Miss Russia 2012 Delegates (Batch 2)

Since April 2011, preliminary competitions have been held across Russia with the participation of more than 30,000 delegates. At the end of January 2012, 50 finalists have been chosen. The winner will receive the price of 100,000 dollars and a magnificent crown, the most expensive pageant crown in the world today.

The grand finale of Miss Russia 2011 contest will be held on March 3 in Moscow. The reigning Miss Russia 2011, Natalia Gantimurova (photo above) will take her final walk and crown her successor at the end of the event.

New winner will represent Russia in Miss World 2012 to be held in in Ordos, China on August and in Miss Universe 2012 competition later this year.

Meet this year's Miss Russia 2012 Candidates: (Batch 1)

(Name, Hometown, Age and Height)

Elizabeta Smolensk Oblast 18; 178cm	Zhanna Ryabova Ulan Ude 22; 179cm	Inessa Yurinskaya Surgut 21; 176cm	Irina Vanyasheva Novgorod Oblast 21; 181cm
Carolina Traktina Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 18; 180cm	Christina Gontar Zheleznodorozhny 20; 175cm	Ksenia Zholudeva Khanty-Mansiysk 20; 178cm	Ksenia Potapova Republic of Mordavia 21; 182cm
Margarita Koshkina Stavropol 21; 176cm	Maria Galkina Barnaul 20; 176cm	Maria Dashkevich Perm 21; 177cm	Maria Kovaleva Severodvinsk 20; 180cm
Maria Romanenko Khabarovsk 19; 177cm	Milana Makeeva Moscow 23; 177cm	Natalia Vashchenko Kemerovo Oblast 21; 177cm	Olesya Kondakova - Zakharova Sakha/Yakutia 20; 175cm
Olga Sorogovec Kaliningrad 21; 181cm	Svetlana Konobeeva Tambov 20; 181cm	Soniya Nazarenko Kaliningrad 18; 181cm	Tatiana Neverova Yekaterinburg 23; 181cm
Tatiana Guseva Samara 19; 177cm	Yulia Ishmuratova Novocheboksarsk 18; 178cm	Uliya Farhutdinova Oryol 21; 180cm	Alexandera Pankratova Samara Oblast 20; 178cm

* Miss Russia 2012 Delegates: Batch 1 | Batch 2
* Meet the winner Miss Russia 2012