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Miss USSR

Miss USSR was a national beauty contest held in the Soviet Union. The first winner was crowned in May 1989. It ran for three years through to the dissolution of the Union in 1991.

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Miss USSR
Мисс CCCP
Formation1989
Dissolved1991
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
MembersMiss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
Official language
Russian

Miss USSR (Russian: Мисс CCCP) was a national beauty contest held in the Soviet Union. The first winner was crowned in May 1989.1 It ran for three years through to the dissolution of the Union in 1991.

Titleholders

Year Miss USSR Hometown Notes Ref.
1991 Ilmira Shamsutdinova Saratov, Russian SFSR Top 6, Miss Universe 1996 (as Miss Russia)
1990 Yulia Lemigova Moscow, RSFSR 2nd runner-up, Miss Universe 1991
Maria Kezha Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR Dethroned following marriage decision
1989 Yulia Sukhanova Moscow, Russian SFSR 1

Representatives at International Beauty Pageants

Representatives at Miss Universe

Year Miss Universe USSR Placement Special Awards
1990 Evia Staļbovska Unplaced
1991 Yulia Lemigova 2nd Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss World

Year Miss World USSR Placement Special Awards
1989 Anna Gorbunova Unplaced
  • Miss Photogenic
1990 Lauma Zemzare Unplaced

Representatives at Miss International

Year Miss International USSR Placement Special awards
1990 Irina Vassilenko 3rd Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss Charm International

Year Miss Charm USSR Placement Special awards
1989 Olga Perminova Top 16
1990 Mariya Smirnova Unplaced
References

References

  1. Waters, Elizabeth (1993). "Soviet Beauty Contests". Sex and Russian Society. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 116–134. ISBN 0253332001.