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Belarussian student is first-ever Miss Wheelchair World

Goal of contest is to change the image of women in wheelchairs: pageant co-founder

Published Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Warsaw

    A PSYCHOLOGY student from Belarus, Aleksandra Chichikova, was chosen Miss Wheelchair World in the first-ever edition of the beauty pageant held in Warsaw on Saturday night (Sunday morning, Singapore time).

    "Fight your anxiety and your fears," the 23-year-old Chichikova said at a gala event, after the contestants had presented themselves in national costumes and evening dresses in elaborate choreographies.

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