Oxana Fedorova
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Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe
winner, police officer
(retired), former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Fedorova 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.
, 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). At the police academy
, Fedorova played the saxophone
as a member of the brass band.
with a red diploma (i.e. with honours), 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, but declined to go to the 2001 Miss Universe
pageant in Puerto Rico, where her runner-up Oxana Kalandyrets would become a semifinalist.
Fedorova graduated from the MVD University with a gold medal
in 2000. After that, she 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.
The 2002 Miss Universe
contest was held in San Juan
, Puerto Rico
. Oxana won both the swimsuit
and evening gown
competitions by large margins over the other nine semi-finalists.
Upon being crowned Miss Universe 2002
, Fedorova was given mulitple honors and gifts. Russian doll
designer
Helen Yarmak even dedicated a doll to her.
Fedorova traveled to Kenya
, Indonesia
, Italy
, France
, Greece
, Panama
, Canada
and Puerto Rico
as Miss Universe 2002.
In Kenya, Oxana toured HIV/AIDS programs in and around Nairobi
, Kenya
, including AIDS orphanages
When she was in Indonesia, she visited Borobudur
in Central Java
with the Puteri Indonesia 2002, Melanie Putria Dewita Sari
. They also met the President of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, at her residence, Istana Negara.
Controversy soon loomed ahead for Fedorova, however, as she was later rumored to be pregnant.
Fedorova denied the pregnancy rumors and stated that she voluntarily gave up her crown
for personal reasons, mainly because she wanted to finish her law degree
. Officially, she was dethroned for failing to perform the numerous duties expected of a Miss Universe
titleholder. At the time she stated in an interview that she had declined to perform her duties because she was so insulted by her treatment on The Howard Stern Show. She blamed the pageant organizers for not warning her of the frequently profane Stern commentary, of which she, as a foreigner, had no prior knowledge. The crown was passed on to Panama
's Justine Pasek
, the first runner-up, who consequently became her country's first Miss Universe.
Fedorova was the first Miss Universe who officially did not finish her reign (although the very first Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela
, gave up her title a month before her reign ended and Amparo Muñoz
of Spain
was "unofficially" dethroned in 1974).
Although the Miss Universe Organization
refuses to recognize Fedorova as a former Miss Universe, she is generally regarded as one by the public.
In 2011, Oxana Fedorova was named the most beautiful Miss Universe
of all time by the pageantry
website Global Beauties.
in Civil Law
from the Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Interior of Russia (MVD University) on May 16, 2003.
She continued her career as a police officer
and was promoted to the ranks of Captain in September 2002 and Major
in 2005.
("Good Night, Children") beginning December 2002.
In October 2003, Spokoinoi Nochi, Malyshi won the TEFI
award for Best Children's Show. TEFI (Russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award presented by the Russian Academy of Television.
Fedorova has co-hosted television channel
Rossiya 1's popular Subbotnik
show since September 2004.
Since 2009, Oxana has been a host of the TV show "Subbotniy Vecher" (Saturday Evening) on channel Rossiya 1.
Oxana has co-hosted the Eurovision Russian Finals and Junior Eurovision National Finals.
In 2008 and 2010, the Russian vote for Eurovision was announced by Fedorova.
Fedorova has been a host of the traditional New Year's Blue Light TV special on Channel Rossiya 1 since 2005.
for top fashion designers like Tony Ward and Yulia Yanina.
At Rome Fashion Week
"Alta Roma Alta Moda," in Rome
, Italy
in January 2008, Oxana was radiant wearing an exquisite Yulia Yanina creation.
In March 2008, Oxana modeled creations by Tasha Strogaya and Natalia Valevskaya at Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2008–2009.
Oxana appeared on the catwalk at Russian Fashion Week
in April 2008.
She modeled a Tony Ward design at the Millionaire Fair 2008 in Moscow
.
Oxana and other Russian stars modeled at the Iceberg
Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion Show
.
She modeled at the Elena Lenina by Suvenir Fashion Show in October 2009.
At Volvo
Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2009–2010, Oxana wore Ilya Shiyan and Yana Rudkovskaya creations.
Oxana Fedorova has modeled creations by Russian fashion designer Alexandra Serova at Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow Spring/Summer 2011. and Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2011/2012
The book contains tips and advice on style
and beauty
. Autobiographical information and photos of Oxana also appear in the book.
