrova | Cheboxary | ||
| 2000 | Svetlana Goreva | Tula | ||
| 2001 | Oksana Kalandyrets | Top 10 | ||
| 2002 | Oksana Fedorova | Saint Petersburg | Miss Universe* | Best in Swimsuit |
| 2003 | Olesya Bondarenko | Khabarovsk | ||
| 2004 | Ksenia Kustova | |||
| 2005 | Natalia Nikolaeva | Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 2006 | Anna Litvinova | Top 20 | ||
| 2007 | Tatiana Kotova | Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 2008 | Vera Krasova | Moscow | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2009 | Sofia Rudieva | Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2010 | Irina Antonenko | Yekaterinburg | TBD |
- Oksana Fedorova originally won the title of Miss Universe 2002, however she was later dethroned and Justine Pasek of Panama who placed first runner-up to Oksana took over the title and became Miss Universe 2002.
Representatives to Miss World
| Year | Representative | Hometown | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Julia Kourotchkina | Moscow | Miss World | Miss World Europe |
| 1993 | Olga Sysoeva | |||
| 1994 | Anna Malova | |||
| 1995 | Elena Bazina | Moscow | ||
| 1996 | Victoria Tsapitsina | |||
| 1997 | Liudmila Popova | Yekaterinburg | ||
| 1998 | Tatiana Mokroushina | Kirov | ||
| 1999 | Elena Efimova | Novokuznetsk | ||
| 2000 | Anna Bodareva | Moscow | ||
| 2001 | Irina Kovalenko | Murmansk | Top 10 | |
| 2002 | Anna Tatarintseva | Nizhny Novgorod | Top 20 | |
| 2003 | Svetlana Goreva | Tula | ||
| 2004 | Tatiana Sidorchuk | Perm | Top 15 | |
| 2005 | Yulia Ivanova | Novosibirsk | Top 15 | Miss World Beach Beauty |
| 2006 | Alexandra Mazur | Moscow | ||
| 2007 | Tatiana Kotova | Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 2008 | Ksenia Sukhinova | Tyumen | Miss World | Miss World Top Model Miss World Europe |
| 2009 | Ksenia Shipilova | Kokhma | ||
| 2010 | Irina Antonenko | Yekaterinburg | TBD |
Representatives to Miss International
| Year | Representative | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ilmira Shamsutdinova | 1st Runner-up | |
| 1994 | Yelena Gorbatcheva | ||
| 1996 | Yulia Ermolenko | ||
| 1997 | Victoriya Maloivan | ||
| 1999 | Maria Tchebotkevitch | Top 15 | |
| 2000 | Svetlana Goreva | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2001 | Tatiana Pavlova | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2002 | Kseniya Efimtseva | ||
| 2003 | Tatiana Chebotarevskaya | Top 12 | |
| 2004 | Nataliya Kolodeznikova | Top 15 | Miss Good Will[2] |
| 2006 | Yelena Vinogradova | ||
| 2007 | Aleksandra Mazur | Top 15 | |
| 2008 | Yekaterina Grushanina | ||
| 2009 | Kseniya Hrabovskaya | ||
| 2010 | TBA | TBA |
Representatives to Miss Earth: Miss Earth Russia / Krasa Rossii (Beauty of Russia)
| Year | Representative | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Victoriya Bonnya | ||
| 2005 | Tatyana Yamova | Top 16 | |
| 2006 | Elena Salnikova | ||
| 2008 | Anna Mesentzeva | Top 16 | |
| 2009 | Ksenia Podsevatkina | ||
| 2010 | TBA | TBA |
Representatives to Miss Tourism Universe
| Year | Representative | Placement | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Oxana Fedorova | bgcolor="#CFF0FF"Miss Tourism Universe 2002[3] | |
| 2009 | Yana Tarabaeva[4] | TOP10 Finalist | Miss Press Universe |
| 2010 | Tamara Zhukova[5] | TBA |
See also
References
External links
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