21-year-old Valentina Rasulova won the crown at the international beauty contest “Miss Intercontinental – 2015”.
The other day, in Magdeburg, Germany, the Miss Intercontinental 2015 contest was held, in which the Russian woman won. A crown with precious stones was put on the head of Valentina Rasulova from Rostov-on-Don and a certificate for 35 thousand dollars was presented. Behind her, the Don beauty left the representatives of 67 countries. The second place went to the Filipina, the third – to the American.
– I have not yet realized that I won, – Valentina Rasulova confessed to Woman’s Day. – I am reviewing the video from the competition, and it seems that this is another girl with whom I do not know! Music from the exits is still spinning in my head. I did not expect that the victory would go to me, I thought that the first would be a girl from Venezuela!
By the way, I brought to Russia not only the crown, but also the victory in the nomination The best body 2015! No wonder I went to the gym every day during the two weeks that we were preparing for the competition! We were not just fed there, we were … fed! I had to create a calorie surplus. During the preparation for the competition, we visited several Christmas fairs – they gave us gifts, treated us to mulled wine and delicious gingerbread cookies! Once I was taken to a Greek restaurant and fed an unrealistically delicious barbecue.
I even went to tea like on a red carpet!
I was surprised by the level of preparation of the girls for the competition. I did not expect such luxurious outfits, such beautiful girls and the fact that everyone is very clearly aware of why she is here. It’s funny: when the videographer passed by, each of them casually tried to get into the frame. In the morning I got up before everyone else to go to the gym without makeup, then to the room: shower, styling, evening make-up, since I’m a make-up artist – and easily hid the traces of fatigue. We had little free time to relax: from 8:30 breakfast, and there you should already be a queen, not all the girls, of course, followed this rule, but Russia … I am delighted with myself, I even went to tea like on a red carpet track! Maybe it worked. I am very happy!
I was preparing for the competition very thoroughly. The first exit was in national costumes. Mine was born in the workshop of the famous Russian designer Olga Malyarova. By the way, any girl can rent this suit for 6000 rubles a day. I flew for him to St. Petersburg literally two days before arrival at the competition. The second was an evening gown: a Tarik Ediz gown, but completely redesigned. My height is 176 cm, and almost all of my dresses are short. I had to take three sizes larger. My seamstress helped me to sew it to the desired size, then my mother came to the rescue. She and I bought a huge amount of Swarovski crystals, crystal beads – and decorated the dress with them so that it looked even better on stage in the spotlight. I chose the Victoria’s Secret model to go out in a swimsuit. His mommy also decorated with rhinestones. My pareo on stage is a piece of fabric that I bought in Milan. I wanted to make a skirt out of it, but all my hands did not reach. And good – the fabric magically fluttered on the stage.
I have heard many stories of hostility between the contestants. I’m lucky! This year there was a very friendly team. Only one girl distinguished herself at the competition, I will not give her name, but … I would not leave dresses alone with her! It was very difficult for her to survive my victory. I believe that you always need to remain human, especially at such a large-scale competition, which is one of the three most influential in the world. After all, here you are not just a person, but also a representative of your country. Not only you, but also your compatriots will be judged by your behavior. I became very friends with my roommate Marie from Greece, girls from Kosovo, Denmark, Ukraine, USA.
My winnings – 35 thousand dollars – I will receive gradually for the work done. I will probably spend it on monthly expenses and good deeds. In January, work starts as Miss Intercontinental 2015, has not yet received a work plan for the year, but as the organizers said, it will be very interesting!