On Friday, November 17, the IX beauty contest among PSU international students “Miss World. Folk Queen - 2023” was held at Penza State University. It was dedicated to International Students’ Day. The contest was organized by the Department of Student Affairs, International Education Office, PSU.

In 2023, 9 participants from 8 countries of the world competed for the victory: India, Sudan, China, Zambia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The girls had to pass several preliminary tests - talk about their country as part of the intellectual stage “Lessons of Friendship” and take part in a photo shoot and demonstrate their fashion show skills and talents at the final show.

The theme of this year's contest is “Art Comes to Life.” “We turned to the work of the great artists of the participating countries and each of the girls “revitalized” this image, embodying it first in a photo shoot and then on stage. The traditional final tests were the mixed performance “Dance of the World”, creative business cards and a fashion show in evening dresses,” note the organizers of the event.

Gleb Sintsov, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, noted that the event was successful: “Today each of you showed what you are capable of! The contest has taken place, and it has become a real celebration of beauty and creativity!”

Sergey Ivanchin, Head of the International Education Office, thanked the directing and organizing group: “I express my gratitude to the organizers of the contest – Mila Redina and Ekaterina Syagaylo for preparing such a large-scale and beautiful event.”

The guest of honor at the event was Yuvraajsinh Pradipkumar Solanki, PSU general partner, Director of the Chevalier Group. He addressed words of gratitude to the organizers of the competition and congratulated the participants.

Based on the results of the contest programme, nominations were distributed as follows:

Miss Charm – Mumba Abigail, Zambia
Miss Elegance, Miss Intelligence – Yesenalieva Dayana, Kyrgyzstan
Miss Tenderness, Miss Creativity – Mohamed Ravan, Sudan
Miss Naturalism – Seyitkulyeva Surai, Turkmenistan
Miss Smile – Mahi Garg, India
Miss Grace, Miss Photo – Burvan Viktoria, Belarus
Miss Artistry, Miss People's Choice - Shetty Twinkle, India
Miss Sophistication – Lin Ziqing, China
Miss Determination – Rustamova Malika, Uzbekistan

Two participants received the title “II Vice-Miss World”: Viktoria Burvan from Belarus and Mohamed Ravan from Sudan.

The title “First Vice-Miss World” was deservedly received by Lin Ziqing (China).

The winner of the “Miss World. Folk Queen – 2023” contest became Shetty Twinkle from India.