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Olga Petrashova, model

Olga Petrashova – beautiful Russian model

Olga Petrashova – beautiful Russian model


Beautiful Russian model Olga Petrashova is 23 years old and she is from Moscow. She has blue eyes and blonde hair, works at DiAmodels, Moscow. There isn’t much information about this girl on the net. Her classic Russian beauty became the reason of writing about her. I would really love to learn more about this beautiful girl.
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Ekaterina Grushanina – Miss Tourism Queen

Ekaterina Grushanina - Miss Tourism Queen

Ekaterina Grushanina – Miss Tourism Queen


Ekaterina Grushanina was internationally recognized as the most beautiful woman in the world. Charming girl was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Katya is fluent in English and dances well. She graduated from the Chelyabinsk Pedagogical University, specializing in Choreography. It was fun and not difficult, because of 15-year experience in professional ballroom dancing.
By the way, the beautiful girl is an owner of three crowns. In 2003, she represented Chelyabinsk at Russian contest Miss Siberia in the city of Tomsk. As a result, she became a winner and was invited to work in Moscow and then in Paris. There she worked with Karl Lagerfeld, and participated in Fashion Week shows. Grushanina worked with the Moscow model agencies for several years and appeared in magazines, photo and video advertising.
In 2008, Ekaterina participated in the Miss International contest, which took place in Japan, and was among the twelve finalists.
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Masha Malinovskaya

Masha Malinovskaya

Masha Malinovskaya


Masha Malinovskaya (nee Marina Sadkova) is a Russian model, TV presenter, actress and singer.
Beautiful girl was born on January 21, 1981 in Smolensk. After graduating from school in 1998, Masha started working in a modeling agency. She felt herself as an ugly duckling and went to a modeling agency to learn how to be attractive.
By the way, the girl graduated from the Smolensk State Institute of Arts. And in the spring of 2002 she moved to Moscow.
To tell the truth, Masha became popular on MUZ-TV channel. She was a host of entertaining programs, including hit-parade 10 Sexy, Best Twenty, Star Factory and erotic reality show Empire. Kind and cheerful blonde won the hearts of the audience.
It is worth noting that in 2005, Maria was recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the world by FHM magazine. In the same year she left the channel.
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Maria Syomkina

Maria Syomkina Russian actress

Maria Syomkina – Russian actress


Maria Syomkina is a Russian film actress and model.
The girl was born on October 26, 1976 in Rostov-on-Don into a family of mathematician and engineer. Nine years after Masha’s birth, her younger sister was born.
Pretty Syomkina graduated from the Rostov State Institute of National Economy. In 1998, Maria sent her photos to Image-Elite modeling agency and took the first place in the beauty contest. Later she won the title of Rostov Beauty. Soon Syomkina went to the capital, where she was invited by Modus VivendiS. Awesome girl worked as a fashion model, participated in Fashion Weeks. Also she worked in France, Germany (lived in Munich), South Korea and Japan.
Her photos appeared in such magazines as Playboy and MAXIM. By the way, she was a three-time Girl of the Month in Playboy (October – 2000, July – 2001 and April – 2006). And in 2000 Maria was named Model of the Year. Later, in October 2011, she became Girl of the Month in MAXIM.
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Valeria Sokolova, model

Valeria Sokolova model

Valeria Sokolova – glamorous model


Valeria Sokolova is a professional fashion model, famous for her hair. She is a slender, glamorous and beautiful girl.
Pretty girl was born on September 28, 1987 in Penza, Russia, into the family of teachers. Since childhood, Valeria knew she would be a model and she did everything to achieve her goal: kept fit and took care of her hair.
At the age of 15 she started modeling at the Elite Style agency.
“From her youth she wanted to be famous and successful. She always had a lot of ambition.” – says her friends from Penza.
The newspapers wrote she was dating Mohammed, a successful businessman in the city, who helped and supported Valeria. He bought her an apartment, luxury car, gave money and they spent holidays abroad. Also he paid for plastic surgery – Valeria changed the shape of the lips, corrected the nose (but don’t believe it, her beauty is natural).
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Natalie Glebova — Russian Canadian Miss Universe

Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova — Russian Canadian Miss Universe

Natalie Glebova is a Russian Canadian beauty queen who has won the title Miss Universe 2005.
Beautiful girl was born on November 11, 1981 in Tuapse, Krasnodar region, Russia. She is a classical pianist and also has won various regional gymnastics championships.
In 1996 her family moved to Canada. After school Natalie entered the University of Toronto, Faculty of Information. At the same time her parents were offered a job in the U.S. city of Boston. Natasha was left alone. The girl was very sad and her friends offered to participate in Miss Canada 2005 contest.
Glebova, inspired by Oxana Fedorova’s victory, who became the most beautiful girl in the world in 2002, decided to try her luck… After the victory Natasha got a lot of marriage proposals. But the girl refused to marry tycoons, known producers and film actors.
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Daria Strokous, popular model

Daria Strokous top model

Daria Strokous, popular model

Daria Strokous is one of the most famous and popular Russian models. By the way, Daria is not only a successful model, but also a film actress and a photographer.
Beautiful girl was born on September 25, 1990 in Moscow into an ordinary family. But as a child she had to live in a small African nation of Benin, since her father was a military diplomat. There she lived and studied until the age of 5.
Parents sent her to study at the Moscow State University, and she decided to send her photos to a modeling agency. 17-year-old Daria was noticed by one of the famous modeling agencies.
After thinking a little more, she left university and went to conquer Paris. In July 2007, she made her debut at Fashion Week in Milan, working exclusively for Prada.
A year later, she had already worked with famous brands such as Jil Sander and Givenchy. Her face appeared on the pages of Marie Claire. And V Magazine included her in their Top 10 best models of the year.
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