Miss Atom

Miss Atom (Cyrillic: Мисс Атом) was a beauty contest open to women in Russia's and former USSR countries nuclear industry and students in nuclear-related subjects between 18 and 35 years old; with about 400 participants in 2009[1] and sponsored by Atomenergoprom.[2]

The competition was run annually from 2004 until 2011. The winners were announced on the eve of International Women's Day, an important Russian holiday.[3] The prizes was goods prizes and not in cash because "cash is such a crude form of reward".[2]

Winners

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Miss Atom 2009 – Heißer als ein Kernreaktor" (in German). Stern (magazine). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Miss Atom 2009: "Ein Fest für die Frauen"" (in German). Spiegel Online. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  3. "Nuclear Beauties Wanted for Russian Competition". ABC News. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  4. "Miss Atom-Wahl – Strahlende Schönheiten" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  5. "Miss Atom Tones It Down (Slightly)". Wired (magazine). 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

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