Russian Teen Wins Miss Intercontinental 2025, Sparking Age Debate
Varvara Yakovenko, a 16-year-old from Yalta, Russia, won the Miss Intercontinental 2025 title in Egypt on January 29, but her victory has sparked questions about her age from online commentators.
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Varvara Yakovenko poses after winning the Miss Intercontinental 2025 pageant in Egypt.
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Amid the major beauty contests throughout the year, there are still a couple hundred similar events, but on a more modest scale. Sometimes participants of these contests disappear forever, sometimes their names become firmly etched in the world of fashion and beauty, and we are sure that we will hear more about Varvara Yakovenko, the winner of the international beauty contest Miss Intercontinental 2025.
During the finale, the winner is depicted wearing a crown and a shimmering silver dress.
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The final of the latest beauty pageant took place on January 29 in Egypt. Contestants from Cuba, Thailand, Tanzania, the Philippines, and other countries vied for the winner«s crown. Among them was Varvara Yakovenko, the Vice-Miss Crimea 2024. And she blended in so successfully that she left her rivals no chance at victory.
Yakovenko holds a Russian flag on stage following her triumph at the event.
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The 16-year-old schoolgirl from Yalta became the third representative from Russia in the contest«s history to receive this title.
A close-up image shows Varvara Yakovenko smiling broadly after being crowned.
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In the final, she took to the stage wearing a crown, a silver dress, and holding a Russian flag.
The teenage contestant from Russia celebrates her victory at the Miss Intercontinental 2025 pageant.
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Varvara excels in her studies, plays the harp, and engages in dancing, vocals, modeling, yoga, and Pilates.
Varvara Yakovenko is seen participating in a segment of the international beauty competition.
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Those close to her also note that she is always responsive and cheerful.
Online commentators express divided opinions regarding the winner«s age and overall appearance.
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«The beauty contest Miss Intercontinental is over. I won! These words still sound unreal to me,» Varvara said on her blog. «Behind them are months of tension, sleepless nights, tears, doubts, and enormous inner struggle. I will miss it. The people, the moments, the emotions that will never be repeated. I thank those who were truly by my side! I am taking with me my strength, my experience, and my memories. I won. But most importantly, I became stronger!»
Before the girl could recover from her victory, commentators had already dashed off dozens of messages to her. Some warmly support the winner.
«Well, finally a beauty has become the winner! Because nowadays in such contests, that»s more of a rarity than a regularity,« writes one commentator.
«Very beautiful! Russia should only move forward,» adds a second.
«A very beautiful and charming girl, she did a great job,» admires a third.
«Girls from Russia are the most beautiful in the whole world,» boasts another commentator.
«At 16, Varenka looks like she»s 30+,« calculated one commentator.
«A schoolgirl? She looks at least 30 for sure,» agrees a second.
«Why are you digging into her age, it»s just the makeup,« defends the girl a third.
«A very beautiful girl, but what about childhood?» laments another. «At 16, she looks as if she»s already in her twenties, and she should still be dealing with her teenage affairs, no need to rush into growing up.«
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