Anastasia Ventsa, a representative of the Moscow Region, won the title of “Miss Russia 2025“.
The final competition was held at the Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall, with 50 young women from all over Russia taking part, a TASS correspondent reports.
The title “Vice-Miss Russia 2025“ was awarded to Alena Lesnyak (Kerch) and Victoria Makarova (Sestroretsk).
The jury included Honored Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov, composer Vladimir Matetsky, "stars" stylist Igor Kimyashov, Miss Universe 2002, singer and TV presenter Oksana Fedorova, singer and Miss Russia 2006 Tatyana Kotova, fashion designer and Honored Artist of Russia Igor Chapurin and the general director of the contest Anastasia Belyak.
The ceremony was opened by TV presenter, Vice-Miss Russia 2007 and Vice-Miss Universe 2008 Vera Krasova and TV and radio presenter Maxim Privalov.
“Miss Russia“ is an annual Russian beauty pageant, first held in Paris in 1927. Initially, only Russian emigrants participated in it. In the Soviet Union, the contest was resumed in 1989 under the name “Miss USSR“. Since then, it has been held annually in Moscow. Since 2016, the contest has been under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation federation.
The winner receives a white gold crown, a cash prize and the opportunity to represent Russia in international competitions. The qualifying rounds are held in all regions of the Russian Federation. Unmarried women aged 18 to 23 and with a height of at least 173 cm can apply for participation.
In 2024, the title of “Miss Russia“ was won by Valentina Alekseeva, who ranked among the top 12 contestants of “Miss Universe“.