Oxana Fedorova (Oksana Fyodorova, Оксана Фёдорова in Russian) (born December 17, 1977) is a Russian Miss Universe winner (dethroned), police officer (rank of major), television hostess, actress, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Fedorova is a Russian woman who became the first Miss Russia to win the Miss Universe contest. She began in the entertainment business as a model and became Miss St. Petersburg in 1999 and Miss Russia in 2001, but declined to go to the Miss Universe 2001 pageant (where her runner-up Oxana Kalandyrets was a semifinalist).
| Birth name | Oxana Fedorova |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | December 17, 1977 |
| Birth location | Pskov, Russia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss St. Petersburg 1999 Miss Russia 2001 Miss Universe 2002 |
Childhood
Oxana Fedorova was born in Pskov, Russia, where she lived until she was 18. Fedorova is an only child, and she was brought up by her mother and maternal grandparents. According to Fedorova, her grandparents were very demanding of her.
Fedorova's parents divorced when she was three years old. She did not hear from her father since then. In 2005 Oxana tried to find her father, but discovered he had died.
Her father was a nuclear physicist, and her mother worked as a nurse at a psychiatric hospital (she is retired). In school, Fedorova played volleyball and her team won a championship in an urban tournament in 1995. At the police academy, Fedorova played the saxophone as a member of the brass band.
Cadet and Beauty Queen
After graduating from the police academy with a red diploma, Fedorova worked as an inspector in the Pskov militia for six months. Following her time with the force, Fedorova moved to St. Petersburg to study at the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) University, where she worked as an investigator at the Pulkovo Transport Police whilst studying. Fedorova also began to work as a model and started to participate in beauty pageants. She was named Miss St. Petersburg 1999, Miss Kalokagathia 1999, Miss Fitness, Miss Fortune, and Miss Russia 2001. Fedorova graduated from the MVD University with a gold medal in 2000. After that, Fedorova entered a post graduate course at the same university. While Oxana wrote her dissertation on "Regulation of Private Detective and Security Activity in the Russian Federation," she taught Civil Law to younger students. Fedorova's biggest fan base was among police colleagues.
Police Officer
Oxana Fedorova obtained a Ph.D in Civil Law in December 2002.[ She continued her career as a police officer and was promoted to the ranks of Captain in September 2002 and Major in 2005.
Filmography
- In September 2006, her first film, Sofia, was released.
- Oxana was among several Russian celebrities who lent their voices to the animated fairy tale, "Феи" (Fairies). The Walt Disney production was released in Russian theaters on October 23, 2008.]
- Oxana Fedorova appears in popular Russian singer Nikolay Baskov's animated video of his 2009 hit "Натуральный блондин" (Naturalniy Blondin).