.
It is also of note that Fedorova was an agent for Sergey Mironov
, leader of the Russian Party of Life
, and Speaker of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
, during the 2004 presidential election
.
Oxana became co-chairman of the Energy of Life youth movement for the Russian Party of Life in 2003.
Спешите делать добро! (Speshite Delat Dobro!) Hurry To Create Wonders! in October 2009. The Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Russian Club of Orthodox Maecenases assisted in organizing the project. The foundation provides support to orphans and child
ren who find themselves in difficult situations. Special attention is given to children whose parents were killed while serving the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Russian Armed Forces.
She has been involved in the children's charity
program, "МИР БЕЗ СЛЕЗ" (World Without Tears) since 2004. The program is sponsored by Russia's VTB Bank.
Oxana Fedorova is on the Russia Board of Advisors for the Russia
n Children's Welfare
Society
(RCWS).
Fedorova has been representing UNICEF in Russia since May 2006. She became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the Russian Federation on September 17, 2007.
In her capacity as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
, Oxana Fedorova has participated in various missions, including the joint UNICEF-Pampers
"1 Pack = 1 Vaccine" tetanus
campaign
to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
in September 2008, and to the country of Laos
in December 2010.
She has also taken part in the UNICEF Peace and Tolerance program in Dagestan
, Russian Federation in July 2008 and 2009. At the July 2009 Peace and Tolerance summer camp
in Dagestan, Oxana was accompanied by Vera Krasova
(Miss Russia Universe 2008) and Sofia Rudyeva (Miss Russia 2009).
The joint UNICEF-Amway
project
"Улыбка ребенка" (The Child's Smile) is still another area of UNICEF activities which has received Oxana's support. Thanks to the project implementation, specially equipped play rooms and sensor rooms have been set up at social and medical facilities all over Russia
. Children can visit such rooms where they can play, relax, learn something new and consult specialists
in a comfortable environment conducive to easy-going communication.
In May 2009, Oxana Fedorova and two other Russian models, Svetlana Koroleva (Miss Russia
and Miss Europe
2002), and Vera Krasova
(Miss Russia Universe 2008) joined forces to record the single "Этот мир для детей" (This World for Children) to raise funds for children's charities.
Fedorova and other Miss Russia
titleholders of recent years sang together at a concert to honor International Children's Day in Moscow on June 1, 2009.
In 2009, Oxana Fedorova was among several Russian celebrities who took part in the charity school
program "Перекрёсток-школам" 2009 (Perekrestok Shkolam). The program aims to help improve the technical equipment of Russian schools. It is sponsored by Russia's X5 Retail Group N.V.
, Ufa
and Saint Petersburg
, Russia
; Prague
, Czech Republic
; Tallinn
, Estonia
; Paris
, France
; Colombo
, Sri Lanka
, and Belgrade
, Serbia
. The exhibitions are organized by the Russian Club of Orthodox Maecenases.
is important to Fedorova. In 2008, she participated in a campaign to promote nature friendly products. "The Eco Box" line was a collaborative effort of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Luxury Products, New York company. A part of the proceeds were directed to a program to protect and preserve the National parks of Russia.
of Russia's MODA Topical Magazine
.
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
winner, police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
(retired), former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Fedorova became the first Miss Russia
Miss Russia
Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.-History:The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000 or 2008....
to win the Miss Universe contest. She began in the entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
business as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and became Miss St. Petersburg in 1999 and Miss Russia in 2001.
Early life
Oxana Fedorova was born in PskovPskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where she lived until she was 18.
Fedorova is an only child, and she was brought up by her mother
Mother
A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
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
Father
A father, Pop, Dad, or Papa, is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother...
, but discovered he had died.
Her father was a nuclear physicist, and her mother worked as a nurse at a psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
(she is retired). At the police academy
Police academy
A police academy is a training school for new police recruits, also known as a law enforcement academy.-Australia:Larger police departments usually run their own academies. States often run a centralised academy for training of personnel of law enforcement agencies within the state.Police...
, Fedorova played the saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
as a member of the brass band.
