Irina Antonenko
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Irina Igorevna Antonenko ( (born 1 September 1991 in Sverdlovsk
) is a Russia
n actress, model and beauty queen who helds the title of Miss Russia 2010
. She also placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2010
pageant held on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
.
located on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains
. Her parents, Natalia and Igor Antonenko, were both employees of the police. She completed her high school education in school No. 156. According to the school director, Irina was "a very modest and polite girl." Whilst studying at the school, Antonenko entered her first beauty pageant, in which she failed to make the top three. After finishing high school, she began to study finance at the Ural Finance and Jurisprudence Institute, which was founded in 1992 by a group of professors at the Ural State Law Academy
. Around the same time, she also started her modelling career. In 2009, she won the regional Miss Yekaterinburg
beauty contest.
On 6 March 2010, Antonenko was crowned Miss Russia 2010
in a contest held in Moscow
. The crown was handed over to her by outgoing titleholder Sofia Rudieva
. In addition to the crown, she received a cash prize of $100,000, which she plans to spend mostly on charity, to help children who are ill. The jury concluded that there is more to Russia's new beauty than meets the eye, and that she has the brains to match the looks.
After her coronation as Miss Russia, she started modelling for the world famous designer Philipp Plein
, and also participated in fashion shows by such designers as Olga Deffi, Alina Assi, Ilya Shiyan and Vyacheslav Zaitsev, one of the most well-known Russian fashion designers.
Antonenko stands 178 centimetres (5.8 ft) tall, and has the measurements 80 centimetres (31.5 in) (chest), 61 centimetres (24 in) (waist) and 91 centimetres (35.8 in) (hips). She represented Russia
in the Miss Universe 2010
pageant held in the United States
. Her final position was in the top 15.
While preparing for the Miss Universe 2010 competition, she stated that she doesn't have a boyfriend yet. "I haven’t got any time for boyfriends. My day begins with English classes and come to a end with fashion parade late in the evening. I rarely think about men now, but, of course, love is inside each of us." She will be accompanied by her mother and grandmother to Las Vegas
where the contest is held. Her main dress at the competition was a $60,000 Empire style hand-made evening silk dress by Jacob Schaefer. As the traditional gift required by each participant, she brought hand-painted Matryoshkas. Each of them had a picture of one of the 2005-2009 Miss Universe winners.
Antonenko believes her best qualities are persistence, sincerity and friendliness, as well as drive and passion in the fight for victory.
As for her future plans, she has said that she wishes to continue her studies and even plans to pursue post-graduate degree after graduating.
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actress, model and beauty queen who helds the title of Miss Russia 2010
Miss Russia 2010
Miss Russia 2010, was held in Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on 6 March 2010. 51 contestants from all over the Russia competed for the crown...
. She also placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
pageant held on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Biography
Irina Antonenko was born on 1 September 1991 in the city of SverdlovskYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
located on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
. Her parents, Natalia and Igor Antonenko, were both employees of the police. She completed her high school education in school No. 156. According to the school director, Irina was "a very modest and polite girl." Whilst studying at the school, Antonenko entered her first beauty pageant, in which she failed to make the top three. After finishing high school, she began to study finance at the Ural Finance and Jurisprudence Institute, which was founded in 1992 by a group of professors at the Ural State Law Academy
Ural State Law Academy
Ural State Law Academy is a public, research university institution, that includes law oriented universities, colleges, faculties and other public graduate educational institutions located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. USLA's main campus is situated in the Yekaterinburg...
. Around the same time, she also started her modelling career. In 2009, she won the regional Miss Yekaterinburg
Miss Yekaterinburg
Miss Yekaterinburg annual beauty pageant is held in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia.Usually it involves up to one hundred participants in the preliminary round and about thirty members in the main competition. Miss Yekaterinburg 2009 Irina Antonenko won as a prize a Hyundai car...
beauty contest.
On 6 March 2010, Antonenko was crowned Miss Russia 2010
Miss Russia 2010
Miss Russia 2010, was held in Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on 6 March 2010. 51 contestants from all over the Russia competed for the crown...
in a contest held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The crown was handed over to her by outgoing titleholder Sofia Rudieva
Sofia Rudieva
Sofia Andreyevna Rudieva is a Russian model and beauty queen who is the winner of Miss Russia 2009.- Biography :Sofia Rudieva was born in 1990 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, to Andrey Rudiev and Tatyana Rudieva, a family of artists. At first, she wanted to follow her parents' path, and...
. In addition to the crown, she received a cash prize of $100,000, which she plans to spend mostly on charity, to help children who are ill. The jury concluded that there is more to Russia's new beauty than meets the eye, and that she has the brains to match the looks.
After her coronation as Miss Russia, she started modelling for the world famous designer Philipp Plein
Philipp Plein
-Background and career:Upon completion of the Gymnasium Schloss Salem boarding school on Lake Constance, he studied at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen law. Pleins strong interest in art has early been shaped by his parents. Numerous travel and related visits to museums awoke in him...
, and also participated in fashion shows by such designers as Olga Deffi, Alina Assi, Ilya Shiyan and Vyacheslav Zaitsev, one of the most well-known Russian fashion designers.
Antonenko stands 178 centimetres (5.8 ft) tall, and has the measurements 80 centimetres (31.5 in) (chest), 61 centimetres (24 in) (waist) and 91 centimetres (35.8 in) (hips). She represented Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in the Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
pageant held in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Her final position was in the top 15.
While preparing for the Miss Universe 2010 competition, she stated that she doesn't have a boyfriend yet. "I haven’t got any time for boyfriends. My day begins with English classes and come to a end with fashion parade late in the evening. I rarely think about men now, but, of course, love is inside each of us." She will be accompanied by her mother and grandmother to Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
where the contest is held. Her main dress at the competition was a $60,000 Empire style hand-made evening silk dress by Jacob Schaefer. As the traditional gift required by each participant, she brought hand-painted Matryoshkas. Each of them had a picture of one of the 2005-2009 Miss Universe winners.
Antonenko believes her best qualities are persistence, sincerity and friendliness, as well as drive and passion in the fight for victory.
As for her future plans, she has said that she wishes to continue her studies and even plans to pursue post-graduate degree after graduating.