Anastasia Trusova from Vladimir is the winner of the Russian Beauty 2013 contest.
Anastasia Trusova from Vladimir is the winner of the Russian Beauty 2013 contest.
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Over 50 girls from across the country took part in the finals of the national beauty and talent pageant.
A swimsuit parade was among the obligatory parts of the contest.
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The contestants also demonstrated their physical abilities.
The first Russian Beauty contest was held in 1995.
Until 2006, the winners of Russian Beauty represented their country at the Miss World and Miss Earth pageants.
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Participants in the contest should be aged from 14 to 25, be single and have no children. They should come to Moscow two or three weeks before the contest, which is usually held in the form of a theatrical performance.
The girls had to prepare national costumes for their final performances.
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The preparation for the competition, conducted by Russia’s best choreographers, is intense and diverse. The girls work with psychologists, stylists, fitness and aerobics trainers and professional photographers.
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When discussing the potential winners in the contest, the organizers and jury pay much attention to the girls’ behavior during the preparations, including their relationships with each other, sociability, kindness, intelligence and knowledge of foreign languages.
Russian Beauty 2013 contestants before the performance in the Rossiya Theater.
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Anastasia Trusova, center, winner in the Russian Beauty 2013 national competition.