Cadet and Beauty Queen
After graduating from the police academyPolice academy
A police academy is a training school for new police recruits, also known as a law enforcement academy.-Australia:Larger police departments usually run their own academies. States often run a centralised academy for training of personnel of law enforcement agencies within the state.Police...
with a red diploma (i.e. with honours), Fedorova worked as an inspector
Inspector
Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
in the Pskov militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
for six months.
Following her time with the force, Fedorova moved to St. Petersburg to study at the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
The Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del is the interior ministry of Russia. Its predecessor was founded in 1802 by Alexander I in Imperial Russia...
(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
Miss Russia
Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.-History:The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000 or 2008....
2001, but declined to go to the 2001 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2001
Miss Universe 2001 was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. 77 contestants participated in the prestigious event...
pageant in Puerto Rico, where her runner-up Oxana Kalandyrets would become a semifinalist.
Fedorova graduated from the MVD University with a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in 2000. After that, she 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
Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman law and whose primary feature is that laws are codified into collections, as compared to common law systems that gives great precedential weight to common law on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different...
to younger students.
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. There were 75 delegates from around the world who competed for the title Miss Universe 2002. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned Miss Universe 2002 by...
contest was held in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Oxana won both the swimsuit
Swimsuit
A swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimming costume is an item of clothing designed to be worn by men, women or children while they are engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, water polo, diving, surfing, water skiing, or during activities in the sun, such as sun bathing.A...
and evening gown
Evening gown
An evening gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair. It ranges from tea and ballerina to full-length. Evening gowns are often made of a luxury fabric such as chiffon, velvet, satin, or silk...
competitions by large margins over the other nine semi-finalists.
Upon being crowned Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. There were 75 delegates from around the world who competed for the title Miss Universe 2002. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned Miss Universe 2002 by...
, Fedorova was given mulitple honors and gifts. Russian doll
Doll
A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials like clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The earliest documented dolls...
designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
Helen Yarmak even dedicated a doll to her.
Fedorova traveled to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
as Miss Universe 2002.
In Kenya, Oxana toured HIV/AIDS programs in and around Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, including AIDS orphanages
When she was in Indonesia, she visited Borobudur
Borobudur
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues...
in Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
with the Puteri Indonesia 2002, Melanie Putria Dewita Sari
Melanie Putria Dewita Sari
Melanie Putria Dewita Sari is an Indonesian beauty queen, television hostess and actress. She is best known for winning the Puteri Indonesia title in 2002, as Puteri Sumatera Barat.-Biography:...
. They also met the President of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, at her residence, Istana Negara.
Controversy soon loomed ahead for Fedorova, however, as she was later rumored to be pregnant.
Fedorova denied the pregnancy rumors and stated that she voluntarily gave up her crown
Crown (headgear)
A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, immortality, righteousness, victory, triumph, resurrection, honour and glory of life after death. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to...
for personal reasons, mainly because she wanted to finish her law degree
Law degree
A Law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license...
. Officially, she was dethroned for failing to perform the numerous duties expected of a Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
titleholder. At the time she stated in an interview that she had declined to perform her duties because she was so insulted by her treatment on The Howard Stern Show. She blamed the pageant organizers for not warning her of the frequently profane Stern commentary, of which she, as a foreigner, had no prior knowledge. The crown was passed on to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
's Justine Pasek
Justine Pasek
Yostin "Justine" Lissette Pasek Patiño is a Panamanian model, FAO Goodwill Ambassador, and Miss Universe 2002.-Early life:Pasek was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the daughter of a Panamanian homemaker and Polish engineer...
, the first runner-up, who consequently became her country's first Miss Universe.
Fedorova was the first Miss Universe who officially did not finish her reign (although the very first Miss Universe, Armi Kuusela
Armi Kuusela
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, gave up her title a month before her reign ended and Amparo Muñoz
Amparo Muñoz
Amparo Muñoz Quesada was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant.-Miss Universe 1974:Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia,...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
was "unofficially" dethroned in 1974).
Although the Miss Universe Organization
Miss Universe Organization
The Miss Universe Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty contests. Based in New York, it is owned jointly by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. The current president is Paula Shugart...
refuses to recognize Fedorova as a former Miss Universe, she is generally regarded as one by the public.
