Anna Vladislavovna Linnikova (; born 4 April 2000) is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2022. As

Miss Russia Miss Russia () is a national beauty pageant in Russia. It selects the Russian representatives to compete in two of the major beauty pageants: Miss World and Miss Universe. History The pageant began in 1992; however, there was no Miss Russia ...

, Linnikova represented Russia at

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Early life and education

Born on 4 April 2000, Linnikova was raised in

Orenburg Orenburg (, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is close to the ...

and began working professionally as a model at age 16. As a professional model, Linnikova has worked under contract in several countries, such as China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia. She later moved to

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

to attend the Saint Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics. Prior to winning Miss Russia 2022, Linnikova was in her second year of university, studying

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Pageantry

Linnikova began her career in pageantry in 2022, after being one of 750,000 women throughout Russia to audition to be a finalist in Miss Russia 2022. She was ultimately selected as an official candidate, representing

. Linnikova advanced to the top ten in the final held on 25 July 2022, before being declared the winner. As Miss Russia, Linnikova officially represented Russia at Miss Universe 2022.

Personal life

In 2023, Linnikova became engaged to and then subsequently separated from

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movement.

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