Miss Russia

Miss Russia (Russian: Мисс Россия, romanized: Miss Rossiya) is a national beauty pageant in Russia. It selects the Russian representatives to compete in two of the major beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss Universe.

Miss Russia Organization
Мисс Россия
Formation1989 (1989)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
  • Russia
Membership
Official language
Russian
President
Larisa Tikhonova
WebsiteMiss Russia Official site (in Russian)

History
The Miss Russia crown

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 World and Miss Universe. However, if she is unable to participate, a runner-up is sent instead.

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

It is estimated that every Miss Russia auditions, over 80,000-100,000 applicants are being processed annually.

International Winners
Russian representatives under Miss Russia Organization who won International titles.

Titleholders
YearMiss RussiaRussian nameRepresentedNotes
1993 Anna Baitchik Анна Витальевна Байчик Saint Petersburg
1995 Elmira Touyusheva Эльми́ра Альбе́ртовна Тую́шева Kaluga Oblast
1996 Alexandra Petrova† Александра Валерьевна Петрова† Cheboksary
1997 Yelena Rogozhina Елена Рогожина Samara Oblast Miss Europe 1999
1998 Anna Malova Анна Малова Yaroslavl Oblast
1999 Anna Kruglova[1] Анна Круглова Tatarstan
2001 Oxana Fedorova Оксана Геннадьевна Фёдорова Saint Petersburg Miss Universe 2002
2002 Svetlana Koroleva Светлана Юрьевна Королёва Karelia Miss Europe 2002
2003 Victoria Lopyreva Виктория Петровна Лопырёва Rostov Oblast
2004 Diana Zaripova Диана Зарипова Tatarstan
2005 Alexandra Ivanovskaya Александра Ивановская Khabarovsk Krai
2006 Tatiana Kotova Татьяна Николаевна Котова Rostov Oblast
2007 Ksenia Sukhinova Ксе́ния Влади́мировна Сухи́нова Tyumen Oblast Miss World 2008
2009 Sofia Rudieva София Андреевна Рудьева Saint Petersburg
2010 Irina Antonenko Ири́на И́горевна Анто́ненко Sverdlovsk Oblast
2011 Natalia Gantimurova Наталья Серге́евна Гантимурова Moscow Oblast
2012 Elizaveta Golovanova Елизаве́та И́горевна Голова́нова Smolensk Oblast
2013 Elmira Abdrazakova Эльмира Рафаи́ловна Абдразакова Mezhdurechensk
2014 Yulia Alipova Юлия Сергеевна Алипова Balakovo
2015 Sofia Nikitchuk София Викторовна Никитчук Yekaterinburg
2016 Yana Dobrovolskaya Яна Денисовна Добровольская Tyumen Oblast
2017 Polina Popova Полина Алексеевна Попова Sverdlovsk Oblast
2018 Yulia Polyachikhina Юлия Сергеевна Полячихина Chuvashia
2019 Alina Sanko Алина Станиславовна Санько Azov
2022 Anna Linnikova[2] Анна Владиславовна Линникова Orenburg

Wins by regions
Federal subjectTitleYear
 Rostov Oblast 3
  • 2003
  • 2006
  • 2019
 Sverdlovsk Oblast
  • 2010
  • 2015
  • 2017
 Saint Petersburg
  • 1993
  • 2001
  • 2009
 Chuvashia 2
  • 1996
  • 2018
 Tyumen Oblast
  • 2007
  • 2016
 Tatarstan
  • 2000
  • 2004
 Orenburg Oblast 1
  • 2022
 Saratov Oblast
  • 2014
 Kemerovo Oblast
  • 2013
 Smolensk Oblast
  • 2012
 Moscow Oblast
  • 2011
 Khabarovsk Krai
  • 2005
 Karelia
  • 2002
 Yaroslavl Oblast
  • 1998
 Samara Oblast
  • 1997
 Kaluga Oblast
  • 1995

Titleholders under Miss Russia org.

The following women have represented Russia under Miss Russia Organization in the following international beauty pageants: Miss Universe and Miss World. Traditionally, winning Miss Russia gives titleholders the right to represent Russia at both Miss Universe, and continuing the winner could be competing at Miss Universe and Miss World. However, in 2015, the winner of Miss Russia has been sent to Miss World, while the first runner-up has been sent to Miss Universe due to the dates of the two pageants often conflicting with each other.

