Participants of Miss Universe. ©RIA Novosti
First photo sessions of this year's Miss Universe beauty contest's participants have been made in Moscow. Beauties from 87 countries were photographed in bikinis and fur coats from the event's sponsor. Kazakhstan is represented by Miss Almaty 2013Aigerim Kozhakhan, 18, this year, Tengrinews reports. Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. This is Aigerim's first time in Moscow. It an interview she said that she was impressed by the hospitality of the hosting country. The first official, but informal meeting with the organizing committee of the Miss Universe Organization took place in one of expensive restaurants of Moscow. The participants have already visited the Red Square, Bolshoi Theater and they will go to the KHL hockey match between Atlant and Lev clubs on November 1. Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. Miss Kazakhstan 2012 Zhazira Nurimbetova from Shymkent, was initially supposed to participate in this year's Miss Universe. But Zhazira's presence is needed at the national contest of Kazakhstan because she has to hand the crown to the next winner. Both pageants are going to be held on the same day so Kazakhstan had to find a new contestant for the Miss Universe. The organizers pointed out that Zhazira, certainly, would represent Kazakhstan at the international beauty contest next year. Elmira Abdrazakova represents Russia at the Miss Universe. And Azerbaijan is represented at the contest for the first time: Aissel Manafova is its participant. The final of Miss Universe 2013, one of the most prestigious beauty pageants, will take place on November 9 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. The ticket cost ranges from 2500 to 130000 rubles ($78-4000). Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler chairs the contest's jury this year. Thomas Roberts and Melanie Brown, ex-soloist of Spice Girls are going to be the masters of the ceremony. Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. By Aizhan Tugelbayeva
First photo sessions of this year's Miss Universe beauty contest's participants have been made in Moscow. Beauties from 87 countries were photographed in bikinis and fur coats from the event's sponsor. Kazakhstan is represented by Miss Almaty 2013Aigerim Kozhakhan, 18, this year, Tengrinews reports.
Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers.
This is Aigerim's first time in Moscow. It an interview she said that she was impressed by the hospitality of the hosting country. The first official, but informal meeting with the organizing committee of the Miss Universe Organization took place in one of expensive restaurants of Moscow. The participants have already visited the Red Square, Bolshoi Theater and they will go to the KHL hockey match between Atlant and Lev clubs on November 1.
Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers.
Miss Kazakhstan 2012 Zhazira Nurimbetova from Shymkent, was initially supposed to participate in this year's Miss Universe. But Zhazira's presence is needed at the national contest of Kazakhstan because she has to hand the crown to the next winner. Both pageants are going to be held on the same day so Kazakhstan had to find a new contestant for the Miss Universe. The organizers pointed out that Zhazira, certainly, would represent Kazakhstan at the international beauty contest next year.
Elmira Abdrazakova represents Russia at the Miss Universe. And Azerbaijan is represented at the contest for the first time: Aissel Manafova is its participant.
The final of Miss Universe 2013, one of the most prestigious beauty pageants, will take place on November 9 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. The ticket cost ranges from 2500 to 130000 rubles ($78-4000).
Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler chairs the contest's jury this year. Thomas Roberts and Melanie Brown, ex-soloist of Spice Girls are going to be the masters of the ceremony.
Aigerim Kozhakhan at the Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers.
By Aizhan Tugelbayeva