James ActonMiss Atom 2009

It’s February so it’s time for the Wonk’s perennial favourite… Miss Atom: the beauty contest for workers in the Russian nuclear industry.

For those of you who are new readers: check out the 2008 and 2007 posts for the backstory.

Comments

  1. Gridlock (History)

    I voted for Юлия Берендакова, because I also like Oranges.

    http://miss2009.nuclear.ru/anketa.html?id=110

    http://miss2009.nuclear.ru/anketa.html?id=81 does have the best crown though.

  2. Gridlock (History)

    Also, whatever program the CIA runs that is tasked with infiltrating the Russian nuclear industry, I think I just found their recruitment angle.

  3. Tim

    Two years ago, this was the post that convinced me your blog was a must read. Keep up the good work and when that’s hard to do, Russian nuclear beauty pageants never fail!

  4. mike

    Mariana is certainly quite ok,
    http://miss2009.nuclear.ru/anketa.html?id=22

    however, I’m strangely drawn to Tatyana, a red headed dancer. Afterall, whats sexier than a woman in a white lab coat and hard hat!

    http://miss2009.nuclear.ru/anketa.html?id=130

  5. djysv (History)

    Idaho Samizdat, a blog on nuclear energy, and Fuel Cycle Week, a nuclear industry trade publication, are sponsoring a slogan contenst for Ms Atom. The reason is western women are not allowed to enter the contest. Since we can’t submit an entry, we are submitting slogans.

    Now the reason for this, in terms of history, is that the Soviets are very big on slogans, like “make more tractors for the five year plan,” and “deliver both a right and a left shoe the same size in every box.”

    More details here.

    http://djysrv.blogspot.com/2009/02/slogan-contest-for-ms-atom-pageant.html

  6. Jodi (History)

    Whatever it takes to get women into the nuclear industry…

  7. Page van der Linden (History)

    This photo is beyond awesome.

  8. Gridlock (History)

    Page, I’ll see you that costume and raise you a bikini/cooling tower combo

  9. Jack Shi (History)

    Sure the best girl is Anastasia! just look at her vital statistics! http://miss2009.nuclear.ru/anketa.html?id=118