Popova was born in Yekaterinburg . She works as a model , and in addition to Russian , she can speak fluent English and Chinese . She is currently studying at Moscow State University , with plans on becoming a journalist . Popova represented Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Miss Russia 2017 pageant ; it was her first ever pageant . She went on to win the competition , winning ₽ 3,000,000 , a Hyundai Solaris , and the opportunity to study at any university in the world . Her runners-up were Ksenia Alexandrova of Moscow and Albina Akhtyamova of Bashkortostan . Popova represented Russia in the Miss World 2017 competition , where she placed in the Top 10
Miss World 2017
Miss World 2017
Polina Popova