Irina Shayk received an award from the Russian Heritage Festival

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Model Irina Shayk turns into a socialite. The other day the girl became an honorary guest of the Russian Heritage festival in New York. At the same time, the top model received an award for her achievements in popularizing Russia in the West.

The 9th annual Russian Culture Festival has opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The opening was attended by the mayor of the city, Michael Bloomberg.

Irina looked luxurious in a sequined dress that accentuated the shoulder line. But, to the disappointment of the journalists, the girl's boyfriend, football player Cristiano Ronaldo, was not visible at the evening. However, in principle, his presence was not particularly required.

“From a global business leader to an ambassador to the United Nations, from a skilled lawyer to a community leader, from a fashion model to an internationally renowned fashion designer, today's winners are all examples of the innovation and hard work that the Russian community has always been famous for … Russian Americans are leaders in almost all areas of human activity. The success of Russian-speaking Americans once again reminds us of what a huge role immigrants have played and continue to play in the success of this country,”quotes the mayor of ITAR-TASS. By the way, the parents of the current mayor of New York emigrated to the United States from Lithuania and Belarus.

This year, fashion designer Slava Zaitsev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UN Byrganym Aitimova, New York lawyer Edward Mermelstein, businessman-patron Boris Fuksman and a 25-year-old native of the city of Yemanzhelinsk, Chelyabinsk region, Irina Shayk (Shaikhislamova). They were presented with commemorative statues in the form of a "handshake".