Olga Khizhinkova from Vitebsk took the title “Miss Belarus 2008” at the 6th national beauty pageant in the Palace of Sports on May 2. The major prize for the most beautiful Belarusian is a 100-gramm white gold crown decorated with nearly 500 jewels. Apart from the title, an apartment in Minsk and the crown that is a challenge prize, the winner got the right to present Belarus at the international beauty pageants. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko who attended the event presented flowers to all the participants of the contest. The title “The First Vice Miss Belarus 2008” went to Lyubov Yakovina from Minsk, “The Second Vice Miss Belarus 2008” – to Anna Shevchenko from Minsk. Tatiana Rinevskaya lead in the nomination “Miss Photo 2008”, Alena Gudz got the title “Miss Friendship 2008”. The key objective of the contest was esthetic and spiritual education of the young generation, popularization of the Belarusian fashion. Performing at the contest were Filipp Kirkorov, Thomas Anders, Dmitry Koldun, Ruslan Alekhno, Leprikontsy, Atlantika and others.