Elena Semikina

Elena Semikina
Born
Elena Semikina

(1983-09-08) September 8, 1983 (age 41)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Canada 2010
Major
competition(s)		Miss International 2008
(Unplaced)
Miss Universe Canada 2010 (Winner),
Miss Universe 2010
(Unplaced)

Elena Semikina (born September 8, 1983) is a Russian-Canadian actress, model, producer and beauty pageant titleholder. Semikina was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, on June 14, 2010.[1] She represented Canada at the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010.[2][3] Semikina conceived and executive-produced the feature documentary film Our Man in Tehran about the Iran Hostage Crisis. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival a year after Ben Affleck's feature film, Argo, a scripted drama about the same events, premiered at the same festival.

In January 2020 Canadian authorities charged Semikina with criminally harassing her ex-lover Drew Taylor and his wife Jennifer over a period of five years. Semikina allegedly threatened both of them with bodily harm, threatened to raise false allegations against Taylor unless he advanced her film career, and also threatened to kill him. The case is on-going.[4] Neither the allegations nor those of her accusers have been heard in court.

  1. ^ "2010 Final". Miss Universe Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  2. ^ Ryan, Andrew (2010-08-22). "The Miss Universe Flesh Parade Call it NBC Family Viewing". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ^ Friedman, Allison (2010-08-23). "Toronto's Elena Semikina Competing in Miss Universe Pageant Tonight". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  4. ^ "Former beauty queen charged with harassing former lover, wife". Toronto Sun. 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2024-08-24.