Russian Beauty Queen to Take On the Globe at Miss World 2015 Pageant

© Sputnik / Evgenya Novozhenina / Go to the mediabankSofia Nikitchuk (Yekaterinburg), the winner of the Miss Russia 2015 title, at Barvikha Concert Hall
Sofia Nikitchuk (Yekaterinburg), the winner of the Miss Russia 2015 title, at Barvikha Concert Hall - Sputnik International
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Russian beauty queen Sofia Nikitchuk will represent her country at the 2015 Miss World competition due to kick off in the Chinese city of Sanya later on Saturday.

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On December 19, the 65th annual Miss World pageant final will commence at the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre in Sanya, China; Russia will be represented by 22-year-old Sofia Nikitchuk, media reports said.

Speaking at a press conference, Nikitchuk voiced hope that the jury will show an unbiased approach when it assesses the contestants.

"I hope that first and foremost, the jury will assess the external and internal beauty of the contestants and there will be no biased attitude," she said.

© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankSofia Nikitchuk , the winner of the Miss Russia 2015 title, at Barvikha Concert Hall
Sofia Nikitchuk , the winner of the Miss Russia 2015 title, at Barvikha Concert Hall - Sputnik International
Sofia Nikitchuk , the winner of the Miss Russia 2015 title, at Barvikha Concert Hall

Nikitchuk, comes from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains, less than 20 kilometers to the east of the border between Europe and Asia. She graduated from Ural Federal University and won the Miss Russia title in 2015.

© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankSofia Nikitchuk
Sofia Nikitchuk  - Sputnik International
Sofia Nikitchuk

Miss World contestants compete in various categories such as top model, sports, multimedia and beauty with a purpose.

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According to tradition, the winner spends a year in London while travelling across the globe to represent the Miss World Organization and its causes.

One of the oldest beauty contests, the Miss World pageant was held for the first time in the UK in 1951. Russia was represented in the contest for the first time in 1992, by Yulia Kurochkina, who won. Ksenia Sukhinova won the crown in 2008, making Russia one of only three countries to win more than once since the post-Soviet rebirth of the nation.

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