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- Miss Yekaterinburg 2017 Anastasia Kaunova told about herself: interviews, photos, details
- “The birthday at the competition was the best!”
- “My family was worried that I was too humble to win.”
- “My future job is to paint everything from packaging to a helicopter.”
- “Neckline and open legs are not my style!”
Miss Yekaterinburg 2017 Anastasia Kaunova told about herself: interviews, photos, details
In an interview with Woman`s Day, 19-year-old Anastasia Kaunova, who became the main beauty of the city, told how she argued for the crown when she plans to get the license, and whom she fed with a cake during the competition.
“The birthday at the competition was the best!”
Yes, I am a determined person. Nevertheless, there were doubts, but I said to myself: “We must try.” My friends supported me. I asked my mother how she views my participation. She replied that, of course, it was worth going. In the end, you can always refuse if you don’t enjoy it.
Only the last year. Once on the street I met Elizaveta Anikhovskaya, “Miss Yekaterinburg – 2016”, I really liked her. I decided to subscribe to her on social networks to watch how her life is developing. Lisa is a radiant person. She inspired me to go to the competition.
On August 4th, I brought a cake, a lot of fruits and sweets. Of course, we can’t have sweets. I knew it would be ugly to bring a cake when many girls are on a diet. And I myself, of course, was not going to eat it (laughs). Therefore, I presented the cake to the Miss Yekaterinburg team. And the girls and I ate apricots, peaches, cherries. After which they sang “loaf” for me. I’ve never had this! Due to the fact that my birthday is in the summer, during the holidays, all my childhood I dreamed of a big holiday, when everyone would congratulate me. The dream came true at the competition! I was moved as if I were five years old.
Going out in wedding dresses to the play of the blind composer Raf Mineev. It was touching! In my opinion, a great man played. Due to the fact that he is deprived of sight, Raf sees beauty through some of his sensations, different from ours. And when the girls and I went on stage, everyone had tears in their eyes.
It is a pity that it was not possible to get to know him better – Raf is a rather uncommunicative person. We saw him twice: at the finals, and when he came to rehearsal the day before. He embarrassed us.
We did not stand behind the scenes, we were constantly either combed, or we changed clothes and ran back to the stage. There was such a fuss! But I wanted it to last as long as possible. How long did the show go on – three, four hours? It’s like 15 minutes have passed for me! Former “Miss Yekaterinburg” told us in class: “Enjoy, enjoy the stage.” But the stage is a tricky thing. It can both take energy and give it away, depending on how you treat it. I tried to find a common language with this atmosphere in order to give without losing myself.
We rehearsed the awarding ceremony for the queen and all the vice-miss: how to get out, get up and how to raise your hand to put on the ribbon. Everything has to be done in a certain way. I didn’t think it would be useful to me, so I didn’t memorize this moment much during the rehearsal. So when my name was announced, I first of all tried to remember what to do and how (laughs). I was afraid to make a mistake, I didn’t want to let the team down and ruin the show.
“My family was worried that I was too humble to win.”
Mom, grandmother, cousins and brother. My own 13-year-old brother was in the camp at that moment. Relatives are still euphoric: it is difficult for them to believe that this could happen. I lagged far behind other girls in age – I was 18 years old, I celebrated my 19th birthday at the competition. And the rest are around 22-23 years old. Parents also know that I am modest, not one of those who seek to express and show themselves everywhere. Usually I’m shy, so my parents were more worried about me than myself. But the competition allowed me to overcome this quality. Now I easily communicate with strangers and am not afraid of the camera – this is a great achievement for me.
After I was crowned, I heard my cousin say that he was proud of me. This is very valuable to me.
The next day we got together with the same company of relatives. Only dad joined us – he came from work in Chelyabinsk. Unexpectedly for me a friend arrived with balloons and flowers. And also – friends of parents to congratulate them (laughs). After all, for dad and mom this is also a great holiday and a reason to be proud of your child. This is probably why I also decided to go to the casting – I like it when my parents are happy.
