Maria Vasilevich | |
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Member of the 7th Session of the House of Representatives of Belarus | |
Assumed office 6 December 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Minsk Belarus | 9 April 1997
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Party (from November 29, 2021) |
Education | Belarus State Economic University |
Occupation | Model, politician |
Profession | Public administration, economics, management |
Maria Viktorovna Vasilevich (Russian: Мария Викторовна Василевич; Belarusian: Марыя Віктараўна Васілевіч) is a Belarusian politician, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Vasilevich studied at the Belarus State Economic University.[1] She won the Miss Belarus 2018 pageant and finished in the top five at the Miss World beauty pageant in December.[2][3] She became a member of the House of Representatives in 2019. Vasilevich was elected at the age of 22 and is the youngest member of the parliament.[4]
References
- ^ "Maria Vasilevich crowned Miss Belarus 2018". Entertainment Times. 8 May 2018.
- ^ Bennetts, Marc (18 November 2019). "Belarus dictator's beauty queen 'wins' seat in parliament". The Times.(subscription required)
- ^ "Manushi Chhillar crowns Mexico's Vanessa Ponce De Leon as Miss World 2018". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Observers slam Belarus polls for flouting democratic norms". Euractiv. 19 November 2019.