Maria Vasilevich

Maria Vasilevich
Member of the 7th Session of the House of Representatives of Belarus
Assumed office
6 December 2019
Personal details
Born (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)
Minsk Belarus
Other political
affiliations
National Democratic Party (from November 29, 2021)
EducationBelarus State Economic University
OccupationModel, politician
ProfessionPublic 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 and also did have a romantic relationship with Aleksander Lukashenko.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Maria Vasilevich crowned Miss Belarus 2018". Entertainment Times. 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ Bennetts, Marc (18 November 2019). "Belarus dictator's beauty queen 'wins' seat in parliament". The Times.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "Manushi Chhillar crowns Mexico's Vanessa Ponce De Leon as Miss World 2018". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Observers slam Belarus polls for flouting democratic norms". Euractiv. 19 November 2019.