Julia Lemigova
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Yulia Alexandrovna Lemigova 20 June 1972 Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Businesswoman, socialite |
| Title(s) | Miss USSR 1991 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss USSR 1991 (Winner) Miss Universe 1991 (2nd runner-up) |
| Spouse | Martina Navratilova |
Julia Lemigova (Russian: Юлия Александровна Лемигова; born 20 June 1972) is a Russian businesswoman and former model who was Miss USSR 1991.
Career
Julia Lemigova is the daughter of a Red Army colonel.[1]
She represented the Soviet Union at the Miss Universe 1991 pageant, where she placed 2nd runner-up.[2][3][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Lemigova moved to Western Europe after being crowned Miss USSR, eventually basing herself in Paris, where she opened her first well-being center, Joiya spa, in 2003, and launched a skincare and spa line, Russie Blanche, in 2009.[5][6]
Private life
Since 2009, Lemigova has been romantically linked to tennis player Martina Navratilova. In September 2014, Navratilova proposed to Lemigova during the US Open tournament in New York City.[3][6] They married in New York on 15 December 2014.[7]
Lemigova has two daughters from a previous marriage.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Lemigova was actually runner-up at the Miss USSR 1990 pageant, but was later promoted following the disqualification of the winner Maria Kezha.[2]
- ↑ Some media claim that Lemigova was the last Miss USSR before the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is not correct as Ilmira Shamsutdinova was crowned Miss USSR 1991.[4]
References
- ↑ Tom Leonard (12 September 2014). "Meet the future Mrs Navratilova, the beauty queen with a VERY ugly past: Her millionaire boyfriend was shot dead by a prostitute and her baby's tragic death is still unexplained". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 Навратилова создаст семью с участницей конкурса «Мисс Вселенная» от СССР. sport.rbc.ru (in Russian). 7 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 Meet the future Mrs Navratilova, the beauty queen with a very ugly past.. dailymail.co.uk, 12 September 2014
- ↑ MISS USSR at pageantopolis.com, accessed 26 September 2014
- ↑ "Founder". Russieblanche.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- 1 2 David Leigh; David Pilditch (25 August 2009). "Tennis legend Martina and the Russian beauty". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ↑ "Martina Navratilova Marries Julia Lemigova In New York". huffingtonpost.com. 16 December 2014.