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International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk

International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
30 Aug 2015

The annual international beauty pageant Mrs Universe intended to draw attention to the problem of violence against women was held in Minsk for the first time. The contest gathered more than 60 successful and socially active married women from different countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, India, Malaysia, and Malta…

Belarus got the honorary right to host the prestigious beauty pageant in many ways thanks to famous Belarusian beauties like Svetlana Kuznetsova who shared the Mrs Universe crown with Carol Lee of Malaysia in 2013, Mrs.Glamorous 2014 Natalia Trofimova, and Mrs.World 2014 Marina Alekseichik

In the course of one week, the contestants got acquainted with the historical and cultural heritage of Belarus, visited the fifth special operations brigade of the special forces of the Belarusian army in Maryina Gorka, and also paid a visit to one of the world’s leading enterprises producing mining equipment, Belarusian Autoworks (BelAZ trademark), where the biggest dump truck in the world was built in 2013.

The program of the contest also featured fitness and talents days and the project Charity Wedding that was dedicated to orphaned children, kids from families with many children and children with disabilities. Besides, the contestants took part in the roundtable Against Domestic Violence, shared their experience of participation in the projects to help victims of abuse and discussed ways to solve the issue at the international level.

The final show took place at the culture and business center Moscow House in Minsk on 29 August. The winners of the beauty pageant were chosen by the international jury. The 25-year-old actress and model Ashley Burnham became the first Canadian and first woman from the Enoch Cree Nation to win the Mrs Universe title. Mrs South Africa, Sarah-Kate Scott, was crowned the first runner-up. Irina Zaitseva of Ukraine was named second runner-up and Karol Uzaga Valerin of Costa Rica finished third. On behalf of Belarus, partaking in the beauty pageant was Svetlana Statkevich who was awarded the Mrs Social Activity title.

Photos from the final show are in our photo gallery…

Photos by Oksana Manchuk.

International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
International beauty pageant Mrs Universe 2015 in Minsk
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