Svetlana Kruk
Svetlana Kruk | |
|---|---|
| Born | Svetlana Kruk June 2, 1979 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Belarus 1998 Missis Beauty Millenium International 2012 Mrs. Universe LTD 2013 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (in Belarusian: Святлана Крук), more commonly known as Svetlana Kruk, is a beauty queen and the first woman to be crowned Miss Belarus.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kruk was from Grodno, Belarus and was born on June 2, 1979.[1] She studied mathematics at the University of Grodno and later studied economics at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia.[1] In 1998, she went to Minsk to join the biggest modelling school in Belarus, the "Nacional'Naja Shkola Krasoty". While there, there were tryouts for the first ever Miss Belarus contest. She impressed the judges and was invited to the content. She prepared for the contest for about six months and won the title of Miss Belarus on March 18, 1998.[2] She received $300 and an electric kettle for winning the competition.[3]
Kruk's victory qualified her for Miss Europe 1999, where she placed in the Top 15.[4] She won the Vice-Miss award at Miss CIS 1999.[5] She competed at Miss World 2000, but did not finish in the Top 10.[3] She continued to compete in beauty pageants, winning "Missis Beauty Millenium International 2012" [6][7] and won Mrs. Universe LTD 2013 (which is not related to Mrs. Universe).[8][9] She has also modeled.[7]
She won the 2017 Mrs. Globe competition[10] and also captured the Miss Success and Miss Participant of the Year awards at the event.[3]
Personal life
[edit]She is married and took her husband's surname of Kuznetsova. She moved to Moscow, where she teaches mathematics and has three kids.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 20 лет назад Светлана Крук из Гродно стала первой «Мисс Беларусь» [20 years ago Svetlana Kruk from Grodno became the first Miss Belarus] (in Belarusian), Magazine Grodno through vk.com, 2018, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Светлана КУЗНЕЦОВА: с титулом и указкой [Svetlana KUZNETSOVA: with title and pointer] (in Belarusian), Magazine Grodno through vk.com, 2021, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ a b c d Миссис Земной Шар сталагродненка! [Mrs.Globe has become from Grodno!] (in Belarusian), Vitebsk Courier, 2016, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Як цяпер жыве пераможца першага конкурсу «Міс Беларусь» [How does the winner of the first "Miss Belarus" contest live now] (in Belarusian), Vitebsk Courier, 2021, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Miss Grodno contest will be visited by Mrs. Universe Svetlana Kruk, Grodno.in, 2014, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Светлана Крук рассказала, почему она победила на Миссис Миллениум-2012 [Svetlana Kruk told why she won Mrs. Millennium] (in Russian), VGR.by, 2012, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ a b "Первая «Мисс Беларусь» привезла с конкурса красоты корону за первое место" [The first "Miss Belarus" brought the crown for the first place from the beauty contest], KP.ru (in Russian), 2012, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Mrs. Malaysia and Mrs. Belarus share honors of Mrs. Universe 2013 in Aruba!, Visit Aruba, 2013, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Belarusian Svetlana Kuznetsova won the "Mrs. Universe 2013" pageant., UNFPA Belarus, 2013, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Белоруска Светлана Кузнецова стала победительницей престижного международного состязания Mrs. Globe-2017 [Belarusian Svetlana Kuznetsova became the winner of the prestigious international competition Mrs. Globe-2017] (in Belarusian), Lelchitsy, 2016, retrieved 13 March 2023