Irina Anto (Antonenko) (; born 1 September 1991) is a Russian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2010. She also placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant held on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas.

Life and career Irina Antonenko was born on 1 September 1991 in Magdeburg, Germany. Her parents, Natalia and Igor Antonenko, were both employees of the police. She completed her high school education in school No. 156. According to the school director, Irina was "a very modest and polite girl." Whilst studying at the school, Antonenko entered her first beauty pageant, in which she failed to make the top three. After finishing high school, she began to study finance at the Ural Finance and Jurisprudence Institute, around the same time, she also started her modelling career.Ural.kp.ru — Папа «Мисс-Россия-2010» Игорь Антоненко: — «Ирина может представить Екатеринбург всему миру»

In 2009, having won the title "Miss Yekaterinburg", Irina decided to go to Moscow to the national beauty contest. In mid-February 2010 it sent to the capital to take part in the preparations for the finals of "Miss Russia".Irina Antonenko from Ekaterinburg Ready to Conquer US Ekaterinburg.com

After her coronation as Miss Russia, she started modelling for the world-famous designer Philipp Plein, and also participated in fashion shows by such designers as Olga Deffi, Alina Assi, Ilya Shiyan, Irina Natanova and Vyacheslav Zaitsev, one of the most well-known Russian fashion designers.

Antonenko stands tall, and has the measurements (chest), (waist) and (hips).

While preparing for the Miss Universe 2010 competition, she stated that she doesn't have a boyfriend yet. "I haven’t got any time for boyfriends. My day begins with English classes and come to a end with fashion parade late in the evening. I rarely think about men now, but, of course, love is inside each of us." RIA Novosti 2010-07-23. She will be accompanied by her mother and grandmother to Las Vegas where the contest is held. RIA Novosti 2010-07-23. Her main dress at the competition was a $60,000 Empire style hand-made evening silk dress by Jacob Schaefer. RIA Novosti 2010-07-23. As the traditional gift required by each participant, she brought hand-painted Matryoshkas. Each of them had a picture of one of the 2005-2009 Miss Universe winners. RIA Novosti 2010-07-23.

Antonenko believes her best qualities are persistence, sincerity and friendliness, as well as drive and passion in the fight for victory.Russia’s Miss Universe contestant RIA Novosti 2010-08-23.

Filmography The following films feature Irina Antonenko. Year Title Role Notes 2011The Darkest HourClub beauty2014The ShipAlena GromovaTV series2014Surprise for the belovedNikaTV2015Weddings will not beAlisaTV2015The Ship - 2Alena GromovaTV series2015Golden CageAlinaTV series2016Santa Claus. Battle of the MagiLina2019BreakKatya2022Gasoline AlleyStarMovie

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