Sofia Nikitchuk wins Miss Russia 2015

Sofia Nikitchuk from Ekaterinburg, was crowned as the new Miss Russia during the finale of Miss russia 2015 held at Moscow’s Barvikha Concert Halland . She is expected to represent Russia at the next Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. The 21 year-old brunette stands 1.77 cm tall and is a student of the Faculty of Humanities and Arts at the Ural Federal University where she will earn her diploma very soon. She was crowned by the out going queen Yulia Alipova, Miss Russia 2014. Unlike past years, Paulina Vega,Miss Universe 2014 and Rolene Strauss, Miss World 2014 were not invited for the finale.

The panel of judges consisted of former Miss Russia winners like Xoana Fedorova, Miss Universe 2002 (dethroned), Ksenia Sukhinova, Miss World 2008 and Tatiana Kotova, Miss Russia Universe 2007.

The first “Vice-Miss” was Vladislava Yevtushenko (left) and the second “Vice-Miss” was Anastasia Naydenova (right).
Check out the full result:
Top 10:
Daria Norkina (Tyumen)
Elena Roshal (Yaroslavl)
Sofia Nikitchuk (Ekaterinburg)
Elena Boyko (Khabarovsk)
Anastasia Naydenova (Voronezh)
Olga Krasikova (Moscow)
Vladislava Evtushenko (Chita)
Ekaterina Feoktistova (Chelyabinsk)
Elizaveta Matveeva (Taganrog)
Maria Tuguskina (Amur Oblast)
Top 20:
Sofia Nikitchuk (Ekaterinburg)
Daria Norkina (Tyumen)
Elena Roshal (Yaroslavl)
Olga Krasikova (Moscow)
Ivetta Makarova (Kaliningrad)
Aleksandra Maslakova (Khanty Mansiysk)
Lidia Semenova (Sakha Republic-Yakutia)
Elizaveta Matveeva (Taganrog)
Elena Boyko (Khabarovsk)
Valeria Zhuravleva (Volgodonsk)
Maria Tuguskina (Amur Oblast)
Daria Shmakova (Volkhov)
Daria Martynenko (Rostov on Don)
Ksenia Zemlyannikova (Tyumen Oblast)
Vladislava Evtushenko (Chita)
Christina Odincova (Saratov)
Kermen Sangadzhi-Goryaeva (Kalmykia Republic)
Anastasia Naydenova(Voronezh)
Ekaterina Feoktistova (Chelyabinsk)
Maria Zubyuk (Gorno Altaisk)
Check out the Gallery for more pics of Sofia