10 things about Miss Universe Australia 2023 first runner-up Farida Singatoulina

Farida Evguenievna Singatoulina represented Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the 19th edition of Miss Universe Australia. It was won by Moraya Wilson of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

“Languages are a deep passion of mine,” Singatoulina told the Gold Coast Magazine while she was competing for the Miss Universe Australia 2023 title. “They are not only a means of communication but also windows into different cultures, histories and perspectives.”

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BIOGRAPHY

Singatoulina is an Australian journalist, filmmaker, actor, model and beauty queen of Russian and Chinese descent. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is a skilled accordionist.
2. She is invested in the topics of art, culture and international relations.
3. She is fond of fashion, translating and swimming.
4. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy in Beijing, China with a bachelor’s degree in acting.
5. In 2019, she visited Russia.
6. In 2022, she visited Spain.
7. In 2023, she traveled to Vietnam.
8. She was Miss Universe Australia 2023 first runner-up.
9. On September 2, 2024, she turned 21.
10. In 2025, she visited North Korea.

TIMELINE

Singatoulina is 5’8″ tall. She speaks English, Russian, Chinese and Spanish.

2010s

• In October 2019, she traveled to Khabarovsk, Russia and Irkutsk, Russia.

2020s

• In August 2022, she visited the Balearic Islands in Spain.
• Her Australian business number (ABN) has been active since October 25, 2022.
• On May 20, 2023, she was selected as one of the four Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists from New South Wales at at Café del Mar in Sydney.
• On August 2, 2023, she and her fellow Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists visited Furama Resort Danang in Ngũ Hành Sơn, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam.
• On September 1, 2023, she competed against 23 other Miss Universe Australia 2023 finalists at the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was runner-up to Wilson.
• In July 2025, while employed as an RT journalist, she boarded the very first direct flight from Moscow, Russia to Pyongyang, North Korea with Nordwind Airlines.