Alina Voronkova
Alina Voronkova | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alina Voronkova 13 December 1994 |
| Education | University of Helsinki |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Finland 2018 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Finland 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced) |
Alina Voronkova (born 13 December 1994[citation needed]) is a Finnish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2018. She represented Finland at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
Early life[edit]
Voronkova was born in Lahti to a Russian father Dmitry Voronkov, and an Ingrian Finn mother Svetlana Voronkova, who had both moved to Finland from Russia[citation needed] in the early 1990s.[2][3] She grew up in Pertunmaa, and is bilingual, speaking both Finnish and Russian; the latter she and her family spoke at home.[2][4] Voronkova attended the University of Helsinki.
Pageantry[edit]
Miss Finland 2018[edit]
On 29 September 2018, Voronkova competed in Miss Finland 2018 at the Billnäs Village, where she was crowned as Miss Universe Finland 2018. She succeeded outgoing titleholder Michaela Söderholm.[5]
Miss Universe 2018[edit]
As Miss Finland, Voronkova represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand where she did not make the Top 20. Finland failed to place more than 22 years in a row since Miss Universe 1996.
References[edit]
- ^ "Miss Suomi 2018: Milla-Mari Waismaa ja Alina Voronkova ennakkosuosikkeina kruunujahtiin" (in Finnish). Cision News Soumi. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ a b Haili, Aino; Alaluusua, Erica (29 September 2018). "Missikandidaatti Alina Voronkova kertoo koulukiusaamistaustastaan: "Se on opettanut ja kasvattanut älyttömän paljon"". MTV.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Määttä, Jasmin (17 May 2018). "Miss Suomi -semifinalisti Alina toistaa missiperinnettä: "Mieheni on jääkiekkoilija"". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Juntunen, Kaisa; Nykänen, Suvi-Tuulia (29 September 2018). "Onko Pertunmaalla kasvanut Alina Voronkova Suomen kaunein? Miss Suomi -kilpailu ratkeaa lauantaina". lansi-savo.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Alina Voronkova on Miss Suomi 2018! Tuuletti villisti voittoaan" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 29 September 2018.