MOSCOW, April 19 /TASS/. Sofia Nikitchuk from Yekaterinburg, the Urals, has won the Miss Russia-2015 national beauty contest. Russia’s 50 most beautiful young women took part in the contest’s final that finished at the Barvikha Luxury Village concert hall.

The winner accepted a crown made of white gold and decorated with diamonds and pearl from Miss Russia -2014 Yulia Alipova. Sofia also received 3 million roubles ( 58 338 U.S. dollars) worth of prize money, a car and an opportunity to represent Russia at the Miss World 2015 and Miss Universe 2015 beauty contests.