In 2011, Oxana Fedorova was named the most beautiful Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
of all time by the pageantry
Pageantry
Pageantry is a colorful display, as in a pageant. It may refer to:*Beauty pageant*Drag pageantry*Medieval pageant...
website Global Beauties.
Police Officer
On December 27, 2002, Oxana Fedorova successfully defended her doctoral thesis. She officially obtained a Ph.D.Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Civil Law
Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman law and whose primary feature is that laws are codified into collections, as compared to common law systems that gives great precedential weight to common law on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different...
from the Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Interior of Russia (MVD University) on May 16, 2003.
She continued her career as a police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
and was promoted to the ranks of Captain in September 2002 and Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
in 2005.
Television career
Since the end of her reign, Oxana Fedorova has become a household name in Russia by hosting the country's most popular children's television show, Spokoinoi Nochi, MalyshiSpokoinoi Nochi, Malyshi
Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi! is a long-running Russian language children's television program. Continuously aired since 1964 , it now airs on the Rossiya 1 TV channel....
("Good Night, Children") beginning December 2002.
In October 2003, Spokoinoi Nochi, Malyshi won the TEFI
TEFI
TEFI is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors , such as television shows, notable people in the television industry, journalists, channels...
award for Best Children's Show. TEFI (Russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award presented by the Russian Academy of Television.
Fedorova has co-hosted television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
Rossiya 1's popular Subbotnik
Subbotnik
For the Jewish-identifying community, see Subbotniks.Subbotnik and voskresnik were days of volunteer work following the Bolshevik seizure of power. The tradition is continued in modern Russia and some other former Soviet Republics...
show since September 2004.
Since 2009, Oxana has been a host of the TV show "Subbotniy Vecher" (Saturday Evening) on channel Rossiya 1.
Oxana has co-hosted the Eurovision Russian Finals and Junior Eurovision National Finals.
In 2008 and 2010, the Russian vote for Eurovision was announced by Fedorova.
Fedorova has been a host of the traditional New Year's Blue Light TV special on Channel Rossiya 1 since 2005.
- Oxana Fedorova was a co-host for the reality television show Fort BoyardFort Boyard (TV series)For the fortress see Fort Boyard Fort Boyard is a French game show created by Jacques Antoine that was first broadcast in 1990 and is popular to this day...
: Russia, in 2003 and 2004 on TV Channel Rossiya 1 (Russia 1 TV Channel). - Fedorova became one of the judges for the reality television show ТЫ — СУПЕРМОДЕЛЬ-2 (You are a Supermodel-2) in 2004.
- Fedorova returned to Fort Boyard: Russia in 2006 as a contestant.
- In 2006, Oxana made her acting debut, appearing in the top-rated Russian television sitcom Ne Rodis' Krasivoy (Don't Be Born Beautiful).
- Fedorova appeared on the television show, Dancing With The StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
2: Russian Version in 2006. She made it to the Top 5. - Fedorova was a presenterPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
at the "Золотой Орел" (Golden EagleGolden EagleThe Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...
) awards for film and television excellence on January 25, 2008. - Oxana Fedorova performed in the New Year 2009 TV musicalMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
"Золотая рыбка" (Zolotaya Ribka). Her performance included a duet with Eurovision 2008 winner, Dima BilanDima Bilan' is a Russian actor and pop singer . Bilan represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with "Never Let You Go", finishing second, and he won the contest in 2008 in Belgrade, with the song "Believe". He has had several Russian no. 1 hits....
. They sang a Russian version of the song "Une Histoire d'Amour" ("Love Story"). - Oxana has co-hosted and performed at the opening day concert of the "Славянский базар" (Slavic Bazaar) Music FestivalMusic festivalA music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
in VitebskVitebskVitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
, BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
in 2009 and 2010. The festival was broadcast on Belarus' TV-First Channel. - On July 28, 2009, Fedorova and Russian singers Nikolay Baskov and Sergey LazarevSergey LazarevSergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...
hosted MUZ-TV's "VIP ZONE" at the Новая Волна (New WaveNew Wave musicNew Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
) international music competition in JūrmalaJurmalaJūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. The event was shown on Russia's music channel Muz-TVMuz-TVMuz-TV is a Russian music TV channel, broadcasting since 1996. It is largely modelled after western MTV and predates launching of MTV Russia in 1998. Muz TV was founded by Sergey Lisovskiy...
