Miss Russia 2014 Explained

Miss Russia 2014 the 22nd Miss Russia pageant was held at Crocus National Exhibition Hall in Moscow on March 1, 2014. 50 contestants from all over Russia competed for the crown. Elmira Abdrazakova of Mezhdurechensk crowned her successor, Yulia Alipova, who represents Russia into Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2013. Gabriela Isler and Megan Young participated in the event.

Each year, there are 477 beauty contests in states and cities of Russia to go to compete in the Miss Russia. Each year, 4 months before the national competition, a pre-preliminary happens in Moscow to select the 50 official candidates. In 2014 for the first time, the public selected the 20th semifinalist by Internet votes.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Russia 2014	Balakovo – Yulia Alipova
1st Runner-Up	– Anastasia Reshetova
2nd Runner-Up	– Anastasia Kostenko
3rd Runner-Up	– Anastasia Shchipanova¤
4th Runner-Up	– Milena Shadrina
Top 10	– Olga Likhanova – Daria Sidorova – Viktoria Afanasyev – Daria Prokhorov – Anastasia Semenkova
Top 20	– Leah Assanova – Angelica Dimitrenko – Elena Machkevich - Anastasia Lavrenova – Xenia Ipatova – Maria Belonogova – Anna Lesun – Alina Zhigulina – Irina Maximova – Anna Puminova

¤Was voted to Top 20

Contestants

Represents	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Adygean Republic	Medea Kadyrov	23		Maykop
Astrakhan Oblast	Leah Assanova	22		Astrakhan
Balakovo	Yulia Alipova	23		Balakovo
Bratsk	Olga Likhanova	23		Bratsk
Bryansk Oblast	Julia Mil'shin	20		Gordeyevsky
Buryatian Republic	Natalia Beletskaya	18		Ulan-Ude
Capital City	Anastasia Reshetova	18		Moscow
Cheboksary	Jeanne Tekleva	18		Cheboksary
Chelyabinsk Oblast	Catherine Dorokhova	20		Katav-Ivanovsky
Chuvash Republic	Bred Alexandra	20		Kanash
Ivanovo Oblast	Victoria Kuznetsova	18		Lukhsky
Jewish Autonomous Oblast	Oksana Chizhov	22		Smidovich
Kaliningrad Oblast	Victoria Korotkova	19		Kaliningrad
Kemerovo Oblast	Catherine Feldman	19		Anzhero-Sudzhensk
Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug	Angelica Dimitrenko	20		Khanty-Mansiysk
Korolev	Elena Machkevich	19		Korolev
Krasnodar Krai	Alla Gribova	20		Krasnodar
Krasnoyarsk Krai	Valeria Chikcha	18		Krasnoyarsk
Leningrad Oblast	Paolina Kondratieva	22		Sosnovy Bor
Magnitogorsk	Anastasia Lavrenova	19		Magnitogorsk
Mezhdurechensk	Eugena Potapova	23		Mezhdurechensk
Mordovian Republic	Valeria Semenchikova	19		Saransk
Moscow Oblast	Anastasia Shchipanova	22		Khimki
Novokuznetsk	Yana Sharlay	18		Novokuznetsk
Novosibirsk City	Daria Sidorova	22		Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk Oblast	Xenia Ipatova	18		Iskitim
Omsk Oblast	Veronica Yakushina	22		Tyukalinsk
Orenburg City	Xenia Gegel	20		Orenburg
Penza Oblast	Anastasia Moiseyeva	21		Kuznetsk
Perm Krai	Anastasia Gareva	18		Perm
Rostov Oblast	Anastasia Kostenko	19		Zverevo
Rostov-on-Don	Nelly Tolkacheva	21		Rostov-on-Don
Saint Petersburg	Viktoria Afanasyev	23		Saint Petersburg
Sakha Republic	Milena Shadrina	21		Yakutsk
Saratov City	Daria Prokhorova	18		Saratov
Saratov Oblast	Maria Belonogova	23		Krasnoarmeysk
Sverdlovsk Oblast	Anna Lesun	23		Novouralsk
Tambov Oblast	Alina Zhigulina	18		Rasskazovo
Tatarstan Republic	Dinara Akbasheva	22		Kazan
Tomsk Oblast	Catherine Mukovnikova	21		Seversk
Tver City	Irina Maximova	20		Tver
Tver Oblast	Maria Hramnikova	21		Bezhetsky
Tyumen Oblast	Anna Puminova	19		Tobolsk
Udachny	Alice Usoltseva	20		Udachny
Ulyanovsk City	Diana Borisova	21		Ulyanovsk
Veliky Novgorod	Veronica Bagaeva	23		Veliky Novgorod
Vladimir Oblast	Anastasia Semenkova	19		Kovrov
Vologda Oblast	Alexandra Lavruk	20		Veliky Ustyug
Yamalo-Nenets Okrug	Victoria Butyrskaja	18		Novy Urengoy
Yekaterinburg	Catherine Lokshin	21		Yekaterinburg

External links

• Miss Russia Official Website