Valentina Alekseeva

Valentina Andreevna Alekseeva (; born 11 August 2006) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2024. As Miss Russia, Alekseeva represented Russia at Miss Universe 2024, where she placed in the top 12.

Early life and education Alekseeva was born on 11 August 2006 in Cheboksary to parents Andrey Alekseev and Olga Alekseeva. Alekseeva ultimately graduated from secondary school in 2024, receiving a gold medal for her score of 280 on the Unified State Exam.

After completing her secondary education, Alekseeva relocated to Moscow to enroll in the Russian National Research Medical University, studying general medicine. During the competition, Alekseeva launched her charity project Bird of Happiness, which created a fund to help terminally ill children; her project was ultimately awarded as one of the best charity projects in the competition. The pageant was held on 5 October in Moscow, where Alekseeva advanced into the top 20, top 10, and ultimately was crowned the winner. As part of her prize package, Alekseeva received ₽1 million, and announced that she intended to spend part of her winnings on her education and donate the remainder to charity. Alekseeva went on to advance into the initial top 30 semifinalists, before ultimately placing in the top 12; this was the first time that a Russian representative had advanced to the semifinals of a Miss Universe pageant since Elizaveta Golovanova at Miss Universe 2012. The pageant was ultimately won by Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark.

Miss BRICS 2026 In 2026, Alekseeva represented Russia at the Miss BRICS International pageant, where she won the title of Miss BRICS 2026. The international competition was held in Kazan, Russia, bringing together contestants from countries associated with the BRICS cultural initiative and partner nations.