This is a list of Russia's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two victories:
- One— Miss Universe crown (2002 Dethroned)
- Two— Miss World crowns (1992 • 2008)
On 28 May 2002, Oxana Fedorova was crowned as Miss Universe 2002 and was dethroned on 24 September 2002 (119 days) and first runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama took over the Miss Universe title.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
Russia's Big Four titleholders[]
- Color Key
- Miss Universe winner
- Miss World winner
- Miss International winner
- Miss Earth winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | Albina Koroleva TBA |
| 2020 | Alina Sanko | ↑ No Pageant Held | Yuliana Deryagina | |
| 2019 | × | Alina Sanko Top 12 |
Mari Oreshkina | Anna Baksheeva Top 10 |
| 2018 | Yulia Polyachikhina | Natalya Stroeva Top 30 |
Galina Lukina | Daria Kartyshova |
| 2017 | Ksenia Alexandrova | Polina Popova Top 10 |
Elena Kviatkevich | Lada Akimova 3rd Runner-Up |
| 2016 | Yuliana Korolkova | Yana Dobrovolskaya | Alisa Manenok Top 15 |
Aleksandra Cherepanova Top 8 |
| 2015 | Vladislava Evtushenko | Sofia Nikitchuk 1st Runner-Up |
Valeria Kufterina | Maria Chudakova |
| 2014 | Yulia Alipova | Anastasiya Kostenko Top 25 |
Alina Rekko | Anastasia Trusova 3rd Runner-Up |
| 2013 | Elmira Abdrazakova | Elmira Abdrazakova | Olga Gaidabura Top 15 |
Olesya Boslovyak |
| 2012 | Elizaveta Golovanova Top 10 |
Elizaveta Golovanova | Yekaterina Meglinskaya | Natalia Pereverzeva Top 8 |
| 2011 | Natalia Gantimurova | Natalia Gantimurova Top 30 |
Elena Chepilchenko Top 15 |
Alena Kuznetsova |
| 2010 | Irina Antonenko Top 15 |
Irina Sharipova Top 25 |
Anna Danilova | Victoria Shchukina 1st Runner-Up (Assumed) |
| 2009 | Sofia Rudieva | Kseniya Shipilova | Kseniya Hrabovskaya | Kseniya Podsevatkina |
| 2008 | Vera Krasova 3rd Runner-Up |
Ksenia Sukhinova WINNER |
Yekaterina Grushanina | Anna Mezentseva Top 16 |
| 2007 | Tatiana Kotova | Tatiana Kotova | Alexandra Mazur Top 15 |
× |
| 2006 | Anna Litvinova Top 20 |
Alexandra Mazur | Yelena Vinogradova | Yelena Salnikova |
| 2005 | Nataliya Nikolayeva | Yulia Ivanova Top 15 |
× | Tatyana Yamova Top 16 |
| 2004 | Kseniya Kustova | Tatyana Sidorchuk Top 15 |
Nataliya Kolodeznikova Top 15 |
× |
| 2003 | Olesya Bondarenko | Svetlana Goreva | Tatiana Chebotarevskaya Top 12 |
× |
| 2002 | Oxana Fedorova WINNER (Dethroned) |
Anna Tatarintseva Top 20 |
Kseniya Yefimtseva | × |
| 2001 | Oksana Kalandyrets Top 10 |
Irina Kovalenko Top 10 |
Tatiana Pavlova 2nd Runner-Up |
Victoriya Bonnya |
| 2000 | Svetlana Goreva | Anna Bodareva | Svetlana Goreva 2nd Runner-Up |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines) |
| 1999 | Alexandra Petrova | Elena Yefimova | Maria Tchebotkevitch Top 15 | |
| 1998 | Anna Malova Top 10 |
Tatiana Mokrushina | × | |
| 1997 | Anna Baychik | Liudmila Popova | Victoriya Maloivan | |
| 1996 | Ilmira Shamsutdinova Top 6 |
Victoriya Tsapitsyna | Yulia Ermolenko | |
| 1995 | Yulia Alekseyeva | Yelena Bazina | × | |
| 1994 | Inna Zobova | Anna Malova | Yelena Gorbachova | |
| 1993 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California,United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Russia sent their first delegate in 1994.) |
Olga Sysoyeva | Ilmira Shamsutdinova 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1992 | Julia Kourotchkina WINNER |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Russia sent their first delegate in 1993.) | ||
| ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Russia sent their first delegate in 1992.) | ||||
| Name of Pageant | Placements | Best Result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 8 | Winner  (2002 Dethroned)
|
| Miss World | 13 | Winner (1992 • 2008)
|
| Miss International | 10 | 1st Runner-Up (1993) |
| Miss Earth | 8 | 1st Runner-Up (2010 Assumed) |
| Total | 37 | 2 TITLES |
References[]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. https://www.ibtimes.com.au/philippines-brazil-venezuela-three-countries-win-big-four-international-beauty-pageants-1318720.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/article/2001353920/what-it-means-to-be-miss-world-miss-universe.
- ↑ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303562904579230743737206568. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25550425. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2017/01/27/miss-universe-cover.html.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/03/c_137579570.htm.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/video/2013/12/19/the-philippines-earns-another-crown?videoId=276014896. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/187109/beauty-pageant-cinderellas-beat-poverty-in-ph-seize-world-stage. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". Agence France-Presse. GMA News Online. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/451153/lifestyle/in-beauty-pageants-philippines-modern-day-cinderellas-seize-world-stage. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhung-scandal-cua-miss-world-1898682.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/13/urban-chat-the-misses-and-missuses-world.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-miss-universe/2455920.html. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
See also[]
- Miss Russia
- Miss International Russia
- Krasa Rossii (Miss Earth Russia)
Template:Miss Russia winners in the Grand Slam pageants