Miss Qazaqstan 2022: Meet the 23 the finalists
The Miss Qazaqstan 2022 (Miss Kazakhstan) final show will be held this Friday, November 18 at the Palace of the Republic in Almaty.
A total of 23 contestants from across the country are vying for the national title and the winners are expected to represent Kazakhstan at the prestigious international pageants — Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth.
Founded in 1997, this year's competition which is themed "Reincarnation New Era" will be the 26th edition of the national pageant.
The celebrity member of the jury includes Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda, Miss Qazaqstan President Aidai Isayeva, journalist and personal brand expert Dinar Satzhan, and producer Zhan Mukanov.
LOBODA, Ninety One, Dastan Orazbekov, Amre, Raim, Luina, and Yenlik & Rauana will be the special guest performers.
Meet the 23 finalists:
Altyniya Gazizova - 18, graduated from the National Academy of Sciences and is currently a student of media technologies, from Semey
Aziza Syzdykova - 25, finance graduate and analyst by profession, from Kokshetau
Balnur Rakhymova - 19, public and local self-government student, from Shymkent
Diana Ikhtiyarova - 22, studied statistics and beauty salon owner, from Temirtau
Diana Tashimbetova - 19, professional model, architecture student, clothing brand owner, and online sales dealer, from Almaty
Dilnaz Tilaeva - 19, translation student, from Almaty
Dilyara Zhumabay - 21, business economics graduate, from Astana
Dina Kondratyuk - 24, a chemical engineering graduate and English school owner, from Astana
Elara Nigomet - 20, a university student of costume making for theater, cinema and television, from Pavlodar
Elma Kalmurzaeva - 19, fashion model, from Almaty
Karina Abdulkhairova - 22, medical student, from Almaty
Madina Makisheva - 19, restaurant and hotel business management student, from Karaganda
Marzhan Erzhanova - 19, studied tourism and hospitality, handball and tennis player, and business owner, from Taraz
Naila Mutaliyeva - 21, international business graduate and works in real estate, from Almaty
Nazerke Batykhanova - 17, medical student, from Turkestan
Nina Dobrozhan - 18, philology student and newspaper correspondent, from Kostanay
Oryngul Edige - 18, design student, from Aktobe
Ramina Ibragimova - 24, a graduate of politics, philosophy, and religious studies in England, from Almaty
Tomiris Kakimova - 24, law graduate, from Astana
Tomiris Zair - 19, model and information systems student, from Almaty
Zarina Bekkaliyeva - 22, news anchor and journalist, from Kokshetau
Zarina Nurzhanova - 18, restaurant business student and blogger, from Shymkent
Zhanel Myrzataeva - 18, a student, and future design engineer, working as an SMM specialist and runs a city newspaper about the oil capital, from Atyrau
Photos: Aidyn Ahmet / Miss Qazaqstan