Gudkova Elena

Yulia Alipova born on July 2, 1990, grew up in a small town on the Volga River in very happy family, consisting of loving parents and a brother. As a little girl, she dreamed of a high quality education and self-realization. Her father was an engineer and she decided to follow in his footsteps. When she was 17, she went to the capital and entered Moscow Power Engineering Institute, graduating in 2013 with two degrees. During the preparation of her graduation project, she started to work as an engineer at an energy company. Her closest friends insisted she participate in the Miss Universe Russia 2014 Pageant and she won by the unanimous decision of the judges. After winning, she realized her dream and helped her parents buy a new apartment. Now, she is heavily involved in charity work and visits different hospitals and orphanages as a volunteer. In her spare time she travels, reads, trains in vocals, goes to the gym, does yoga and pistol shooting.