Alexandra Petrova is a Russian model. She won the Miss Russia contest in 1996. The fate of the model was tragic. She did not live to her twentieth birthday and was killed.
Childhood, youth and first victories
Alexandra Petrova was born on September 18, 1980 in the city of Cheboksary. She grew up in a simple family and many residents of the city are still proud of their countrywoman, characterize her only on the positive side. Shurochka (as her relatives called her) was an ordinary girl, but with very outstanding external data. Mom recalled that because of the bright appearance, Sasha often had to face envy. Classmates openly envied, and some teachers did not like.
Sasha Petrova dreamed of a medical career, she studied well enough at school. On the advice of relatives, she studied at the Cheboksary Miss Volga model school. The girl was noticed even then and prophesied her a great future in a modeling career. Alexandra at age 15 won the Miss Cheboksary contest, and then Miss Chuvashia.
Sasha Petrova was remembered by everyone not only for her bright appearance, but also for her modesty, as well as her integrity. Her mother told how at one of the city’s competitions, the girls suggested walking along the catwalk in fur coats worn over underwear. At some point they were supposed to open their fur coats, but Sasha did not. She defiled dressed and no longer hoped for victory. It was very surprising that Petrova won that competition.
In 1996, Alexandra took part in the Miss Russia contest. It took place in Veliky Novgorod and was broadcast on federal channels. Of the 40 beauties, Sasha Petrova was recognized as the best. This victory brought her worldwide fame and glory. The beauty of the girl was admired by foreign agency owners, directors. In 1996, she was called to Hollywood, but Alexandra refused, since at that time she was only 16 years old and did not want to leave her native country.
Career model
After winning the Miss Russia contest, Alexandra Petrova actively worked as a fashion model and went out on the catwalks. She has visited many countries of the world. In 1997, Sasha took part in several international competitions. She won the final of the world championship in the arts in the nomination "model".
Russian beauty took part in competitions:
- Miss Model International (1997);
- "Man of the Year" (1997, Chuvashia);
- "Miss Universe" (1999).
She failed to win the title of the most beautiful girl in the universe, but in other competitions she won a landslide victory. Sasha wanted to build a career in Moscow, worked a lot, but was disappointed with how the model business in Russia is organized. At that time, there were few good offers. The girls were promised little money for filming, which was difficult to live on.
Alexandra Petrova began to think about moving abroad, but age did not allow this, since it was necessary to make many approvals. When Sasha was 18 years old, one of the foreign agencies invited the girl to her. At that time, she had luxurious long hair. But the agency management needed a slightly different type. They put forward Petrova condition. She had to lose weight, cut her hair and learn English. Close Alexandra recalls that Alexandra always loved to eat and did not want to torment herself with various diets. For this reason, she reacted rather coolly to the proposal.
In Moscow, Alexander Petrova was unlucky in her personal life. She complained that all men paid attention to her status. Petrova was interesting to them as the winner of a prestigious competition, and not as a person. Failures on some fronts forced Sasha to return to his hometown. She wanted to open her own business and was thinking about moving abroad. Sasha went to college at the faculty of foreign languages, cut her long hair. But all plans were not destined to come true. In September 2000, Alexander was shot dead. She did not live only 2 days before her twentieth birthday.
