Leila Ryzvanauna Ismailova (, ; born 28 July 1991) is a

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

ian journalist, TV presenter, and model of Azerbaijani ancestry. In particular, she was the host of the

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010. The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan from Armenia with the song "Mama (V ...

, which was held in

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

(together with Dzianis Kurian). Leila was the spokesman of the Belarusian voting in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...

, and hosted the national selection in Belarus for Eurovision 2012. In 2006 Leila graduated from the

Lyceum The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Basic science and some introduction to ...

of the Belarusian State University (history form), then she graduated from the Institute of Journalism of the Belarusian State University (audiovisual journalism, diploma with honour, the best alumna 2011).Лучшие выпускники БГУ — 2011 // БГУ

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Грамчакова, В. Лейла Ісмаілава: «Мая намінацыя!» // Універсітэт. 2009. № 15 — 16.
Living people 1991 births Aristotle University of Thessaloniki alumni Belarusian people of Azerbaijani descent Belarusian State University alumni Journalists from Minsk Belarusian women television presenters {{Belarus-journalist-stub