Anna Malova Miss Russia 1998

Miss Russia Pageant is a Russian beauty contest for young women. The pageants have been running since the year 1993, however it did not take place in 1994 and 2000. Since 2007 Miss Russia finalists represent Russia in both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Russia has a total of 3 major international pageants winners: Miss World 1992, Miss Universe 2002 and Miss World 2008. Miss Russia 2007 Ksenia Sukhinova was declared Miss World 2008 at the grand finale in Johannesburg on 13th December, 2008.

Krasa Rossii (Beauty of Russia) is the national pageant who sends Russian candidates to the Miss Earth pageant.

Anna Malova was arrested by police in New York City

Former Miss Russian Anna Malova was arrested by police in New York City on Tuesday, as she was walking out of a pharmacy in Greenwich Village.

Malova, 38, who was Miss Russia 12 years ago and made the top 10 in the Miss Universe Pageant, allegedly stole her doctor’s prescription pad and wrote herself face prescriptions for narcotic painkillers.

Malova is a doctor herself in her native country of Russia but is not licensed to practice medicine in the United States.

The former beauty queen was arrested less than three months ago for the same crime.

She has been charged with criminal possession of narcotics, forgery and criminal impersonation of a physician.