A TEEN has been named the most beautiful woman in Russia in a major beauty pageant. Julia Polyachihina, 18, was miss bikini russia 2018 Miss Russia after winning the finals of the contest just outside the capital city of Moscow.

The brunette said: “I am still very nervous and I cannot believe that I got the title of Miss Russia. Julia said she had not expected to win and had been initially disappointed not to hear her name when the runners-up were announced. She said: “I was a little bit upset when I heard the second and third places. But I was really happy when I heard my name at the end.

This comes as one contestant revealed she had received death threats after the bikini round. Julia said she believed that her dedication to the tournament had helped her land the prestigious beauty crown. Miss Russia 2017 Polina Popova flaunts her figure. I believed that I was going to achieve my goal. The journalism student at the Chuvash State University in central Russia will go on to represent her country at the Miss World and Miss Universe beauty pageants. From nip slips to the wrong woman crowned winner.