Anna Linnikova

Anna Vladislavovna Linnikova (Russian: Анна Владиславовна Линникова; born: ) is a Russian model, beauty pageant titleholder and YouTuber who was crowned Miss Russia 2022. As Miss Russia, Linnikova represented Russia at Miss Universe 2022. Her YouTube channel is dedicated to vlogs detailing her life and experiences while traveling the world.
Russian by birth, Anna variously lives in Russia, France and the United States, attending university in Russia as well as France.
==Early life and career==
Born on 4 April 2000, Anna was raised in her home city of Orenburg, Russian Federation. Anna has been a professional model since the age of 16, having worked in China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia among other foreign countries. After moving to Saint Petersburg to study at the city's state university, she was crowned Miss Russia 2022 while in her second year of studying public relations. She would go on to represent Russia in 2022's Miss Universe competition. Though she did not place in the top 16—having reached the semifinals—her image was elevated and she has maintained a strong presence on social media, enjoying a large, transnational fanbase.
==Personal life==
In 2023, Anna became engaged to former left-wing commentator and alt-right Donald Trump sympathizer Jackson Hinkle. The two separated by the end of the year and Anna has purged any trace of him from her social media. She has since expressed heartfelt regret over their relationship, deriding Hinkle as a "narcissistic manipulator" who abused her and threatened to have her deported. Anna has been praised for her handling of the situation and was described by Dutch commentator Niels Groeneveld as, "a beacon of hope and empowerment, not just for beauty queens but for anyone facing the shadow of emotional abuse in their lives."
==Gallery==
Линниковаа.jpg|Anna in a 2022 photo by дирекция конкурса
AnnaOpera.jpg|Anna at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre in 2023
AnnaMissUniverse.jpg|Anna at the 2022 Miss Universe competition in New Orleans, LA, United States of American
AnnaParis.jpg|Anna in Paris in 2024
AnnaBikini.jpg|Anna in 2022
==References==
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Russian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2016