Ksenia Sukhinova's Biography
Russia is crowned Miss World The eyes of the world were on one stage when Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinovia from Russia was crowned Miss World in a glittering, star-studded ceremony at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, the City of Gold. The 2008 Miss World Festival, a record breaking year in the number of contestants taking part, has seen 109 beautiful and talented contestants spend an unforgettable month in South Africa. However, there could only be one winner and the applause rang out in the packed Convention Centre as Julia Morley, Chairman of the Miss World Organisation and of the international panel of judges, announced the winners name. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhoinova smile spoke a thousand words to a worldwide TV audience of over 2 billion as she was crowned by last year`s Miss World, Zilin Zhang. First runner-up was Trinidad and Tobago followed by India as second runner-up. The other two finalists were South Africa and Angola.
1. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova was born in a small town in northern Russia (Siberia) called Nijnevartovsk.
2. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova tried sports - gymnastics, swimming, ballet and biathlon, but gave them all up when entering the university.
3. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova is a student at the Tyumen Oil and Gas University.
4. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova was recognized as an outstanding student in 2006 at the University.
5. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova likes to travel, spend time with her parents, friends and cat.
6. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova has a favorite band - Sting.
7. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova thinks being recognized as the most beautiful girl in Russia is her greatest achievement.
8. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova’s favorite movie is “Moscow doesn’t believe in tears.”
9. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinov’s craziest thing to do - a 1 mile swim when she was 12 in the open sea.
10. Ksenia (Kseniya) Sukhinova admires Ole Einar Bjorndalen, a biathlonist and Olympic champion the most.