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.
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.