Evlin Abdullah-Khalifa is a Bahraini-Russian pianist, taekwondo artist, model and beauty queen from Riffa, Bahrain. She holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and banking.

Born to a Bahraini father and a Russian mother, Khalifa is fluent in Arabic and English. She graduated from five schools, which are for music, dancing, modeling, taekwondo and comprehension.

Khalifa is passionate about education. She loves reading books about psychology and believes that it is never too late to study or learn something new in life.

Aside from working closely with Smile Train in the Persian Gulf to spread awareness about children with cleft palates, Khalifa also uses her voice to break stereotypes about Arab women and spread awareness to their rights. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On December 13, 2018, she stayed at Thalassa Sea and Spa at Sofitel Bahrain in Zallaq, Bahrain.
2. In May 2019, she visited Rome, Italy. In June 2019, she was in Moscow, Russia. On August 5, 2019, she stayed at Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain.
3. On December 30, 2020, she was in Sar, Bahrain.
4. On March 7, 2021, she stayed at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, Bahrain. On May 20, 2021, she stayed at The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain in Manama.
5. In August 2021, she traveled to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. In November 2021, she was in Moscow again.
6. In January 2022, she welcomed the new year in Istanbul, Turkey. In June 2022, she was in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
7. On September 11, 2022, she and six other finalists competed for the Miss Universe Bahrain 2022 crown. She won the title. On September 29, 2022, she arrived in the Philippines where some of her cousins are based.
8. On October 11, 2022, she made her major runway debut as part of the show for Filipino designer Furne One‘s label Amato at Arab Fashion Week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
9. On January 14, 2023, she represented Bahrain at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was unplaced.
10. From May 21-23, 2023, she participated at the Forbes Middle East Women’s Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
11. On July 18, 2023, she was one of the Miss Universe 2022 candidates who participated in the launch of Miss Universe’s line of beverages at IconSiam in Bangkok, Thailand.
12. On September 2, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Bahrain 2023 Lujane Yacoub. On September 14, 2023, she hosted Miss Universe Pakistan 2023 in the Maldives.
13. She was 25 years old when she joined Josh Yugen on January 15, 2024 as the Miss Universe Bahrain co-national directors.