Miss USSR
Мисс CCCP
Formation1989
Dissolved1991
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMoscow
Location
MembershipMiss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
Official language
Russian

Miss USSR (Russian: Мисс CCCP) was a national beauty contest held in the Soviet Union. The first winner was crowned in May 1989.[1] It ran for three years through to the dissolution of the Union in 1991.

Titleholders

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Year Miss USSR Hometown Notes Ref.
1991 Ilmira Shamsutdinova Saratov, Russian SFSR Top 6, Miss Universe 1996 (as Miss Russia)
1990 Yulia Lemigova Moscow, RSFSR 2nd runner-up, Miss Universe 1991
Maria Kezha Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR Dethroned following marriage decision
1989 Yulia Sukhanova Moscow, Russian SFSR [1]

Representatives at International Beauty Pageants

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Representatives at Miss Universe

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Year Miss Universe USSR Placement Special Awards
1990 Evia Staļbovska Unplaced
1991 Yulia Lemigova 2nd Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss World

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Year Miss World USSR Placement Special Awards
1989 Anna Gorbunova Unplaced
  • Miss Photogenic
1990 Lauma Zemzare Unplaced

Representatives at Miss International

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Year Miss International USSR Placement Special awards
1990 Irina Vassilenko 3rd Runner-Up

Representatives at Miss Charm International

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Year Miss Charm USSR Placement Special awards
1989 Olga Perminova Top 16
1990 Mariya Smirnova Unplaced

References

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  1. ^ a b Waters, Elizabeth (1993). "Soviet Beauty Contests". Sex and Russian Society. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 116–134. ISBN 0253332001.