Of course, my relatives called me and congratulated me. I have an uncle in Kazakhstan who never, under any circumstances, in any form eats onions. But he said: “If Nastya wins, I will eat 10 onions.” And he did it! I am very pleased knowing the principles of my uncle! (Laughs.)
Even three! Also Germany – my aunt, uncles and grandmother’s sister live there, who is like my own to me. And my godmother was rooting for me from St. Petersburg. They were all happy and called their mother on Skype. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to talk to everyone yet.
The day after the final, my phone was broken. And friend requests started pouring in social networks. But I wanted to fully enjoy communicating with my family, to be in this love and care. All 52 days I was immersed in the competition, I came home devastated, just to sleep. Therefore, she could not give her relatives warmth and love. Now I want to fill this gap.
“My future job is to paint everything from packaging to a helicopter.”
The decision was made by my parents, they tried to bring the best into my life. All these schools differed in directions: sports, general education, again sports, lyceum named after Diaghilev. Then I moved to a school with a linguistic bias, where there were strong teachers of the Russian language and literature. After her she studied at an architecture school for one week, but decided to return to gymnasium No. 40 with a focus on Russian. She got her certificate there.
It was in childhood, and most of the children are open and sociable. I was like that, and I was not afraid to meet people, I found a common language with everyone. The main thing is to be friendly when you meet someone. And you also need to find people who you like. Or let it be one person, but one with whom you could open up and share your emotions, and not just discuss current affairs. It is impossible to always be in oneself.
In a school with a sports bias, we often went skiing and skating. Participated in the “Ski Track of Russia”. I still like to go to the skating rink in winter.
Outside of school, I was engaged in karate for two months, tennis for three years, but I soon realized that it was not mine. I also went to the pool. And I danced only in the kindergarten. And this is my big omission. At the Miss Yekaterinburg finals, I was presented with a card to attend a dance school. I will definitely use it, because dances are important for a girl – they relax, give positive energy and give grace. I am attracted to bachata or salsa.
I also do fitness, but I do it for myself. I am not an athlete, creativity is closer to me. That is why I chose the profession of a designer. I want to develop in this direction. My specialization is industrial design: household items, cars, appliances … Everything that surrounds us – from packaging to a helicopter – is my potential job.
In the first grade of school, I went to art school for one year. There I learned to paint a portrait of my mother in gouache. I drew it, gave it to my mother, and that was the end of the story. Later at the Lyceum. Diaghilev, we were taught the skills of working with a pencil – how to hatch correctly, combine colors and accuracy, how to draw a perfectly straight line without a ruler.
I realized that I like to draw what I want, and not given still lifes. She often drew sketches of clothes, houses, cars, animals or abstraction.
“Neckline and open legs are not my style!”
I don’t follow fashion, I look the way I want. If I dress for my mood, then I feel good. Every morning I plan a bow for the day, considering where I have to go today. To be honest, I like to experiment, but within a certain framework. I adhere to modesty and restraint, without a neckline and excessively open legs. At the same time, you can play with colors and textures incompatible at first glance.
There are many people in Yekaterinburg who dress well. And when I see a beautiful girl in an interesting way, I take note of the idea.
There are many simple girls in my university who sew clothes for themselves. And they don’t have to learn from clothing design to do this. Unfortunately, I myself do not know how to sew, but my mother does it perfectly.
I think that after the competition I became more mature. Our parents also noticed that we began to think differently. Now I control outbursts of emotions that are not always appropriate. And, of course, self-confidence appeared. And plans for life have become more grandiose. There are a lot of them that I cannot stop at one thing!
When I go to all the interviews and wish the city a happy birthday, hopefully my schedule will become less busy. Then I really want to quickly repeat the tickets at the driving school and pass the exams for driving license. Now, after winning the Miss Yekaterinburg, I have a car. True, I have seen the presented car only once – after the award ceremony.
I felt it only when it began to subside. The rest of the time I did not feel it. I heard that it was very heavy, but I didn’t notice it myself. All my thoughts were only that she did not fall and I did not fall! (Laughs.)