The dictator also reportedly personally oversaw Ms Vasilevich’s preparations in Miss World 2018, where she came third. Ms Vasilevich also was awarded a state medal for her “significant” contribution to culture and charity. Not surprisingly elections resulted in a clean sweep for parties loyal to Lukashenko. Opposition figures denounced the election as a sham. Vasilevich is the girlfriend of President Lukashenko and has frequently appeared in events with him since the coronation of Miss Belarus in 2018. The two went to hockey matches, to art festivals and had at the 2018 World Cup in Moscow, Russia.
