Elmira Abdrazakova
| Elmira Abdrazakova | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
7 October 1994 Zhelezin District, Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan |
| Home town | Mezhdurechensk, Russia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Title | Miss Russia 2013 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Russia 2013 (Winner) Miss World 2013 Miss Universe 2013 |
| Website | http://www.elmiraabdrazakova.ru |
Elmira Rafailovna Abdrazakova Russian: Эльмира Абдразакова; (born 7 October 1994 in Zhelezin District) is a Kazakhstani-Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2013 pageants.[1]
Personal life
Born to a Tatar father Rafail Abdrazakov and Russian mother Olga Pshenichnikova, Elmira was raised in Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast and is currently a student of Economics at the Siberian State Academy of Railway Transport.
Miss Russia 2013
Elmira Abdrazakova from Mezhdurechensk was crowned Miss Russia 2013 at the 21st edition of Miss Russia beauty pageant. The Miss Russia 2013 beauty contest took place at the Concert Hall Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow on 2 March 2013. She is 5 ft. 9 ins. (1.75 m) tall.[2] The Miss Russia 2013 final ceremony was televised on the NTV channel on 8 March 2013. The ceremony started with the hit song "Christmas Tree". She is an official representative of Russia at the world's two most prestigious beauty contests, Miss Universe and Miss World.[3]
Post coronation, many people were disappointed in her pulchritude. It caused the speading of a lot of humorous materials on the web. Also, she was often a victim of racial abuse due to her non-Russian origin. She was forced to close her Social Network accounts after repeated abuse by trolls.[4]
Miss World 2013
Elmira represented Russia at the Miss World 2013 pageant, held in Bali, Indonesia on 9 September 2013. Unfortunately she failed to place in the Top 20.
Miss Universe 2013
Abdrazakova later represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Moscow, Russia, her home country. She did not place.
References
- ↑ "Miss Russia 2013". english.ruvr.ru. 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Members". missuniverse.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ↑ "The 2013 Miss Russia for Miss Universe and Miss World 2013". livewireworld.info. 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Miss Russia Elmira Abdrazakova faces Racial Abuse over her Nationality". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
External links
- Miss Russia Official Website
- The real life Cinderella: Russian Angelina Jolie
- "'A Gypsy Woman Cannot Be the Face of Russia'" by Alsu Kurmasheva, The Atlantic magazine, 6 March 2013
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Elizaveta Golovanova |
Miss Russia 2013 |
Succeeded by Yulia Alipova |
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