Miss Universe Russia
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Miss Universe began in 1952, and Russia debuted in the competition in 1994. Since their debut, they have placed eight times, securing one winner, one runner-up, and six semi-finalists. In fact from the past the main of Miss Russia has a right to represent her country at Miss Universe. Between 2004 and 2006 a Miss Universe Russia contest selected the winner to Miss Universe.[3] On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year Federal Subject Miss Russia Russian Name Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards
2023 TBA TBA TBA TBA
2022 Orenburg Anna Linnikova Анна Линникова Unplaced
2021 Kazan Ralina Arabova Ралина Арабова Unplaced
2020 Rostov Oblast Alina Sanko Алина Станиславовна Санько Unplaced
2019 Did not compete
2018 Chuvashia Yulia Polyachikhina Юлия Сергеевна Полячихина Unplaced
2017 Moscow Kseniya Alexandrova Ксения Александрова Unplaced
2016 Orenburg Yuliana Korolkova Юлиана Королькова Unplaced
2015 Chita Oblast Vladislava Evtushenko Владислава Евтушенко Unplaced
2014 Saratov Oblast Yulia Alipova Юлия Сергеевна Алипова Unplaced
2013 Kemerovo Oblast Elmira Abdrazakova Эльмира Рафаи́ловна Абдразакова Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
2012 Smolensk Oblast Elizaveta Golovanova Елизаве́та И́горевна Голова́нова Top 10
2011 Moscow Oblast Natalia Gantimurova Наталья Серге́евна Гантимурова Unplaced
2010 Sverdlovsk Oblast Irina Antonenko Ири́на И́горевна Анто́ненко Top 15
2009 Saint Petersburg Sofia Rudieva София Андреевна Рудьева Unplaced
2008 Moscow Vera Krasova Вера Красова 3rd Runner-up
2007 Rostov Oblast Tatiana Kotova Татьяна Николаевна Котова Unplaced
Miss Universe Russia (by Online Voting)
2006 Kemerovo Oblast Anna Litvinova† Анна Литвинова† Top 20
  • Best National Costume (Top 20)
2005 Rostov Oblast Nataliya Nikolayeva Наталья Николаева Unplaced
2004 Novosibirsk Oblast Kseniya Kustova Ксения Кустова Unplaced
Miss Russia
2003 Khabarovsk Olesya Bondarenko Олеся Бондаренко Unplaced
2002 Saint Petersburg Oxana Fedorova Оксана Геннадьевна Фёдорова Miss Universe 2002
  • Best Swimsuit
2001 Khanty-Mansi Oksana Kalandyrets Оксана Каландирец Top 10
2000 Moscow Svetlana Goreva Светлана Горева Unplaced
1999 Chuvashia Alexandra Petrova† Александра Валерьевна Петрова† Unplaced
1998 Yaroslavl Oblast Anna Malova Анна Малова Top 10
1997 Saint Petersburg Anna Baitchik Анна Витальевна Байчик Unplaced
1996 Saratov Oblast Ilmira Shamsutdinova Ильмира Шамсутдинова Top 6
  • Best National Costume
1995 Moscow Yuliya Alekseyeva Юлия Алексеева Unplaced
1994 Moscow Inna Zobova Инна Зобова Unplaced

Miss World Russia
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Miss World began in 1951, and Russia debuted in the competition in 1992. Since their debut, they have placed ten times, securing two winners, one runner-up, and seven semi-finalists. The Miss Russia franchised Miss World since 2007. Since that year winner and runner-up at Miss Russia have a right to compete at Miss World. — Here Russian representatives at Miss World since Miss Russia franchised the license of Miss World.
Year Federal Subject Miss World Russia Russian Name Placement at Miss World Special Awards
Did not compete since 2020—present
2019 Rostov Oblast Alina Sanko Алина Станиславовна Санько Top 12
2018 Yakutia Natalya Stroeva Наталья Строева Top 30
2017 Sverdlovsk Oblast Polina Popova Полина Алексеевна Попова Top 10
2016 Tyumen Oblast Yana Dobrovolskaya Яна Денисовна Добровольская Unplaced
2015 Sverdlovsk Oblast Sofia Nikitchuk София Викторовна Никитчук 1st Runner-up
2014 Rostov Oblast Anastasiya Kostenko Анастасия Костенко Top 25
2013 Kemerovo Oblast Elmira Abdrazakova Эльмира Рафаи́ловна Абдразакова Unplaced
2012 Smolensk Oblast Elizaveta Golovanova Елизаве́та И́горевна Голова́нова Unplaced
2011 Moscow Oblast Natalia Gantimurova Наталья Серге́евна Гантимурова Top 30
2010 Tatarstan Irina Sharipova Ирина Шарипова Top 25
2009 Ivanovo Oblast Kseniya Shipilova Ксения Шипилова Unplaced
2008 Tyumen Oblast Ksenia Sukhinova Ксе́ния Влади́мировна Сухи́нова Miss World 2008
2007 Rostov Oblast Tatiana Kotova Татьяна Николаевна Котова Unplaced

See also

References
  1. "Pretty maidens in a row vie for Russian beauty title". New Straits Times. Agence France-Presse. January 15, 2000. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. "Анна Линникова из Оренбурга стала мисс Россия — 2022". news.ru (in Russian). 25 July 2022.
  3. "Ksenia Kustova, Miss Russia 2004". beautifulrus.com. 24 December 2022.
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