Julia Lemigova


Julia Lemigova is a Russian businesswoman and former model who was Miss USSR 1990.

Career

Julia Lemigova is the daughter of a Red Army colonel.
Lemigova was first runner-up at Miss USSR in 1990, elevated to be crowned Miss USSR following the disqualification of the original winner, Maria Kezha, for being underage.
As Miss USSR 1990, Lemigova represented the Soviet Union at the Miss Universe 1991 pageant, where she placed 2nd runner-up.
Lemigova moved to Western Europe after being crowned Miss USSR, eventually basing herself in Paris, where she opened her first well-being center, Joiya spa, in 2003, and launched a skincare and spa line, Russie Blanche, in 2009.

Private life

Lemigova married her long-term partner Martina Navratilova in New York on 15 December 2014.