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A Bathing Beauty in Every Pot
A Post-Soviet Swimsuit Contest Where Judges Eat Their Cake

November 23, 2009 - Moscow, Russia - As the holidays rapidly approach, dropping temperatures and a white Christmas dominate our thoughts for year’s end. This is especially true in northern climes…Canada, Scandinavia, and especially Russia where the mercury can plummet faster than in most places.

However, looking back, it’s actually been a sweltering summer in Eastern Europe with the humidity climbing and the temperature reaching 100°F plus in many parts of the former Soviet Union. Every year this prompts the beaches of the Black Sea from Sochi to Odessa plus every inland body of water from Sevastopol to St. Petersburg to teem with luscious women eager to strut their stuff in the latest swimwear fashions.

Russian women are known worldwide for their enigmatic beauty and unique charm. It’s also well known that this particular species preens, grooms, and takes exceptional care to present themselves as formidably as would any big cat when on the prowl for a mate.

Seizing the opportunity to bring the finest in post-Stalin fresh and salt water femininity to the world, Anastasia International, the giant internet dating portal and romance tour company that specializes in connecting Western men with available women from Russia and CIS, staged a winner take all bathing beauty contest. The swimsuit pageant, dubbed Anastasia’s Miss Bikini 2009, began online September 15 at AnastasiaDate.com and featured a selection of 54 of the most intoxicatingly gorgeous ladies from across Russia & CIS. The girls were voted on by Anastasia’s membership in a single round, selecting one lady as the winner from each of 11 Black Sea themed beaches.

Men from the four corners were able to chime in online with their choice for a supreme Post-Soviet beauty. Brainchild of the Moscow based marketing department of Anastasia, voting members had the unique and until now rare chance to connect with contestants via email, and to be introduced by phone, video and live chat. The unprecedented prospect of meeting each contestant personally was made available through a live date program as well as an organized romance tour. How many red blooded guys can say they not only judged a beauty contest, but also dated one or more of the competitors?

To prime the contest, Anastasia released an enticing promo video with a selection of mischievous bikini clad contestants at play in a light-hearted war game in the woods. The friendly rivalry and perfect bodies in the promo were successful in arousing members to vote for their favorite contestant. The lusty, action packed promo can be seen at Ms. Bikini Video Promo.

This contest is one of many pioneering vehicles American and Russian owned Anastasia employs to introduce new couples, and but one of the many fun and exciting contests the company stages several times a year. Anastasia’s Miss Bikini 2009 follows the success of other Anastasia beauty and talent contests including Anastasia Queen, Anastasia’s Miss Valentine, Blondes vs. Brunettes and the just completed Anastasia’s Miss Odessa Queen. Each contest gives ladies the opportunity to present themselves to thousands of potential romantic interests and marriage partners, plus opens the world of post-Soviet femininity to the West.

The conch finally blew on the tantalizing and close fought online pageant set on Anastasia’s virtual beach. Over the last 6 weeks more than 400,000 votes were recorded as members from around the world eagerly surfed contestants’ photos and videos then selected their favorites from the 54 gorgeous ladies.

When the coastal fog cleared, the winner, smoldering Slavic beauty Irina from the Black Sea resort town of Odessa, Ukraine and dripping with animal magnetism was left to bathe in the sunshine of victory. Ladies like Irina number over 15,000 in Anastasia’s registry of Russian and CIS women in search of a romantic connection with a man from the West. Since the contest’s mid-September launch, Irina has received over 21,000 votes for the title, more than 1,100 emails of support, and hundreds of phone requests through Anastasia.

In the normal world, beauty queens hope for lucrative modeling careers and Playboy spreads. Here they vie for a successful marriage as do their judges.

ABOUT ANASTASIA
Founded in 1993, Anastasia is the online industry’s leading International Introduction and Romance Tour Company with over 36 million online visitors yearly and more than 1 million letters together with thousands of phone calls and video chat sessions exchanged daily by members on-site. Anastasia's affiliate program incorporates over a thousand partner dating agencies from most major cities of the former USSR. To learn more about Anastasia International, please visit their informative web site: http://www.anastasiadate.com.

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Miss Bikini 2009
Irina
Odessa, Ukraine

Contestants from Anastasia’s Miss Bikini 2009

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