Gallery: Miss Atom And The World’s Weirdest Beauty Pageants

Even though the Cold War is over, Russia is still celebrating its explosive power. This week was the 2009 Miss Atom beauty pageant. Entrants must work in the nuclear industry and have killer looks. The contest just crowned its sixth winner, Yekaterina Bulgakova from the Institute Of Research For Atomic Reactors. She got a big reaction from voters who fell for her steamy bikini pics. What’d the mushroom cloud mama win? An all expenses paid trip to Cuba! Yeah, cause we really want to send a nuclear expert there.

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