Alessandra Alores

Alessandra Alores
Born
Alexandra Vodjanikova

(1984-10-06) 6 October 1984
OccupationModel
Known forMiss Universe 2003 contestant, Top Model of the World 2007 winner

Alessandra Alores (born Alexandra Vodjanikova, 6 October 1984, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-German model.[1]

Сareer

On 18 January 2003 Vodjanikova was crowned Miss Deutschland at the Nachtarena nightclub in Bielefeld.[2] During her interview she named Saddam Hussein as the politician she would most like to meet.[1] Weeks later she flew to Baghdad with her manager on a peace mission organized by German anti-war groups. A meeting with the Iraqi president did not take place, but she visited the ruins of Babylon and met his son Uday Hussein.[3] Later that year, still competing under her birth name, she represented Germany at Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City, reached the semi-finals at Miss Europe and took part in Miss International.[4][5]

Later Vodjanikova worked as a model under the name Alessandra Alores, signing with Wilhelmina and IMG Models in New York. In January 2008 she won the Top Model of the World final in Hurghada, Egypt.[6][7] On 6 September 2009 she was crowned Miss World Deutschland in Moers but was later disqualified by the Miss World Organisation due to unauthorized photo shoots and replaced by Stefanie Peeck.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexandra Vodjanikova". Der Spiegel (in German). 2003-02-09. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  2. ^ Zand, Bernhard (2003-02-22). "Miss Deutschland in Bagdad: Alexandra auf Friedensmission". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  3. ^ "Babes in Saddamland". NBC News. 2003-05-21. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  4. ^ "Emmanuelle Chossat , Miss France 2003, and Alexandra Vodjanikova ,..." Getty Images. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  5. ^ "Miss Germany 2003 Alexandra Vodjanikova walks on stage during the..." Getty Images. 2003-09-14. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  6. ^ World, Topmodel of the. "About Top Model of the world". Topmodel Of The World. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  7. ^ "Top Model of the World crowned". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  8. ^ "Alessandra Alores poses on stage after winning the "Miss Word..." Getty Images. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  9. ^ Edwin. "The Times of Beauty (former World of Misses) - Miss World 2011 - Miss Mundo 2011 - Miss Monde 2011: Miss Germany disqualified / Descalifican a Miss Alemania". www.timesofbeauty.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2026-03-23.