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Miss Russia 2009, Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

on March 7, 2009. 50 contestants from all over the Russia compete for the crown. Miss World 2008

Miss World 2008

Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...

, Ksenia Sukhinova

Ksenia Sukhinova

Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008. She also appeared in all of the postcards that introduced every participating song in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.- Personal :...

of Tyumen

Tyumen

Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...

crowned her successor Sofia Rudieva

Sofia Rudieva

Sofia Andreyevna Rudieva is a Russian model and beauty queen who is the winner of Miss Russia 2009.- Biography :Sofia Rudieva was born in 1990 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, to Andrey Rudiev and Tatyana Rudieva, a family of artists. At first, she wanted to follow her parents' path, and...

of Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

as the brand new Miss Russia.

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Russia 2009	Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea... - Sofia Rudieva Sofia Rudieva Sofia Andreyevna Rudieva is a Russian model and beauty queen who is the winner of Miss Russia 2009.- Biography :Sofia Rudieva was born in 1990 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, to Andrey Rudiev and Tatyana Rudieva, a family of artists. At first, she wanted to follow her parents' path, and...
1st Runner-up	Krasnodarskiy Kray - Svetlana Stepankovskaya Svetlana Stepankovskaya Svetlana Stepankovskaya is a Russian model and is the 1st Runner-up of Miss Russia 2009.-Miss Russia 2009:Stepankovskaya won the title off Miss Krasnodar in 2008 and represented Krasnodarskiy Kray at the Miss Russia 2009 pageant in Moscow on March 7, where she placed as 1st runner-up to the...
2nd Runner-up	Kokhma Kokhma Kokhma is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvod River southeast of Ivanovo. Population: -History:It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma... – Ksenia Shipilova
Top 5	Sakha Republic – Yana-Maria Yrnazarova Tobolsk Tobolsk Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:... – Yulia Petrova
Top 10	Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov \|Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,... - Evgeniya Oleynikova Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... - Olga Zhuk Nizhniy Novgorod - Ekaterina Taraeva Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas... - Marina Plekhanova Volgograd Volgograd Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River... - Margarita Сharkina
Top 15	Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not... - Venera Sibgatullina Saratov Saratov -Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia... - Karina Tarantaeva Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River... - Kristina Aymetdinova Tatarstan Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,... - Karina Ismagilova Vladivostok Vladivostok The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m... - Evgeniya Sherbakova

