Russian beauties battle for Miss Premier League 2011

by Ashley Gray on December 3, 2011

The mundane business of playing football may be finished for the winter in Russia, but 16 girls are competing for the title Miss Premier League 2011. The winner will be picked at Samara’s MTL Arena on December 9, so it’s time to get acquainted with some of the finalists… Photos: rwfl.ru

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