. - Oxana Fedorova appeared with singers Nikolay BaskovNikolay BaskovNikolay Victorovich Baskov is a popular Russian tenor singer. He's famous for performing both classical operatic arias and pop music songs.He is meritorious and people's artist of the Russian Federation. He is people's artist of Ukraine...
and Philipp KirkorovPhilipp KirkorovPhilipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer and producer living and working in Moscow.-Biography:Philipp Kirkorov was born on April 30, 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father is Bulgarian singer of Armenian and Belarusian ethnicity Bedros Kirkorov. His mother, Victoria, is...
at the "New Year's Parade of Stars" 2010 on Channel Rossiya 1. - Fedorova and Russian tenor Nikolay Baskov performed at the "ПЕСНЯ ГОДА 2009" (Song of the Year) concert at Moscow's Olympic Sports Complex. The concert was televised on January 1, 2010 on Telekanal Rossiya 1 (Russia 1 TV Channel).
- Oxana Fedorova and Russian tenor Nikolay Baskov performed at the Valentin YudashkinValentin YudashkinValentin Abramovich Yudashkin is a Russian fashion designer. His designs have been exhibited in museums such as the Louvre Museum of Fashion in Paris, the California Museum of Fashion in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the State Historical Museum in Moscow...
show. It was held at the State Kremlin PalaceState Kremlin PalaceThe State Kremlin Palace , formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses , is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin....
. Russia's first lady, Svetlana MedvedevaSvetlana MedvedevaSvetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva , is the wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and thus the First Lady of Russia.-Early years:Svetlana Linnik was born into a military family in Kronstadt, a town administered by Leningrad...
, was in attendance. TV channel Rossiya 1 televised the show on March 8, 2010. - Oxana Fedorova is a guest judgeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
on the Russian version of the reality television series "Проект Подиум" (Project RunwayProject RunwayProject Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...
). The show premiered on October 8, 2011 on MTV RussiaMTV RussiaMTV Russia is a Russian language free-to-air 24 hour entertainment and music service seen in 22 million households in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, Voronezh, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, among other cities.-History:...
Channel.
Filmography
- Oxana Fedorova appeared in the filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
"Елка" (Yolka) in 2006. - In 2007, she starred in the movie "Софи" (Sofia).
- Oxana was among several Russian celebrities who lent their voices to the animated fairy taleFairy taleA fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
"Феи" (Fairies). The Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
production was released in Russian theaters on October 23, 2008. - Oxana Fedorova and Nikolay Baskov provide the voices for "BarbieBarbieBarbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
" and "Ken" in the Russian version of the animated 3-D film3-D filmA 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
"История Игрушек: Большой Побег" ("Toy StoryToy StoryToy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
: The Great Escape") from Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
and Pixar Animation Studios . The film was released in Russia on June 17, 2010.
Music Videos
- Oxana Fedorova appears, in animated form, in popular Russian singer Nikolay BaskovNikolay BaskovNikolay Victorovich Baskov is a popular Russian tenor singer. He's famous for performing both classical operatic arias and pop music songs.He is meritorious and people's artist of the Russian Federation. He is people's artist of Ukraine...
's animated video of his 2009 hit "Натуральный блондин" (Naturalniy Blondin). - In August 2009, Oxana and Russian tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Nikolay Baskov released the music videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of their duet "Права Любовь" (Love is Right). - In July 2010, Oxana Fedorova released the music video to her singleSingleSingle may refer to:In music:* Single , a song release* "Single" * "Single" * Single coil, an electromagnetic guitar pickup typeIn sports:...
"На шаг один" (Na Shag Odin). - Oxana Fedorova released her music videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
"Все из-за тебя" (All Because of You) in 2011.
Music Awards
- Oxana Fedorova and Nikolay Baskov won the "Duet of the Year" awardAwardAn award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
at the 2010 ZD (Звуковая дорожка) Awards for their duet "Prava Lyubov" (Love is Right). The event was held at the Luzhniki Sports Palace in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on April 15, 2010. - Oxana Fedorova and Nikolay Baskov also received a "Золотой Граммофон" (Golden Gramophone) award for their duet "Права любовь" (Love is Right). The Golden Gramophone awards are Russia's top music awards. The ceremonyCeremonyA ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.-Ceremonial occasions:A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a human life, marking the significance of, for example:* birth...
was held at the State Kremlin PalaceState Kremlin PalaceThe State Kremlin Palace , formerly and unofficially still better known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses , is a large modern building inside the Moscow Kremlin....
on December 4, 2010.
