Hot Girls, Chilly Image: 'Snow Maidens' From Around the World

As winter descends upon the world, many ladies in various corners of our planet don Christmas- and New Year’s Eve-themed outfits, either as part of some sort of a performance or just for fun.

American cheerleaders doing a Christmas show, South Korean female divers wearing Santa Claus outfits and Russian girls doing bikini slalom – these are just a few examples of the photos that you can find in this gallery compiled for your viewing pleasure by Sputnik.

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The participants of Miss Moscow 2018 beauty pageant.

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A tourist has her photo taken wearing a Santa hat on Christmas Day on Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 25, 2018.

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Radio City Rockettes (L-R) Amy Ling, Julie Tomaino, Mackenzie Schwarzkoff and Erin Kernion pose as they cut a ribbon to open the 2010 Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair November 15, 2010 in New York.

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Revelers dressed as Santa Claus or in festive costumes arrive for the start of SantaCon 2018 in New York City December 8, 2018. - SantaCon the official Santa pub crawl happens in bars all across the world.

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South Korean divers wearing Santa Claus dresses perform amongst fish in a tank during a Christmas event at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul on December 17, 2016. - Christmas is one of the biggest holidays celebrated in South Korea with Christians forming over half the population.

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Artists perform on the Manezhnaya square decorated with festive lights for the upcoming holidays outside the Kremlin in central Moscow on December 17, 2018.

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A participant of BoogelWoogel-2018 bikini slalom in Sochi.

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The Radio City Rockettes exhibit precision high-kick, can-can abilities while Santa (C) tries to compete in a special show 06 December 1999 before hundreds of delegates attending the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives conference in the Las Vegas.

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A performer dressed as Snow Maiden rides on a Christmas-themed tram in Moscow.

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Members of a Lebanese water ski club perform while dressed in Santa Clause outfits in the bay of Jounieh on December 22, 2017.

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Chilean models dressed in Christmas arrive at Santiago's central market on December 20, 2017.

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Participants of a New Year's Eve-themed fest in Russia's Crimea.

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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during a halftime Christmas show during an NFL football game against Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, in Arlington, Texas.

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Performers dressed as Grandfather Frost and Snow Maiden ride a Christmas-themed train in Moscow.

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Model Barbara Palvin wears a candy cane outfit during the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show November 7, 2012 in New York.

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Young women dressed in Santa Claus outfit pose within the traditional Christmas bath on December 21, 2014 on the beach in downtown Nice.