Valeria Bystritskaia (born 20 June 1986 in Moscow) is a Russian-German actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.[1] She was born to a Ukrainian Jewish mother and Russian father, and moved to Germany with her mother at age 7 to escape antisemitism in Russia.[2] She was elected on 7 July 2011 in Berlin during the Berlin fashion Week as Miss Universe Germany 2011.
Valeria Bystritskaia Mowbray | |
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 Valeria Bystritskaia | |
| Born | Valeria Bystritskaia 20 June 1986 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Spouse | Joel Mowbray |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Germany 2011 |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Hazelnut |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Germany 2011 (Winner) Miss Universe 2011 (Unplaced) |
She represented Germany at Miss Universe 2011 on 12 September 2011 in São Paulo in Brazil. Valeria Bystritskaia is 176 cm tall and her measurements are 86-60-90 cm. Following her victory she faced anti-Semitic harassment, despite having not publicized her Jewish background during the Miss Universe pageant. She decided to leave Germany and settled in the United States.[2] In 2017, she married Joel Mowbray, the founder of Fourth Factor Consulting, who is also Jewish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Profile of Valeria Bystritskaia retrieved 3 August 2011 (de)
- ^ a b "Turns out, a Jewish woman was Miss Germany in 2011". December 2017.
- ^ Dolsten, Josefin (December 3, 2017). "Germany Already Had a Jewish Miss Germany, but She Kept Her Identity a Secret". Haaretz.
External links
edit- Official website Valeria Bystritskaia
- Official website Miss Universe Germany
- Profile (de)
- Miss Universe Deutschland 2011 retrieved 15 July 2011 (de)
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