Contestants

#	Region	English Name	Russian Name	Age
1	Izhevsk Izhevsk Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov \|Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...	Evgeniya Oleynikova	Евгения Олейнкова	24
2	Volgograd Volgograd Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...	Margarita Charkina	Mapгapитa чapкинa	18
3	Astrakhan Astrakhan Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...	Tatiana Gorinovich	Татьяна Горинович	19
4	Surgut Surgut Surgut is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River, the largest in the autonomous okrug and the second largest in Tyumen Oblast. Population:...	Anna Simonova	Аннa Cимoнoвa	24
5	Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...	Sofia Rudieva	Coфия Pyдьeвa	18
6	Chelyabinsk Oblast Chelyabinsk Oblast -External links:*...	Alena Chikova	Aлена Чикова	20
7	Mordovia Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia , also known as Mordvinia, is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Saransk. Population: -Geography:The republic is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain of Russia...	Kristina Shindiasova	Кристина Шиндяcова	18
8	Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:Area: 113,900 km²;Borders length: 2221,9 km²....	Yana Tarabaeva	Яанa Tapaбaeва	17
9	Svetlogorsk Svetlogorsk Svetlogorsk may refer to one of the following:Śvietłahorsk, a city in BelarusSvetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia*Svetlogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, an urban-type settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia...	Daria Makarenkova	Дарья Макapeнкова	19
10	Perm Perm Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....	Galina Stepanova	Галина Степанова	22
11	Vladivostok Vladivostok The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...	Evgeniya Sherbakova	Евгения Щеpaкова	24
12	Kursk Kursk Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...	Natalia Pereverzeva	Нaталья Перевеpзeвa	20
13	Kokhma Kokhma Kokhma is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Uvod River southeast of Ivanovo. Population: -History:It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma...	Kseniya Shipilova	Ксения Шепилова	18
14	Sakha Republic	Yana Maria Irnazarova	Яна Мария Иpнaзapoвa	18
15	Novorossiysk Novorossiysk Novorossiysk is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country's main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for importing grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: -History:...	Yulia Stefankina	Юлия Стефaнкина	19
16	Kabardino-Balkaria Kabardino-Balkaria The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part....	Lidiya Khachetlova	Лидия Хачетлова	21
17	Altai Krai Altai Krai Altai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...	Agnia Ivanova	Агния Иванова	22
18	Omsk Omsk -History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...	Anna Viatkina	Аннa Вяткина	22
19	Tolyatti Tolyatti Tolyatti , also known as Togliatti, is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District, although it is administratively separate from it...	Anastasiya Bogushevskaya	Анастаcия Богушевская	18
20	Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...	Ekaterina Popkova	Екатерина Попкова	19
21	Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River some 225 km east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, although it is not...	Venera Sibgatullina	Веренa Сибгатуллинa	23
22	Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk is a city in Stavropol Krai on the Podkumok River, about from Mineralnye Vody. Since January 19, 2010 it has been the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia...	Kristina Velichko	Кристина Beличко	21
23	Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:...	Elena Zhitkevich	Елена Житкевич	21
24	Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...	Irina Nikitina	Ирина Никитиa	21
25	Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk is a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Novokuznetsky District, but it is not administratively a part of it...	Anastasiya Karzan	Анастаcия Карзан	16
26	Krasnodarskiy Kray	Svetlana Stepankovskaya	Светлана Степaнковская	23
27	Buryatia	Kristina Slavnikova	Кристина Славникова	18
28	Tatarstan Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...	Karina Ismagilova	Каpинa Иcмaгилова	18
29	Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...	Veronika Kulbikova	Bepoникa Кyльбикова	19
30	Vologda Vologda Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...	Dariya Mikhailova	Дарья Миxaйлова	20
31	Nizhniy Novgorod	Ekaterina Taraeva	Екатерина Tapaeва	19
32	Irkutsk Irkutsk Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...	Nataliya Koroleva	Нaталья Kopoлeва	19
33	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Olga Zhuk	Oльгa Жyк	19
34	Ivanovo Ivanovo Ivanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"...	Tatiana Grigorash	Татьяна Гpигopaш	18
35	Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...	Viktoriya Trofimova	Bикopия Tpoфимова	17
36	Tobolsk Tobolsk Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...	Yulia Petrova	Юлия Пeтpова	18
37	Kostroma Kostroma Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...	Oxana Troshina	Oкcaнa Tpoшинa	18
38	Baltiysk Baltiysk Baltiysk , prior to 1945 known by its German name Pillau , is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, located on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Bay from the Gdańsk Bay. Baltiysk...	Margarita Epifanova	Маргарита Eпифaнова	17
39	Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk The city is the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin , for whom it is named.-History:Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River...	Kristina Aymetdinova	Кристина Aймeтдинова	19
40	Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...	Alina Kupaeva	Aлинa Кyпaeва	19
41	Tyumen Tyumen Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...	Varvara Tarakanova	Bapваpa Tapaкaнова	23
42	Kamyshin Kamyshin Kamyshin is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Population: 101,000 ; 24,000 ....	Nataliya Zherege	Нaталья Жepeгe	17
43	Orenburg Orenburg Orenburg is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow, very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 546,987 ; 549,361 ; Highest point: 154.4 m...	Yulia Stepanova	Юлия Cтeпaнова	17
44	Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...	Aynura Askerova	Aйнypa Acкepова	22
45	Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don -History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...	Nadezhda Ilina	Haдeждa Ильинa	19
46	Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai Khabarovsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the...	Olga Kilemnik	Oльгa Килeмник	19
47	Tula Tula, Russia Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...	Nataliya Evseeva	Нaталья Eвceeвa	23
48	Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...	Kseniya Khrabovskaya	Ксения Xpaбoвскaя	17
49	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas...	Marina Plekhanova	Mapинa Плexaнoвa	19
50	Saratov Saratov -Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...	Karina Tarantaeva	Kapинa Tapaнтаeвa	21

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