Debut Album
- Oxana Fedorova's debut album is titled "На краю у любви" (On the Edge of Love) and was released in 2011.
Endorsements
- Oxana Fedorova became the face of Max FactorMax FactorMax Factor & Company is a cosmetics company, founded during 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorowicz , Max Factor, a Polish-Jewish cosmetician. Max Factor & Company was a related, two-family, multi-generational international cosmetics company before its sale in 1973 for $500 million dollars...
-Russia in 2007.
- In March 2007, Oxana signed an endorsementTestimonialIn promotion and of advertising, a testimonial or show consists of a written or spoken statement, sometimes from a person figure, sometimes from a private citizen, extolling the virtue of some product. The term "testimonial" most commonly applies to the sales-pitches attributed to ordinary...
deal with the Russian companyCompanyA company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
, LUSIN.
- During the EURO 2008 Football Championship, hosted by AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Fedorova was an ambassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
for Austrian tourismTourismTourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
.
- In 2008 Oxana Fedorova became the face of the jewelry company Магия Золота (The Magic of Gold). She is also involved in jewelry designJewelry designJewelry design is the art or profession of creating, crafting, fabricating, or rendering designs for jewelry. This is an ancient practice of the goldsmith or metalworker that evolved to a billion-dollar industry with the odyssey from ancient cultures into the machine age...
for the company.
- Oxana became the face of the Sony VAIO P seriesSony VAIO P seriesThe Sony VAIO P series are a range of ultraportable subnotebook computers launched in January/February 2009.It was marketed as a "lifestyle PC", although they share many characteristics with netbook computers.- Description :...
in Russia in April 2009. Due to her active and multifaceted lifestyle, she was considered an ideal match to promote the ultraportable computers.
- Oxana Fedorova & the "Spokoinoi Nochi Malyshi" puppets appear in a TV commercial for "Flavamed" medicationMedicationA pharmaceutical drug, also referred to as medicine, medication or medicament, can be loosely defined as any chemical substance intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.- Classification :...
.
- In October 2009, Oxana began to star in TV ads for the Golden Babylon Rostokino shopping and entertainment center in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Opening day was on November 18, 2009. She also participated in the center's ribbon cutting ceremonyRibbon cutting ceremony]A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business.Often, the ceremony is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which is then cut in...
.
- Oxana Fedorova and Russian tenor Nikolay Baskov appear together in a 2010 TV commercial for "Золотая Чаша" (Zolotaya Chasha) teaTeaTea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
.
- Fedorova begins to appear in advertisements for the OlayOlayOlay is an American skin care line. It is one of the top skin care retail brands in the world, except for Japan, and is one of Procter & Gamble's multi-billion dollar brands. For the 2009 fiscal year ended June 30, Olay accounted for an estimated $2.8 billion of P&G's $79 billion in revenue.-Early...
Total Effects skin care lineLine- Science and technology :* Line , a circuit or loop.** A power line for electric power transmission** line power or lines power, domestic mains electricity.** telephone line** RF transmission line...
in 2011.
- In 2011 Oxana Fedorova became the face of the ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
jewelry brandBrandThe American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
Cantamessa.
Modeling career
Oxana Fedorova continues to model. She has walked the runwayRunway (fashion)
Runway or catwalk describes a narrow, usually flat platform that runs into an auditorium, used by models to demonstrate clothing and accessories during a fashion show In fashion jargon, "what's on the catwalk" or similar phrasing can refer to whatever is new and popular in fashion.- Exclusive...
for top fashion designers like Tony Ward and Yulia Yanina.
At Rome Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
"Alta Roma Alta Moda," in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in January 2008, Oxana was radiant wearing an exquisite Yulia Yanina creation.
In March 2008, Oxana modeled creations by Tasha Strogaya and Natalia Valevskaya at Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2008–2009.
