Miss Russia
Miss Russia 2007 was held on December 14, 2007 at Gostinom Yard, Moscow, Russia. Tatiana Kotova of Rostov-on-Don crowned her successor Ksenia Sukhinova of Tyumen as the brand new Miss Russia. Riyo Mori and Zhang Zilin participated in the event. Ksenia Sukhinova competed in the Miss World 2008 pageant, where was crowned the winner. Although she wasn't the winner of the national pageant, the Miss Russia organization decided to send the second runner-up, Vera Krasova, to the Miss Universe 2008 pageant held in Nha Trang, Vietnam where she made it to the top-5 finalists.