Valentina Alekseeva
Valentina Alekseeva | |
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Валентина Алексеева | |
| Born | Valentina Andreevna Alekseeva 11 August 2006 Cheboksary, Russia |
| Education | Russian National Research Medical University |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Chuvashia 2023 Miss Russia 2024 |
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Valentina Andreevna Alekseeva (Russian: Валентина Андреевна Алексеева; born 11 August 2006) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2024. As Miss Russia, Alekseeva represented Russia at Miss Universe 2024, where she placed in the top 12.
Early life and education
Alekseeva was born on 11 August 2006 in Cheboksary to parents Andrey Alekseev and Olga Alekseeva.[1][2] Her mother also competed in pageantry, and won the title of Vice-Mrs. Chuvashia 2023.[1][3][4] Alekseeva also has a younger brother named Ivan.[2] From a young age, Alekseeva was interested in biology and ecology, and regularly participated in the All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren as a child.[1] After studying at Lyceum No. 44 in Cheboksary, Alekseeva transferred to Gymnasium No. 5 as her prior school did not offer classes in chemistry or biotechnology.[1][5] Alekseeva ultimately graduated from secondary school in 2024, receiving a gold medal for her score of 280 on the Unified State Exam.[1][6]
After completing her secondary education, Alekseeva relocated to Moscow to enroll in the Russian National Research Medical University, studying general medicine.[1][5]
Pageantry
Alekseeva began her modeling and pageantry career in 2023, aged 16, after seeing an advertisement for a casting by the modeling agency Volga Models on social media. She ultimately was selected by the agency, and was later crowned Miss Chuvashia 2023 after receiving only one month of training in modeling.[1][2][4] Following her victory, Alekseeva also participated in the Miss Tourism Russia 2023 pageant, but afterwards paused her modeling and pageantry career in order to focus on her education.[1][5]
Miss Russia 2024
After completing her secondary education in 2024, Alekseeva opted to return to pageantry.[1] She applied as a contestant for the Miss Russia 2024 pageant, and ultimately was selected as one of its 50 official contestants, representing Chuvashia.[7] During the competition, Alekseeva launched her charity project Bird of Happiness, which created a fund to help terminally ill children; her project was ultimately awarded as one of the best charity projects in the competition.[4] The pageant was held on 5 October in Moscow, where Alekseeva advanced into the top 20, top 10, and ultimately was crowned the winner.[4][8] As part of her prize package, Alekseeva received ₽1 million, and announced that she intended to spend part of her winnings on her education and donate the remainder to charity.[2] Upon her victory, Alekseeva became the third representative of Chuvashia to win the Miss Russia title.[1]
As Miss Russia, Alekseeva represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. The pageant was held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City on 16 November.[9][10][11][12] Alekseeva went on to advance into the initial top 30 semifinalists, before ultimately placing in the top 12; this was the first time that a Russian representative had advanced to the semifinals of a Miss Universe pageant since Elizaveta Golovanova at Miss Universe 2012.[3][13][14][15] The pageant was ultimately won by Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark.[16][17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Валентина Алексеева". 24smi.org (in Russian). 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Валентина Алексеева". vokrug.tv (in Russian). 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b "В семье Мисс России из Чувашии оказались сразу две королевы красоты". pg21.ru (in Russian). 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Поступила на медика, надела корону за миллион долларов. Что известно о новой мисс Россия?". 71.ru (in Russian). 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Как новая "Мисс Россия" распорядится гонораром, и что ещё известно о первой красавице страны Валентине Алексеевой". kulturologia.ru (in Russian). 11 October 2024.
- ^ Semenov, Valery (6 October 2024). "Валентина Алексеева из Чувашии стала "Мисс Россия"". Chuvashinform (in Russian).
- ^ "На конкурсе "Мисс Россия — 2024" победила Валентина Алексеева из Чувашии". spletnik.ru (in Russian). 6 October 2024.
- ^ Chernykh, Sergey (6 October 2024). "Как выглядит в бикини 18-летняя победительница конкурса "Мисс Россия — 2024" Валентина Алексеева". The Voice (in Russian).
- ^ Roque, Nica (24 August 2024). "Miss Universe Organization announces 2024 pageant date, venue". GMA Integrated News. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Mallorca, Hannah (19 November 2023). "Mexico confirmed as host country for Miss Universe 2024". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Mexico will host Miss Universe 2024: When will the beauty pageant be held?". Marca. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Miss Universe pageant coming to Mexico in 2024". Mexico News Daily. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ ""Мисс Россия – 2024" Алексеева рассказала, каким должен быть её мужчина". gazetametro.ru (in Russian). 17 November 2024.
- ^ Bolledo, Jairo (2024-11-17). "Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024, the first crown for Denmark". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Валентина Алексеева из Чебоксар вошла в топ 12 самых красивых девушек планеты". ntrk21.ru (in Russian). 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Denmark's Victoria Kjaer Theilvig is Miss Universe 2024". PUSH.COM.PH. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "What does Miss Universe 2024 winner get? Victoria Kjær Theilvig's prize money explained". Lifestyle Asia. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Denmark's 'Human Barbie' Victoria Kjaer Theilvig takes home country's first Miss Universe crown". Onmanorama. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.