Miss USSR

Miss USSR (Russian: Мисс CCCP) was a national beauty contest held in the Soviet Union. It ran for three years from 1989 through to the demise of the Union in 1991.[1]

Miss USSR
Мисс CCCP
Formation1989 (dissolved 1991)
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
Official language
Russian

Titleholders

YearMiss USSRHometownNotes
1991 Ilmira Shamsutdinova Saratov, Russia Top 6, Miss Universe 1996 (as Miss Russia)
1990 Yulia Lemigova Moscow, Russia 2nd runner-up, Miss Universe 1991
Maria Kezha Vitebsk, Belarus Dethroned following marriage decision
1989 Yulia Sukhanova Moscow, Russia

Representatives at International Beauty Pageants

Representatives at Miss Universe

Year Miss Universe USSR Placement Special Awards
1990 Evia Staļbovska Unplaced
1991 Yulia Lemigova 2nd Runner-Up


Representatives at Miss World

Year Miss World USSR Placement Special Awards
1989 Anna Gorbunova Unplaced Miss Photogenic
1990 Lauma Zemzare Unplaced


Representatives at Miss International

Year Miss International USSR Placement Special Awards
1990 Irina Vassilenko Top 15

References

  1. MISS USSR, MISS CIS Archived 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine at pageantopolis.com
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