Miss Ukraine Calls out Russian Invasion of Her Country During Miss Universe Pageant

Miss Ukraine Calls Out Russian Invasion of Her Country During Miss Universe Pageant (National Review Online)

While representing her country at the 2015 Miss Universe beauty pageant in Miami on Sunday, Ukrainian model Diana Haruska highlighted the increasingly-aggressive Russian action against her country and urged everyone to support the Ukrainian armed forces.

When asked by pageant judges about Ukraine’s greatest contribution to the world, the 19-year-old seemed to misunderstand the question, instead answering what she felt Ukraine most needed from her people and the world at this time. 

“Now we have a very difficult situation in our country,” she said in Ukrainian. “And right now, the very most important contribution is to direct all of our energies to support our army and our people.” The crowd cheered in response.