Petrova represented the city of Cheboksary in the Miss Russia 1996 competition , held in Veliky Novgorod . She went on to win the competition , at only sixteen years old . During her reign , she was also crowned Miss Model International . After her reign as Miss Russia ended , she crowned Yelena Rogozhina as her successor . Petrova was later offered a contract with Ford Models , but declined due to the fact that they would have required her to lose weight , learn English , and cut her hair short . Petrova went on to represent Russia in the Miss Universe 1999 competition , where she was unplaced
Miss Universe 1999
Miss Universe 1999
Alexandra Petrova