Oxana Fedorova

From 1985-1995, she attended lyceum at Pskov and was the captain of the volleyball team and learned to play the guitar while in school.

After graduation, she tried to begin a modeling career but various modeling agencies in Saint Petersburg and Moscow were not interested in her.

After working as a police officer in Pskov, she moved to Saint Petersburg to attend the Saint Petersburg State University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

While a student, she worked as an investigator for the Pulkovo Transport Police.

Fedorova began her career in the entertainment industry as a model, later becoming Miss Saint Petersburg 1999 and Miss Russia 2001.

In 1999, Fedorova began working professionally as a model, and later became introduced to beauty pageants.

That year, she was named Miss Saint Petersburg and Miss Kalokagathia.

Fedorova graduated from university in 2000, and later began post-graduate studies at the same university.

She wrote her thesis on "Regulation of Private Detective and Security Activity in the Russian Federation," and also taught civil law to students.

In 2001, she represented Saint Petersburg at Miss Russia, where she was declared the winner.

As a model, Fedorova has worked for designers such as Tony Ward and Yulia Yanina, in addition to participating in fashion weeks in Rome, Milan, and Moscow.

As Miss Russia 2001, Fedorova was unable to attend Miss Universe 2001 due to her studies, but competed the following year at Miss Universe 2002, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe Organization said, "This is an unusual year, and these countries are right in the middle of a lot of turmoil. It's tough stuff. Once they're [in San Juan] they feel safe, but it's the getting there that concerns some of them."

Fedorova won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions over the other nine semi-finalists.

Oksana Gennadyevna Borodina (Оксана Геннадьевна Бородина; née Fedorova, Фёдорова), known professionally as Oxana Fedorova, is a Russian actress, singer, tv host, fashion designer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2002.

She is a former police officer.

She went on to win Miss Universe 2002, becoming the first Russian entrant to win Miss Universe.

She reigned for 119 days until becoming the first Miss Universe to be dethroned (reason unknown), after which she began a career in television, hosting shows such as Good Night, Little Ones! and Fort Boyard: Russia.

In 2002, Fedorova received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in civil law from the Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in 2003.

After receiving her doctorate, she continued to teach at the Saint Petersburg University of the Ministry of Interior of Russia.

Fedorova enrolled in the police academy as a teenager, where she played the saxophone in the academy's brass band.

After graduating, Fedorova worked as an inspector in Pskov for six months.

While a university student in Saint Petersburg, she worked as an investigator for the Pulkovo Transport Police.

Upon being crowned Miss Universe 2002, Fedorova was given multiple honors and gifts.

Russian designer Helen Yarmak created a doll for her.

Fedorova traveled to Canada, France, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the United States as Miss Universe 2002.

In Kenya, Fedorova toured HIV/AIDS programs in and around Nairobi, including AIDS orphanages.

When she was in Indonesia, she visited Borobudur in Central Java with Miss Indonesia 2002 Melanie Putria Dewita Sari.

They also met the President of Indonesia Megawati Sukarnoputri at her residence Istana Negara.

Canada, Fedorova attended the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.

In Italy, Fedorova helped crown Miss Universe Italy 2003 Silvia Ceccon, and while visiting

In Panama, Fedorova attended the contract signing that made Panama the host country of the Miss Universe 2003 competition, and in September 2002, Fedorova returned to Puerto Rico to help crown Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 Carla Tricoli.

In 2005, she attempted to locate him but discovered that he had died.

After finishing her doctorate in 2005, she continued her career as a police officer, being promoted to captain in September 2002 and major in 2005.

She has also participated in numerous charity projects, becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2007.

In Paris, Fedorova attended the 131st General Assembly of the International Exhibitions Bureau, where she met Nobel Prize winner in physics Zhores Alfyorov.

She said in 2016 she became annoyed and frustrated during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign because Western media pestered her for information to apparently defame the billionaire.

Fedorova was born in Pskov to parents Gennadiy Fedorov, a nuclear physicist, and Elena Fedorova (née Trofimovich), a psychiatric nurse.

Her parents divorced when she was three years old.

As an only child she was brought up by her mother and maternal grandparents.