Olesia Stefanko ( uk, Олеся Стефанко; (born June 25, 1988) is a

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lawyer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Ukraine Universe 2011 and represented her

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in the 2011

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pageant, where she was 1st runner up.

Early life

Born in

Kolomyia Kolomyia, formerly known as Kolomea ( ua, Коломия, Kolomyja, ; pl, Kołomyja; german: Kolomea; ro, Colomeea; yi, ), is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It serves as the admi ...

in the

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of Ukraine, Stefanko was named Miss Odesa National Law Academy in 2008 as a student at the ''Institute of Prosecution and Investigation''. She graduated with degree in Law from National University Odesa Law Academy in 2012 and planning to start her career in

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prosecutor's office.

Pageantry

Miss Ukraine Universe 2011

Stefanko, who stands tall, competed as one of 15 finalists in her

's national beauty pageant,

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, held in

on 11 December 2010, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent

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in the 2011

pageant.

Miss Universe 2011

The following September, Stefanko placed first runner-up at

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, which stands as Ukraine's highest placement at any Big Four Beauty Pageant. During the final question and answer portion of the competition Stefanko was asked a question and read by judge

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Amelia Vega of the

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: "If you could trade lives with anyone in history, who would it be and why?", Stefanko replied:

References

External links

Official Miss Ukraine Universe website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanko, Olesya 1988 births Living people Miss Universe 2011 contestants Ukrainian beauty pageant winners People from Kolomyia Ukrainian female models Odesa Law Academy alumni