Miss Russia

Miss Russia
Formation 1992
Type Beauty Pageant
Headquarters Moscow
Location  Russia

Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.

Contents

History

The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000[1] or 2008.

Since 2007, the winner of Miss Russia represents her country in both Miss Universe and Miss World. However, if she's unable to participate, a runner-up is sent instead.

Russia has won three major international titles: Miss World 1992, Miss Universe 2002, who was later dethroned, and Miss World 2008.

Winners

Year Name Region/Territory Hometown International Beauty Pageants
2011 Natalia Gantimurova Moscow Moscow Miss Universe 2011 & Miss World 2011
2010 Irina Antonenko Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Miss Universe 2010 (Top 15)
2009 Sofia Rudieva Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 2009
2008 —
2007 Ksenia Sukhinova Tyumen Tyumen Miss World 2008 (WINNER)
2006 Tatiana Kotova Rostov Rostov-on-Don Miss Universe 2007 & Miss World 2007
2005 Alexandra Ivanovskaya Khabarovsk Khabarovsk —
2004 Diana Zaripova Tatarstan Naberezhnye Chelny Miss Europe 2005
2003 Victoria Lopyreva Rostov Rostov-on-Don —
2002 Svetlana Koroleva Karelia Petrozavodsk Miss Europe 2002 (WINNER)
2001 Oksana Fedorova Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 2002 (WINNER)
2000 —
1999 Anna Kruglova[1] Tatarstan Kazan
1998 Anna Malova Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Miss World 1994 & Miss Universe 1998
1997 Yelena Rogozhina Samara Samara Miss Europe 1999 (WINNER)
1996 Alexandra Petrova Chuvashia Cheboksary Miss Europe 1997 & Miss Universe 1999
1995 Elmira Touyusheva Kaluga Obninsk
1994 —
1993 Anna Baitchik Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 1997

Wins by Regions

Region/Territory Titles Winning Years
Saint Petersburg
3
 1993, 2001, 2009
Rostov
2
 2003, 2006
Tatarstan 2000, 2004
Sverdlovsk
1
 2010
Tyumen 2007
Khabarovsk 2005
Karelia 2002
Yaroslavl 1998
Samara 1997
Chuvashia 1996
Kaluga 1995

Russian representatives to international pageants

Miss Universe

Year Contestant Hometown Placement Special Awards
1994 Inna Zobova Khimki 12th place
1995 Yulia Alekseeva Moscow 12th place
1996 Ilmira Shamsutdinova Saratov Top 6 Best National Costume
1997 Anna Baitchik Saint Petersburg 46th place
1998 Anna Malova Yaroslavl Top 10
1999 Alexandra Petrova Cheboxary
2000 Svetlana Goreva Dmitrov
2001 Oksana Kalandyrets Surgut Top 10
2002 Oksana Fedorova Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 2002[^] Best in Swimsuit
2003 Olesya Bondarenko Khabarovsk
2004 Ksenia Kustova Novosibirsk
2005 Natalia Nikolaeva Rostov-on-Don
2006 Anna Litvinova Novokuznetsk Top 20
2007 Tatiana Kotova Rostov-on-Don
2008 Vera Krasova Moscow 3rd Runner-up
2009 Sofia Rudieva Saint Petersburg
2010 Irina Antonenko Yekaterinburg Top 15
2011 Natalia Gantimurova Moscow
      Winner
      Semifinalist

^ Oksana Fedorova originally won the title of Miss Universe 2002. However she later resigned and first runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the title and became Miss Universe 2002.

Miss World

Year Contestant Hometown Placement Special Awards
1992 Julia Kourotchkina Moscow Miss World 1992 Beauty Queen of Europe
1993 Olga Sysoeva Moscow
1994 Anna Malova Yaroslavl
1995 Elena Bazina Moscow
1996 Victoria Tsapitsina Volgograd
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 Dmitrov
2004 Tatiana Sidorchuk Perm Top 15 Top 10 Miss World Top Model &
Top 10 Miss Sports &
Top 25 Miss Talent
2005 Yulia Ivanova Novosibirsk Top 15 Miss World Beach Beauty
2006 Alexandra Mazur Moscow Top 24 Miss Sports
2007 Tatiana Kotova Rostov-on-Don
2008 Ksenia Sukhinova Tyumen Miss World 2008 Miss World Top Model &
Beauty Queen of Europe &
2nd Runner-up Miss World Beach Beauty
2009 Ksenia Shipilova Kokhma
2010 Irina Sharipova Kazan Top 25 1st Runner-up Miss World Top Model &
Top 40 Miss World Beach Beauty
2011 Natalia Gantimurova Moscow Top 30 Top 20 Miss World Beach Beauty
      Winner
      Semifinalist

References

  1. ^ a b "Pretty maidens in a row vie for Russian beauty title". New Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. January 15, 2000. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9tEVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YxQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2901%2C562936. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 

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