Russian police launch bizarre beauty pageant for female cops to show ‘women can be beautiful and strong’
- Police in Russia have launched a beauty contest for serving female officers
- Entries from police women have been flooding in from all over the country
- Force say the aim of the contest is to show women can be beautiful and strong
They may look like models posing for the camera on the set of their latest photo shoot.
But the women in the images are actually Russian police officers who have entered a bizarre beauty contest to show women can be beautiful and strong.
The competition, which started as part of the Day of Police celebrations in Russia, aims to find the country's 'prettiest' female police officer.
Kristina Luneva, left, and Viktoriya Krivosheeva, right, who have both entered the beauty contest
Inna Nechaeva from Moscow poses for the camera in her entry picture for the beauty contest
Elizaveta Kadetova, also from Moscow, left, hopes to impress the judges with her long hair while Karina Kuznetsova, right, poses in her uniform
And since this year's competition was launched earlier this month, entries have been flooding in.
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Among those taking part is officer Kristina Luneva from the city of Volgograd and her colleague Inna Nechayeva.
Viktoriya Krivosheeva from Moscow also entered the competition and in her entry picture can be seen tipping her hat towards the camera.
Since the competition was announced earlier this month, entries have been flooding in. Pictured is contestant Milana Erbulatova
Anna Seergeeva, left, and Irina Lebedeva, right, are also hoping to impress judges with their looks
She is also joined by Elizaveta Kadetova, also from Moscow, who hopes to impress the judges with her long hair.
Representing the city of Voronezh are Kristina Shubina and Anna Sergeeva, who both posed for pictures in their full police uniform.
Residents in the town of Chekhov in western Russia will be supporting their contestant Karina Kuznetsova while Milan Erbulatova will be representing Volgograd.
Russian police say the event is intended to show that people can be strong as well as beautiful. Pictured is contestant Kristina Shubina
The final contestant is Irina Lebedeva from the city of Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, whose black curls hang down below her holster.
Russian police say the event is intended to show that people can be strong as well as beautiful.
The contest's judging process remains unclear and the winner has not yet been announced.
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