The final of the national contest “Miss Russia – 2024” took place in the concert hall of Barvikha Luxury Village. The contest management received 85 thousand applications for participation from girls from different parts of the country. As a result, 50 beauties were selected, who took to the stage of the concert hall.
The competition began with the performance of last year's winner Margarita Golubeva, who performed the hit Fly Away on the Wings of the Wind, soaring above the audience. The titled beauty admitted that this appearance on stage scared her more than her participation in the competition a year ago, as she is very afraid of heights.
After all the participants were introduced to the public, the hosts announced that only 20 girls who had received the most votes from the audience would compete for the main victory. Next came the stage of the competition called Defile in a Swimsuit. The girls came out on stage to a live performance by the singer MONA. Then the hosts listed the names of the ten super finalists.
It was time for the audience to get acquainted with the top ten most beautiful girls in the contest. The guests were shown mini-interviews with the participants, in which they talked about their lives and goals. Then the girls were asked intellectual questions, after which the jury members left to choose the winner.
The jury included Yulianna Karaulova (who performed several of her hits before the winner was announced), Dmitry Malikov, Vladimir Matetsky, Igor Kimyashov, and Anastasia Belyak. The hosts of the competition were Maxim Privalov and Olga Zhuk.
Among the guests of the beauty contest, is Dmitry Tarasov's wife Anastasia Kostenko, who holds the title of “Second Vice-Miss Russia 2014”.
The winner of the title of the most beautiful girl in the country this year was 18-year-old Valentina Alekseyeva from Chuvashia. Margarita Golubeva ceremoniously handed her the coveted crown, made based on the diadem of Nicholas II's wife, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. She received a cash prize of one million rubles, as well as the opportunity to take part in the Miss Universe contest, which will be held in Mexico in November.
Alekseeva studies at the Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogov, specializing in General Medicine. I am proud that based on my exam results, I was able to enroll in the budget department of the leading medical university in Moscow. My mother inspires me. She is an example for me that absolutely everything is possible! Valentina assured.
Alekseeva is a student at the Russian National Research Medical University named after N. I. Pirogov. The girl is fond of ballet, dreams of becoming a doctor, and admits that her mother is a source of inspiration.
The first Vice Miss Russia 2024 was Irina Mironova from Tolyatti, and the second was Ulyana Evdokimova from St. Petersburg. The winner of the special prize was Angelina Gorbunova from the Saratov region.
Last year, the title of Miss Russia was won by a student from St. Petersburg, Margarita Golubeva, who won a million rubles. Before participating in the contest, the girl starred in the tenth season of the show.
Earlier, the winner of the Miss Russia 2022 title explained why she refused to marry American journalist Jackson Hinkle. Anna Linnikova said that he tried to make “a servant out of the queen.”