
Miss Russia, the annual national beauty pageant of Russia that selects representatives of Russia to Miss Universe and Miss World international beauty pageants, is all set to hold its finale on 13th April 2019 with 50 candidates shortlisted after preliminary screening geared up to compete in the finale. The finale will be held at Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow, and the reigning queen and Miss Russia 2018 Yulia Polyachikhina will crown her successor as Miss Russia 2019. The winner will then go on to represent Russia in Miss Universe 2019 and Miss World 2019 pageants.
In case the winner is not able to represent in both the international pageants, one of the runners-up will be subsequently appointed to compete in Miss World 2019. Last year, Natalya Stroeva represented Russia in Miss World 2018, while Yulia Polyachikhina went on to compete in Miss Universe 2018.
For the year 2019, beauties from various cities and regions of Russia participated in the open casting of Miss Russia 2019, and subsequently, fifty beauties were selected as the national finalists.

The 50 beauties competing for the title of Miss Russia 2019 are -
Vlada Potapova from Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Lolita Prudnikova from Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast
Elvira Karamysheva from Republic of Bashkortostan
Elena Panovikova from Tobolsk, Tyumen Oblast
Anastasia Voznyuk from Sevastopol
Polina Atamanova from Novosibirsk Oblast
Ekaterina Neklyudova from Perm Krai
Anastasia Konareva from Anadyr, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Natalia Vorobyova from Belgorod Oblast
Maria Kalibina from Ivanovo Oblast
Anna Rudakova from Mari El Republic
Elena Linkevich from Saint Petersburg
Elizaveta Stratenko from Tver Oblast
Yulia Tikhonova from Chuvash Republic
Namzhilma Dorzhieva from Republic of Buryatia
Sabina Rabaia from Kaluga Oblast
Arina Verina from Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Ekaterina Nenasheva from Moscow
Alina Sanko from Azov, Rostov Oblast
Anastasia Dyadyura from Anapa, Krasnodar Krai
Anastasia Krivolapova from Khabarovsk Krai
Viktoria Guseva from Moscow Oblast
Kristina Barinova from Tyumen Oblast
Alexandra Elicheva from Ivanovo Oblast
Polina Kachanova from Tyumen Oblast

Ksenia Belova from Tolyatti, Samara Oblast
Tatyana Pachisko from Tver Oblast
Violetta Milovanova from Volgograd Oblast
Linara Isaeva from Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan
Lidia Ivanova from Barnaul, Altai Krai
Anna Kharisova from Samara Oblast
Olga Bezrukova from Penza, Penza Oblast
Darya Verkhoturtseva from Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Valeria Skolota from Stavropol Krai
Alina Vitkovskaya from Kerch, Republic of Crimea
Yulia Chernyuk from Simferopol, Republic of Crimea
Elizaveta Zadorozhnaya from Krasnodar Krai
Darya Melnikova from Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Maria Kudryavtseva from Kirov Oblast
Milyausha Galimova from Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan
Elena Razinkova from Rostov Oblast
Yana Patsenker from Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Ralina Arabova from Republic of Tatarstan
Marina Grosheva from Volgograd Oblast
Kristina Rebrik from Sochi, Krasnodar Krai
Veronika Schelkanova from Bogorodsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Daria Mitichkina from Samara Oblast
Elizaveta Smolina from Chelyabinsk Oblast
Ekaterina Kalyazina from Leningrad Oblast
Vlada Sadirova from Sverdlovsk Oblast

(Photo Credits: Miss Russia Official)
Russia has so far won two Miss World titles and one Miss Universe title
a) In the year 1992, Julia Kourotchkina was crowned Miss World 1992
b) In the year 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008
c) In the year 2002, Oxana Fedorova was crowned Miss Universe 2002. However, she was later dethroned, and the title was given to Justine Pasek of Panama.
For the last 10 years, Russia has not managed to win either Miss Universe or Miss World title. Do you think this year could prove to be a lucky one for Russia with one of these 50 girls managing to win Miss Universe or Miss World crown for Russia?