Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova (Russian: Ксе́ния Влади́мировна Сухи́нова; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian tv host, model and former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2008. She was the second Russian woman to be crowned Miss World, and had previously been crowned Miss Russia 2007.
Ksenia Sukhinova | |
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Ксе́ния Сухи́нова | |
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| Born | Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova 26 August 1987 Nizhnevartovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Tyumen 2007 Miss Russia 2007 Miss World 2008 |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Russia 2007 (Winner) Miss World 2008 (Winner) |
Personal life
editSukhinova was born in Nizhnevartovsk, Russian SFSR.[1]
Sukhinova's height is 1.78 m (5'10") and she has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her first name is often romanized as Ksenya or Kseniya.[1] Her favorite book is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.[2] In 2022, her son, Artem, was born.[citation needed]
Miss Tyumen
editBefore Ksenia Sukhinova become Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008, she was entered in Miss Tyumen and won the title that made her as the new Miss Tyumen to become representative in Miss Russia 2007.
Miss Russia 2007
editSukhinova won the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on 14 December 2007 in Moscow, where she represented Tyumen.[3] She surpassed 50 other contestants from all over Russia. She was unable to represent Russia at Miss Universe 2008 due to her college work, so her 2nd runner-up, Vera Krasova, replaced her in the pageant. Vera placed as the 3rd runner-up to Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza.[4]
Miss World 2008
editOn 13 December 2008, Sukhinova was crowned the new Miss World at the finals in Johannesburg, South Africa after beating 108 contestants.[citation needed]
In a press conference after her victory, she said: "I am very glad to have brought this crown to Russia. I am proud that it is Russia that got the crown and I devote my victory to the whole country and to its every citizen... and to my grandmother."[2] She also said that she hoped to improve Russia's international image to show the world that a girl from Russia could personify kindness, beauty and happiness.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia is Miss World 2008". peoplestar.co.uk. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ a b c "World's most beautiful girl from Russia does not know how to spend her prize money". Pravda. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ Ozar, Anna (20 December 2007). "Russia's top beauty". Moscow News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Miss Universe 2008 Winners". IndiaServer. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.