Yulia Sergeyevna Polyachikhina (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Полячихина; born 6 February 2000) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2018. She represented Russia at Miss Universe 2018 but did not place.

Yulia Polyachikhina
Юлия Полячихина
Polyachikhina in 2018
Born
Yulia Sergeyevna Polyachikhina

(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)
Cheboksary, Russia
Alma materChuvash State University
Beauty pageant titleholder
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Early life

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Polyachikhina was born in Cheboksary to Russian father Sergey Polyachikhin and Chuvash mother Olga Polyachikhina.[1][2] Prior to becoming Miss Russia, Polyachikhina was studying journalism at the Chuvash State University.[3] She has worked as a professional model in Paris and Osaka.[4][5]

Pageantry

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Polyachikhina began her pageantry career after competing in Miss Chuvashia 2015, where she was the first runner-up. She won the following year and was crowned Miss Chuvashia 2016. Afterwards, she represented Russia at Miss Globe 2016 and reached the top ten.[1] Polyachikhina later represented Chuvashia at Miss Russia 2018 in Moscow.[6][2] She went on to win the competition, succeeding Polina Popova of Sverdlovsk Oblast.[7] Her runners-up were Violetta Tyurkina of Belgorod and Natalya Stroeva of Yakutia.[8] As part of the winning prize, she received a brand new car and 3 million.[9] As Miss Russia, she represented Russia at Miss Universe 2018, and was unplaced.[5]

Polyachikhina crowned Alina Sanko of Azov as her successor at Miss Russia 2019 on 13 April 2019.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alexandrov, Daniil (15 April 2018). "Кто такая новая Мисс Россия Юлия Полячихина — девушка из Чувашии, покорившая Париж". medialeaks.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ a b Platonova, Daria (3 April 2018). "Девушка из Чувашии рассказала, чем заняты участницы "Мисс Россия" на протяжении дня". pg21.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Студентка из Чувашии победила на конкурсе "Мисс Россия - 2018"". ren.tv (in Russian). 14 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Студентка ЧГУ - финалистка национального конкурса "Мисс Россия-2018"". cheboksary.ru (in Russian). 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b Kozhateleva, Yulia (14 April 2018). "Мисс Россия 2018 стала 18-летняя студентка журфака из Чувашии". kp.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ Platonova, Daria (29 March 2018). "Стало известно о второй представительнице Чувашии на "Мисс Россия"". pg21.ru (in Russian).
  7. ^ Nozdrin, Anton (14 April 2018). "Девушка из Владимирской области остановилась в шаге от победы в конкурсе "Мисс Россия"" (in Russian). vladimir.kp.ru.
  8. ^ Lashkul, Nikita (14 April 2018). ""Мисс Россия-2018" стала студентка из Чувашии" (in Russian). rg.ru.
  9. ^ "Победительница конкурса «Мисс Россия-2018» получила 3 миллиона рублей и автомобиль" (in Russian). lentachel.ru. 14 April 2018.
  10. ^ Khozhateleva, Yulia (13 April 2019). "Корону «Мисс Россия-2019» завоевала 20-летняя Алина Санько из Азова". Kp.ru - (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda.
  11. ^ "Алина Санько стала победительницей конкурса "Мисс Россия - 2019"" (in Russian). Tass. 13 April 2019.
  12. ^ ""Мисс Россия" в режиме онлайн: первой красавицей страны стала девушка из Азова" (in Russian). 74.ru. 13 April 2019.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Polina Popova, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Miss Russia
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Universe Russia
2018
Succeeded by