Sofia Viktorovna Nikitchuk Russian: София Викторовна Никитчук; born 20 October 1993 is a Russian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2015 and represented her country at the Miss World 2015 pageant.
Personal life
Sofia Nikitchuk was born on 20 October 1993 in Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Her mother Tatiana was a doctor, while father Viktor served in Russian military. She graduated from the music and art schools, learnt cooking classes, and was involved in gymnastics, ballroom dancing and variety. Sofia moved to Yekaterinburg and joined Ural Federal University.
Nikitchuk currently studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Arts of the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast. In 2015 she won the title of Miss Yekaterinburg (Subdivision: Sverdlovsk Oblast). She represented the subdivision at the Miss Russia 2015 contest.
She played the part of Elena of Moldavia in the historical TV drama series “Sophia” (2016).
Miss Russia 2015
On 18 April 2015 Nikitchuk was crowned Miss Russia 2015 at Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall in Moscow.
Miss World 2015
As Miss Russia 2015, Nikitchuk represented Russia at Miss World 2015. She was awarded 1st-runner up on 19 December.