Maria Vasilevich, 26 years old, and Lukashenko

They danced together at the New Year’s gala broadcast on national television in the capital Minsk. The Belarusian leader is also said to have personally supervised Vasilevich’s preparations when she attended Miss World 2018, the competition in which she won runner-up 2. Vasilevich was also awarded a state medal for his contribution to culture and philanthropy. he only president Belarus has ever had, Aleksandr Lukashenko, gave a huge Tsarist-style ball at his residence in Minsk. He chose his compatriot and Europe’s most beautiful woman, Maria Vasilevich, as his queen for the night.