Oxana appeared on the catwalk at Russian Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
in April 2008.
She modeled a Tony Ward design at the Millionaire Fair 2008 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Oxana and other Russian stars modeled at the Iceberg
Iceberg
An iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice...
Spring/Summer 2009 Fashion Show
Fashion show
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made...
.
She modeled at the Elena Lenina by Suvenir Fashion Show in October 2009.
At Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2009–2010, Oxana wore Ilya Shiyan and Yana Rudkovskaya creations.
Oxana Fedorova has modeled creations by Russian fashion designer Alexandra Serova at Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow Spring/Summer 2011. and Volvo Fashion Week in Moscow Fall/Winter 2011/2012
The Formula of Style Book
- In October 2008, Oxana Fedorova released her first bookBookA book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
, "Формула стиля." "The Formula of Style."
The book contains tips and advice on style
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and beauty
Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...
. Autobiographical information and photos of Oxana also appear in the book.
Political Activity
Shortly after returning to her country, Fedorova decided to become active in Russian politics. From 2003-2005, she participated in the election campaigns of the Russian Party of LifeRussian Party of Life
The Russian Party of Life was a political party in Russia, led by Sergey Mironov . According to its website, the party was liberal on economic issues and nationalistic on everything else...
.
It is also of note that Fedorova was an agent for Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov , is a former chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament and a leading figure in the A Just Russia party.- Biography :...
, leader of the Russian Party of Life
Russian Party of Life
The Russian Party of Life was a political party in Russia, led by Sergey Mironov . According to its website, the party was liberal on economic issues and nationalistic on everything else...
, and Speaker of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
Federal Assembly of Russia
The Federal Assembly of Russia is the legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993...
, during the 2004 presidential election
Presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is president.- United States :The United States has elections on the state and local levels...
.
Oxana became co-chairman of the Energy of Life youth movement for the Russian Party of Life in 2003.
Charity work
Oxana Fedorova established the children's charitable foundationCharitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
Спешите делать добро! (Speshite Delat Dobro!) Hurry To Create Wonders! in October 2009. The Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Russian Club of Orthodox Maecenases assisted in organizing the project. The foundation provides support to orphans and child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren who find themselves in difficult situations. Special attention is given to children whose parents were killed while serving the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Russian Armed Forces.
She has been involved in the children's charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
program, "МИР БЕЗ СЛЕЗ" (World Without Tears) since 2004. The program is sponsored by Russia's VTB Bank.
Oxana Fedorova is on the Russia Board of Advisors for the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Children's Welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
Society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
(RCWS).
Fedorova has been representing UNICEF in Russia since May 2006. She became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the Russian Federation on September 17, 2007.
In her capacity as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador is a collective term sometimes used as a substitute honorific title or a title of honor for an Ambassador of Goodwill; but, most appropriately for a generic recognition, it is a job position or description that is usually indicated following the name of the individual recognized...
, Oxana Fedorova has participated in various missions, including the joint UNICEF-Pampers
Pampers
Pampers is a brand of baby products marketed by Procter & Gamble. Pampers was at one time only used as a name for a disposable diaper.-Products:...
"1 Pack = 1 Vaccine" tetanus
Tetanus
Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani...
campaign
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
in September 2008, and to the country of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
in December 2010.
She has also taken part in the UNICEF Peace and Tolerance program in Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
, Russian Federation in July 2008 and 2009. At the July 2009 Peace and Tolerance summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
in Dagestan, Oxana was accompanied by Vera Krasova
Vera Krasova
Vera Krasova was born 1987 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian model and a beauty queen. She competed in the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on December 14 where she represented the capital of Russia, Moscow. Vera made it to the top-3 contestants and placed as the 2nd runner-up to the eventual winner Ksenia...
(Miss Russia Universe 2008) and Sofia Rudyeva (Miss Russia 2009).
The joint UNICEF-Amway
Amway
Amway is a direct selling company and manufacturer that uses network marketing to sell a variety of products, primarily in the health, beauty, and home care markets. Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos...
project
Project
A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams...
"Улыбка ребенка" (The Child's Smile) is still another area of UNICEF activities which has received Oxana's support. Thanks to the project implementation, specially equipped play rooms and sensor rooms have been set up at social and medical facilities all over Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Children can visit such rooms where they can play, relax, learn something new and consult specialists
Specialty (medicine)
A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
in a comfortable environment conducive to easy-going communication.
