Miss Russia

Miss Russia (Russian: Мисс Россия, romanized: Miss Rossiya) is a national beauty pageant in Russia.

It selects the Russian representatives to compete in two of the major beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss Universe.

The pageant began in 1992; however, there was no Miss Russia 1994, or 2000[1] or 2008.

If the winner is unable to participate, a runner-up is sent instead.

[citation needed] It is estimated that Miss Russia has over 80,000-100,000 applicants annually.