Elmira Abdrazakova
{{Short description|Russian model (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Expand Russian|topic=bio|Абдразакова, Эльмира Рафаиловна|date=April 2013}}
{{family name hatnote|Rafailovna|Abdrazakova|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| afbeelding =
| native_name = Эльмира Абдразакова
| native_name_lang = ru
| image = Elmira Abdrazakova portrait.jpg
| name = Elmira Abdrazakova
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|7}}
| birth_place = Zhelezin District, Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan
| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Green
| title = Miss Russia 2013
| homepage = http://www.elmiraabdrazakova.ru
| competitions = Miss Russia 2013
(Winner)
Miss World 2013
(Unplaced)
Miss Universe 2013
(Unplaced)
| height = 1.75 m
| measurements =
}}
Elmira Rafailovna Abdrazakova ({{langx|ru|Эльмира Абдразакова}}; born 7 October 1994 in Zhelezin District) is a Tatar-Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2013 and represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2013 pageants.{{cite news|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_03/Miss-Russia-2013-winner-chosen//|title=Miss Russia 2013|publisher=english.ruvr.ru|date=3 March 2013|access-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306001150/http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_03/Miss-Russia-2013-winner-chosen/|archive-date=6 March 2013|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Born to a Tatar father Rafail Abdrazakov and Russian mother Olga Pshenichnikova, Elmira was raised in Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast. Abdrazakova, was invited to assist in the first Miss Central African Republic edition on 9 December 2018 with the Wagner Group.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 December 2018|title=Russian influence on show in C African beauty contest|url=https://kuwaittimes.com/russian-influence-on-show-in-c-african-beauty-contest|access-date=4 April 2025|website=Kuwait Times|language=English}}
Miss Russia 2013
File:Elmira Abdrazakova, Miss Russia 2013.jpg
Abdrazakova was crowned Miss Russia 2013 at the 21st edition of Miss Russia beauty pageant, held at the Concert Hall Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow on 2 March 2013. She is 5 ft. 9 ins. (1.75 m) tall.{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/members/profile/657656/year:2013|title=Members|publisher=missuniverse.com|access-date=7 May 2014}} The Miss Russia 2013 final ceremony was televised on the NTV channel on 8 March 2013. The ceremony started with the hit song "Christmas Tree". She was an official representative of Russia at the world's two most prestigious beauty contests, Miss Universe and Miss World.{{cite news|url=http://livewireworld.info/miss-world/miss-world-2013/miss-russia-2013-winner/8231/|title=The 2013 Miss Russia for Miss Universe and Miss World 2013|publisher=livewireworld.info|date=3 March 2013}}
She was of a victim of racial abuse due to her Tatar background. She closed her social network accounts after repeated abuse by trolls.{{cite web|title=Miss Russia Elmira Abdrazakova faces Racial Abuse over her Nationality|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/10/miss-russia-elmira-abdrazakova-faces-racial-abuse-over-her-nationality/|access-date=19 October 2013}}
Miss World 2013
Elmira represented Russia at the Miss World 2013 pageant, held in Bali, Indonesia on 9 September 2013. She failed to place in the Top 20.
Miss Universe 2013
Abdrazakova later represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Moscow, Russia, her home country.
Public reaction to the victory
Elmira's success in the beauty pageant generated a massive negative response on social media.{{Cite web |last=Kurmasheva |first=Alsu |date=2013-03-06 |title=A Gypsy Woman Cannot Be the Face of Russia |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/a-gypsy-woman-cannot-be-the-face-of-russia/273762/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}} As Elmira reported at a press conference, she received thousands of messages, most of which included attacks on both her appearance and her ethnic identity. According to Elmira's report, "when she arrived home and looked at her page, she was shocked by the amount of disgruntled comments that Internet users{{Cite web |title=Мисс России затравили из-за национальности |url=https://piter.tv/event/Miss_Rossii_zatravili_iz/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=PITER TV |language=ru}} wrote to her". Popular humorous communities posted satirical cartoons. As a result, she was forced to delete her page on the social network VKontakte. However, the page was restored later.
References
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External links
- [http://www.missrussia.ru/ Miss Russia Official Website]
- [http://www.elmiraabdrazakova.ru/2013/the-real-life-cinderella-russian-angelina-jolie/ The real life Cinderella: Russian Angelina Jolie ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314020637/http://www.elmiraabdrazakova.ru/2013/the-real-life-cinderella-russian-angelina-jolie/ |date=14 March 2013 }}
- [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/a-gypsy-woman-cannot-be-the-face-of-russia/273762/ "'A Gypsy Woman Cannot Be the Face of Russia'" by Alsu Kurmasheva], The Atlantic magazine, 6 March 2013
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{{S-bef|before=Elizaveta Golovanova}}
{{s-ttl|title=Miss Russia
|years= 2013}}
{{S-aft|after=Yulia Alipova}}
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{{Miss Russia titleholders}}
{{Miss Universe 2013 delegates}}
{{Miss World 2013 delegates}}
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Category:Russian beauty pageant winners
Category:Russian female models
Category:Tatar people of Russia
Category:Kazakhstani emigrants to Russia