Vera Krasova
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Vera Krasova was born 1987 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...

, Russia
Russia
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 is a Russian
Russians
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 model
Model (person)
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 and a beauty queen
Beauty Queen
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. She competed in the 2007 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....

 pageant on December 14 where she represented the capital of Russia, 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...

. Vera made it to the top-3 contestants and placed as the 2nd runner-up to the eventual winner Ksenia Sukhinova
Ksenia Sukhinova
Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008. She also appeared in all of the postcards that introduced every participating song in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.- Personal :...

. Although she wasn't the winner of the national pageant, Miss Russia organization decided to send her to Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...

 pageant held in Nha Trang
Nha Trang
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, Vietnam
Vietnam
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. Vera represented Russia at the most prestigious pageant on July 14, 2008 and made it to the top-5 finalists. This was the first time Russia entered the top-5 of 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....

 since Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe winner, police officer , former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....

 in 2002.

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