Beauty pageant winners of the past years: then and now

Women’s beauty contests are held annually all over the world. This event touched our country in the last century, when in 1926 in Paris chose the first owner of the title “Miss Russia” among immigrants. In modern times, the standards of appearance have become completely different, they do not stop changing and now. It is interesting to observe how year after year transformed and girls who in the past had a chance to try on the coveted crown of the winner. We tell you what the first beauties of the past are doing now and how their careers turned out after participating in the beauty contest.

Maria Kalinina, “Moscow Beauty 1988”

When Maria won the beauty contest, she was only 16 years old. After coming of age, the girl moved to the United States, where she began to build an acting career. According to the girl herself, the endeavor failed. For a long time, she fell out only one famous role – a bloodsucking countess in the movie “Staying Alive” in 2007.

Now Kalinina became interested in Indian philosophy. This allowed her to open her own yoga course and become a teacher of this practice.

Yulia Sukhanova, “Miss USSR – 1989”

Yulia was 17 years old when she became Miss USSR in 1989. Later the girl went to America, where she began to build a career as a photo model and went into business. Now Sukhanova heads a company that produces generators of “mountain” air. The girl clearly spoiled her appearance with a lot of plastic surgeries. Once Julia admitted that she never considered herself the most beautiful.

Maria Kezha, “Miss USSR – 1990”

Maria received the award at the age of 17. Unlike her predecessors, she did not go overseas to build a modeling career, and prioritized her personal life and moved to Germany to her husband. However, a few months after the wedding, the girl ran away from him. And the work of a photomodel was interrupted when on the way to France Kezha got into a car accident. But later luck still smiled on Maria – she met true love and founded her own brand of handbags.

After the title of “Miss Russia” she received another award – “Miss Universe”. However, Oksana refused the crown, as many contracts prevented her from defending her PhD thesis. By the way, before her popularity, Fedorova was a police captain, and also taught civil law at the University of St. Petersburg. The rejection of multimillion-dollar projects, sprinkled after the victory, did not worsen the life of the beauty. Oksana became an actress and TV presenter: on her account such programs as “Ford Boyard” and “Goodnight, kids!”, cameo in the series “Not Born Beautiful” and others.

Victoria Lopyryova, “Miss Russia – 2003”

One of the few winners of the beauty contest, who has remained in the ear of all Russia to this day. Victoria managed to build a successful career on television and in the modeling industry. Lopyryova is still involved in a huge number of shoots for glossy magazines and is an ambassador for the 2018 World Cup in soccer. All these achievements do not prevent fans from accusing the girl of plastic.

Tatiana Kotova, “Miss Russia – 2006”

Becoming famous Tatiana was helped not only by her natural beauty, but also by her talent. After winning the beauty contest, Kotova became one of the members of the group “VIA Gra”. As part of the collective, she laid the beginning of her musical career. Now the singer often appears as a jury at various beauty contests.

Irina Antonenko, “Miss Russia – 2010”

After winning the girl became the face of the famous German brand Phillip Plein. And risked to try her hand in the direction of theater and cinema. Huge victories on the television screen Irina did not achieve. She starred in the movie “Phantom” and the series “The Ship”. In the theater, the girl debuted in 2012, playing in the play “The Mystery of the Magic Rings”. On the stage Antonenko appears and now.

Elizabeth was remembered at the competition with beautiful long curls. She kept them and in the present time. But the career of a model did not develop: she graduated from Moscow State University and plunged into the profession of a lawyer. Judging by the photos from Golovanova’s personal blog in Instagram, she also did not do without cosmetic intervention.

Sofia Nikitchuk, Miss Russia 2015

After the victory, an unpleasant incident happened to Sofia. She took a picture for the cover of the magazine “Stolnik”, where she wrapped herself in the Russian flag. The prosecutor’s office of the Sverdlovsk region considered such an act as frivolous treatment with national symbols and started a check against Nikitchuk. The case was not initiated. Now the girl has become an assistant to the deputy of the State Duma.

Yulia Polyachikhina, “Miss Russia – 2018”

Yulia also did not have time to build a modeling career and become famous in wide circles. Polyachikhina was a model since her teenage years, traveled the world and walked the catwalks of Paris and Tokyo. So the crown did not change the young girl’s life much. But in the two years since her victory, she has noticeably transformed herself – not without the help of a good cosmetologist.