Kazakh souvenir auctioned for $5,000 at Miss Universe

Ornamental plate "Kazakh Urt"

A Kazakh souvenir has been sold for $5 thousand at the charity auction of the beauty contest Miss Universe 2013, Tengrinews reports. Aigerim Kozhakhan, who is representing Kazakhstan at the beauty pageant, auctioned off an ornamental plate Kazakh Urt from the Nomads Heritage collection. A scene from traditional life of nomads pictured on the plate was inspired by well known painting Kazakh Urt of a famous Kazakh artist Nelly Bube. According to Aigerim, the People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko started the auction, but in the end the Kazakh national souvenir went to a buyer who preferred to remain anonymous. "Everything was held on the highest level. I've never participated in the auctions before," Aigerim shared. The charity auction at the Miss Universe beauty contest was conducted with participation of Chulpan Khamatove and Dina Korzun's fund Gift of Life. The beauties participating in the Miss Universe 2013 visited the Federal Center of Child Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. Aigerim Kozhakhan at the charity auction of Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. The Top 16 of the most beautiful girls will be selected by a separate panel of judges at the preliminary show of the Miss Universe contest on November 5 at the Crocus City Hall. The final of beauty pageant Miss Universe 2013 will be held on November 9. The ticket cost ranges from 2500 to 130000 rubles ($78-4000). \ Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler is the chairman of the jury at the contest this year. Thomas Roberts and Melanie Brown, ex-soloist of Spice Girls, are the master of the ceremony. Aigerim Kozhakhan at Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. By Aizhan Tugelbayeva

A Kazakh souvenir has been sold for $5 thousand at the charity auction of the beauty contest Miss Universe 2013, Tengrinews reports. Aigerim Kozhakhan, who is representing Kazakhstan at the beauty pageant, auctioned off an ornamental plate Kazakh Urt from the Nomads Heritage collection. A scene from traditional life of nomads pictured on the plate was inspired by well known painting Kazakh Urt of a famous Kazakh artist Nelly Bube. According to Aigerim, the People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko started the auction, but in the end the Kazakh national souvenir went to a buyer who preferred to remain anonymous. "Everything was held on the highest level. I've never participated in the auctions before," Aigerim shared. The charity auction at the Miss Universe beauty contest was conducted with participation of Chulpan Khamatove and Dina Korzun's fund Gift of Life. The beauties participating in the Miss Universe 2013 visited the Federal Center of Child Hematology, Oncology and Immunology.

Aigerim Kozhakhan at the charity auction of Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. The Top 16 of the most beautiful girls will be selected by a separate panel of judges at the preliminary show of the Miss Universe contest on November 5 at the Crocus City Hall. The final of beauty pageant Miss Universe 2013 will be held on November 9. The ticket cost ranges from 2500 to 130000 rubles ($78-4000). \ Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler is the chairman of the jury at the contest this year. Thomas Roberts and Melanie Brown, ex-soloist of Spice Girls, are the master of the ceremony.

Aigerim Kozhakhan at Miss Universe. Photo courtesy of the contest organizers. By Aizhan Tugelbayeva

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