By IANS,
London : A former model for Playboy’s Russian edition has been elected to the country’s parliament.
Maria Kozhevnikova, 27, was elected from Tomsk, Siberia, The Sun reported.
Now an actress, Kozhevnikova posed nude for the magazine two years ago. She featured on the cover and seven pages inside the magazine.
She was also made a member of the Young Guard of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party.
“For me this is an absolutely big event in my life. I’m just an ordinary citizen. With the problems I face every day, now I’ll be provided a platform where I can speak … and offer solutions,” she said.