10 participants of the competition Mrs. Crystal Crown 2017 in Yekaterinburg: photos, details

Tatiana Kraskova, 33 years old, marketer:

Alena Bogatyreva, 36 years old, HR specialist:

– My shortcomings are independence and lightning speed in making a decision, without thinking about the details. Affected by hyperactivity and childish moodiness. There is a problem – there is a solution. But I have matured, learned to listen to people and delve into the processes, details, little things, and not only see the solution and the result (results) of the tasks.

Now she began to delve into the details so much that she fell in love with photographing little things. I also like to carefully choose my wardrobe. I do make-up, cooking, behavioral psychology and history.

Julia Krapivina, 27 years old, engineer:

– Perhaps, I managed to overcome stiffness and excessive shyness. Before, I was embarrassed to talk to people, to call again. I had communication problems. Now there is no such thing. I can communicate quite freely, even on stage I feel calm, I do not panic.

If earlier I could have complexes due to some physical disabilities, now I love and accept myself for who I am, without forgetting to improve. My favorite Stephen Covey handbook, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, helped – I learned a lot from it. Literally every line can be taken for quotes and applied in life.

Ekaterina Nikolaeva, 29 years old, flight attendant:

– My professional employment is impossible without air travel, and according to statistics, more than 80% of people are afraid not only to fly, but simply to be at a height. I was from that majority. It turned out to be easy to overcome fear! It took only the professional skills of the pilots, a friendly attitude in the crew and the immense beauty of our nature, which you can look at endlessly and at any time of the year.

Anna Abakumova, 30 years old, interior designer:

– It’s always difficult to talk about your shortcomings, but it is the victory over yourself that allows you to be stronger. I can say that my disadvantage is excessive responsiveness. This is not bad, but before I did not understand how you can manage this, and ill-wishers or just lazy people could use it to their advantage. Now I am friendly and open, but I have gained experience and the ability to analyze, this helps me to say “no” in some situations. This flaw taught me how to make choices.

In my profession, I spend a lot of time talking with people, and listening is very important in the work of a designer. It used to be difficult for me. My attitude towards life is always positive, my profession is creative, which is probably why I cannot paint the world only black or white, because even these colors have various shades of gray, and they are beautiful! So my shortcomings are the ability to take a palette and create positive traits and qualities in myself.

Lyudmila Tolstykh, 54 years old, chief accountant:

– I did not know how to speak in public – there was a fear of performances. Even at the funeral of my own father, I could not give a speech … This was the starting point of my changes! It was bad for me that I could not see my father on his last journey.

Maria Abramova, 33, stylist:

– I am a perfectionist, and I always considered it my disadvantage! The pursuit of excellence was more like a disease until I met people who are happy and content with their lives. These were sincere people living with a sense of their own need. Simply put, they had the courage to be imperfect. They could give up the idea of ​​what they should be.

It turned out that imperfection is not weakness. It is emotional risk, insecurity, unpredictability, and it energizes our lives every day. Reflecting on this topic, I came to the conclusion that the ability to hide flaws and be honest is the most accurate tool for measuring courage. Courage to be imperfect.

Natalia Osipova, 45 years old, beautician and spa master:

Marina Vlasova, 31 years old, an athlete in the “FitModel” category:

– Just a year ago, I was at the peak of my career – I worked as the commercial director of a chain of grocery stores. And everything was great for me, but I lacked emotion. It was around this time that I gave up preparing for the motocross competition and decided to choose a safer, but no less energetic hobby. And changes began in my life.

In order to forget dangerous sports, I went to the fitness championship in March last year. And already in September she performed in Surgut in the fitness bikini category, where she got into the top 6. Then there was bronze in Omsk in the category “Fit-model” and the title “Miss Sport – 2016” in the competition “Mrs. Crystal Crown of Siberia Omsk”. I quit my job and after 2,5 months I opened my own beauty studio “Monroe”. Now I am in a party, I am fond of surfing and snowboarding, preparing for a fitness competition. But the color of emotions that the participants of beauty contests can experience is incomparable with anything!

Elizaveta Ageicheva, 23 years old, assistant manager at the bank:

– Before, I considered unnecessary worries to be my disadvantage. Most often, they were wrapped artificially and caused negative emotions. For example, I was offered to get additional education at the evening department in the marketing and logistics direction. I have always been interested in this area. There was little time to think, but I was very worried about how I could combine work and study.