Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova (; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian television host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2008. She was the second Russian woman to win the Miss World title and had previously been crowned Miss Russia 2007.
Personal life Sukhinova was born in Nizhnevartovsk, Russian SFSR.
Sukhinova's height is , and she has blonde hair and blue eyes. Her first name is often romanized as Ksenya or Kseniya. Her favorite book is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
In 2022, she gave birth to a son, Artem. The child's father is Yuri Shefler, her boyfriend, a businessman and the owner of alcoholic beverages manufacturer SPI Group.
Miss Tyumen Before Sukhinova became Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008, she entered the Miss Tyumen pageant and won the title, becoming Tyumen's representative at Miss Russia 2007.
Miss Russia 2007 Sukhinova won the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on 14 December 2007 in Moscow, where she represented Tyumen. She surpassed 50 other contestants from across Russia. She was unable to represent Russia at Miss Universe 2008 due to her college studies, so her first runner-up, Vera Krasova, replaced her in the pageant. Krasova placed as the third runner-up to Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza.
Miss World 2008 On 13 December 2008, Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008 at the finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of 108 other contestants.
At a press conference after her victory, she said: "I am very glad to have brought this crown to Russia. I am proud that it is Russia that got the crown and I devote my victory to the whole country and to its every citizen... and to my grandmother." She also said that she hoped to improve Russia's international image and show that a girl from Russia could personify kindness, beauty and happiness.
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External links
Ksenia Sukhinova Miss World 2008 Official Website