Miss Grand Russia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Russian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2][3][4] The title was first awarded in 2013, when a Moscow-based television personality, Anyuta Volkova, was appointed to compete in the inaugural edition of Miss Grand International in Thailand, where the headquarter of the pageant was located.[1] From 2013 to 2020, the license of Miss Grand Russia belonged to the Cheboksary-based modeling agency, Volga Models,[3][5] which is also the organizer of the Miss Tourism Russia pageant.[3] However, the country representatives for Miss Grand International were not determined through the mentioned national contest; hand-picking was usually done.[4][6][7][8]

Miss Grand Russia
Formation2013
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
Membership
Miss Grand International
Official language
Russian
National director
Anastasiia Volkonskaia
Parent organization
  • Volga Models
    (2013 – 2020)
  • Anton Sergeevi
    (2021 – 2022)

In 2021, Volga Models lost the franchise to a queen maker, Anton Sergeevi,[9] who also holds the Miss Grand licenses for Crimea and Siberia in 2021, as well as Mongolia and Belarus in 2022, but all of his affiliated Miss Grand titleholders were appointed.[10][11][12] Sergeevi later lost the license to Poli Manalo in 2023.

History

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Russia has participated in the Miss Grand International pageant since its inception in 2013.[13] Even though Volga Model, which served as the licensee organ from 2013 to 2020, organizes its affiliated beauty contest named Miss Tourism Russia annually; however, all of its representatives in Miss Grand International were instead appointed to the title.[3][5] Volga Model later lost the license to Anton Sergeevi in 2021.[10][11][12]

Since its debut in 2013, Russian representatives got placements in Miss Grand International three times;[1][14][15] the highest position is the top 10 finalists, obtained in 2014 by Yana Dubnik.[1]

Gallery

International competition

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The following is a list of Russian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Year Representative Original national title Competition Performance National director
Romanized name Russian name Placement Other awards
2013 Anyuta Volkova[13] Анна Волкова Appointed Unplaced[16] Vladimir Ilyin
2014 Yana Dubnik[1][6] Яна Дубник 2nd runner-up Miss Russia 2011[6] Top 10[1]
2015 Ksenia Rozenberg[2] Ксения Розенберг Krasa Rossii 2014 Finalist[2] Withdrew during the competition
2016 Daria Zatsepina[17][3] Дарья Зацепина Miss Russia 2013 Finalist[18] Unplaced[19]
2017 Svetlana Khokhlova[20][21] Светлана Хохлова Miss Russian Radio 2014[22] Top 20[14]
2018 Talia Aibedullina[4] Талия Айбедуллина Miss Volga 2016[4] Top 20[15]
2019 Kamilla Khusainova[7] Камилла Хусаинова Miss Tourism Russia 2018[7] Unplaced[23]
2020 Guzel Musina[8][24] Гузель Мусина 1st runner-up Miss Tourism Russia 2019[8] Unplaced[25]
2021 Anastasiia Vozniuk[10] Анастасия Вознюк Top 20 Miss Russia 2019[26] Resigned[10] Anton Sergeevi
Alesia Semerenko[11]
Алеся Семеренко
Miss Moscow 2018[27]
Unplaced[28]
2022 Ekaterina Astashenkova[12] Екатерина Асташенкова Top Model of the World Russia 2018[12] Unplaced[29]
2023 Anastasiia Volkonskaia[30] Анастасия Волконская Appointed Unplaced[31] Best Evening Gown[31] Polie Mari Manalo
2024 Renata Nadrshina[32] Рената Надршина 1st vice-miss Queen Beauty 2023[33] Unplaced[34] Anastasiia Volkonskaia
Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International
  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)

References

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