In May 2009, Oxana Fedorova and two other Russian models, Svetlana Koroleva (Miss Russia
Miss Russia
Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.-History:The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000 or 2008....
and Miss Europe
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
2002), and Vera Krasova
Vera Krasova
Vera Krasova was born 1987 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian model and a beauty queen. She competed in the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on December 14 where she represented the capital of Russia, Moscow. Vera made it to the top-3 contestants and placed as the 2nd runner-up to the eventual winner Ksenia...
(Miss Russia Universe 2008) joined forces to record the single "Этот мир для детей" (This World for Children) to raise funds for children's charities.
Fedorova and other Miss Russia
Miss Russia
Miss Russia is the annual national beauty pageant of Russia, responsible for selecting representatives to Miss Universe and Miss World.-History:The pageant has been running since 1992, however there was no Miss Russia 1994, 2000 or 2008....
titleholders of recent years sang together at a concert to honor International Children's Day in Moscow on June 1, 2009.
In 2009, Oxana Fedorova was among several Russian celebrities who took part in the charity school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
program "Перекрёсток-школам" 2009 (Perekrestok Shkolam). The program aims to help improve the technical equipment of Russian schools. It is sponsored by Russia's X5 Retail Group N.V.
Russian Club of Orthodox Maecenases
Oxana Fedorova is the face of the project, "The Measured Icon: Its History and Its Present" whose goal is to revive the tradition of the Baptismal Icon. Oxana has opened Measured Icon exhibitions in several cities, including PskovPskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
, Ufa
Ufa
-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
and Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
; Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
; Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
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; Paris
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, France
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; Colombo
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, Sri Lanka
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, and Belgrade
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, Serbia
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. The exhibitions are organized by the Russian Club of Orthodox Maecenases.
Protection of the Environment Campaign
The protection of the environmentNatural environment
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is important to Fedorova. In 2008, she participated in a campaign to promote nature friendly products. "The Eco Box" line was a collaborative effort of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Luxury Products, New York company. A part of the proceeds were directed to a program to protect and preserve the National parks of Russia.
Editor in Chief MODA Topical Magazine
In 2010 Oxana Fedorova became Editor in ChiefEditor in chief
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of Russia's MODA Topical Magazine
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.
Personal life
- Oxana Fedorova is an Orthodox Christian.
- She is a shooting (Kalashnikov rifle) and martial artsMartial artsMartial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
expert. - Oxana plays the guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and the saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846... - Fedorova loves animals, especially dogs. One of her dogs is a Yorkshire TerrierYorkshire TerrierThe Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed in the 19th century in the county of Yorkshire, England to catch rats in clothing mills. The defining features of the breed are its size, to , and its silky blue and tan coat...
named "Fatimoy". - Oxana enjoys collecting national costumeNational costumeFolk costume expresses an identity through costume which usually to a geographic area or a period of time in history, but can also indicate social, marital and/or religious status...
dollDollA doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and traditional dolls made of materials like clay and wood are found in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. The earliest documented dolls...
s. - She has often told the media that she would like to be a motherMotherA mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
. In August, 2007 she married Philip Toft, a German businessman, in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. - Oxana Fedorova and Philip Toft officially divorced in April 2010. The parting of ways was reported to have been amicable.
- After her divorce, Oxana dated Russian tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Nikolay Baskov. They broke up on friendly terms. - In August 2011 Oxana Fedorova married 38 year old Andrey Borodin, an officerOfficer-Shipping industry:*Captain the person in charge of a merchant ship*Chief Officer typically the person in charge of the deck department of a merchant ship*Second Officer typically the navigator and medical officer on a merchant ship...
for the Presidential Administration of RussiaPresidential Administration of RussiaThe Presidential Administration of Russia ) is the executive office of Russia's president created by a decree of Boris Yeltsin on 19 July 1991 as an institution supporting the activity of the president and vice-president The Presidential Administration of Russia (also known as Staff of Russia’s... - It was reported in October 2011 that Oxana and her husbandHusbandA husband is a male participant in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time...
Andrey were expecting a baby.