Lika Ordzhonikidze was first runner up in Miss Georgia 2008 pageant, whose winner Khatuna Skhirtladze, represented Georgia in Miss World 2008 contest.
The 18 year-old from Tbilisi, will represent her country in Miss Universe 2009 pageant at the beautiful Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.
Anna Grigorievna Semenovich (born March 1, 1980 in Moscow) is a Russia former competitive ice dancer, nowadays a singer, actress and model. Currently vying to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the pop tune Love Lovila.
Kristina Koz-Gotlib, a 25-year old model and student stand 1.75 m, won the finals of Miss Ukraine Universe 2009. The ceremony had reigning Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela as special guest.
Koz-Gotlib will represent the Ukraine at the 2009 Miss Universe pageant to take place in July/August. Read more
Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko (born November 14, 1979) is a Ukrainian model and actress. She is best known for being the Bond girl in the 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.
Personal life
Olga Kurylenko was born in Berdyansk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) on November 14, 1979 to a mother of Russian descent and father of Ukrainian descent. When Olga was three years old her parents divorced, leaving her to be raised by her mother. Olga rarely had contact with her father, meeting him for the first time when she was 8 years old, and later again when she was 13. In 2000, Kurylenko married French fashion photographer Cedric Van Mol, but the couple divorced four years later. In 2006 she married American mobile phone accessory entrepreneur Damian Gabriel Neufeld. They divorced in late 2007. Kurylenko has lived in Paris since leaving Ukraine in 1996 to pursue her modeling career. Read more
Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko ( born January 25, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. Born in Moscow, she won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached #18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She is a good friend of Maria Sharapova. She is affectionately called Makiri. Maria Kirilenko won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian Open, as well as the 2002 US Open junior tournament. In December 2004 she played in a tennis exhibition in Tampa, Florida to raise money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.
In 2006, she was selected to be the face of Adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range, designed by noted British fashion designer Stella McCartney. Since the 2006 Australian Open, Kirilenko has played in adidas clothing and footwear designed by Stella McCartney at all upcoming tournaments.
Maria Sharapova – Arguably, the combination of her tennis success and physical beauty have enabled her to secure commercial endorsements that greatly exceed in value her tournament winnings. In April 2005, People Magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world. In 2006, Maxim magazine ranked Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year. She posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006 Valentine’s Day issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside 25 scantily-clad supermodels. In a poll run by Britain’s FHM magazine, she was voted the seventh most eligible bachelorette, based on both “wealth and looks.” Read more
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. As of September 22, 2008, she is ranked World No. 6 by the Women’s Tennis Association.
Sharapova has won three Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, at the age of 17, she won Wimbledon, defeating Serena Williams in the final. She has since won the 2006 US Open, defeating Justine Henin in the final, and the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final.
As of July 2008, she is the world’s highest-paid female athlete. She is currently coached by her father, Yuri Sharapov, and former player Michael Joyce.
Julianne Hough - American professional ballroom dancer
Kyoko Fukada - Japanese Actress, Model and Singer
Sophie Monk - Australian singer, actress and occasional model
