The Miss Russia 2023 coronation ceremony will be held at the Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia on October 8, 2023. It is the 26th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Russia’s Miss Universe and Miss World candidates.
On July 25, 2022, Anna Linnikova of Orenburg was crowned Miss Russia 2022 in Moscow. Anna Budayeva of Chuvashia and Daria Nemayeva of Khabarovsk Krai were the respective first and second runners-up.
Currently, Russia has eight Miss Universe placements including the coronation of Oxana Fedorova in 2002. The most recent one was in 2012 when Elizaveta Golovanova finished in the Top 10 in 2012.
Russia also has eight Miss World placements including the coronation of Ksenia Sukhinova in 2008. The most recent one was in 2019 when Alina Sanko finished in the Top 12.
There are 50 women competing for the Miss Russia 2023 crown. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 10 candidates:
#10. Ariana Akhmetova (Ариана Ахметова), 18, Tuva
#9. Milena Vacic (Милена Вацик), 22, Khakassia
#8. Anna Chernenko (Анна Черненко), 18, Irkutsk
#7. Yulia Kolmakova (Юлия Колмакова), 23, Novosibirsk
#6. Anastasia Vesninova (Анастасия Веснинова), 18, Krasnodar
#5. Margarita Golubeva (Маргарита Голубева), 22, St. Petersburg
#4. Elizaveta Oleksina (Елизавета Олексина), 22, Birobidzhan
#3. Marianna Alieva (Марианна Алиева), 22, Dagestan
#2. Ksenia Zakharchenko (Ксения Захарченко), 22, Krasnodar
#1. Varvara Shutova (Варвара Шутова), 19, Kirovo-Chepetsk