Stunning pictures of Russia's plus-sized beauty queens go viral

Olga Olesnitskaya, a model of the SibPlus Models agency and a winner of the Miss Doughnut 2016 beauty competition, prepares before a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Galina Tiptsova, a model of the SibPlus Models agency and a participant of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition, jumps into the snow at the Polar Bear winter swimmers club in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition walk during a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

A trainer helps a model of the SibPlus Models agency and a participant of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition during a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition watch their trainer pouring a bucket of cold water over himself at the Polar Bear winter swimmers club in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Aleksandra Ryzhenkova, a musician of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre's orchestra, who is also a model of the SibPlus Models agency and a participant of the Miss Doughnut 2016 beauty competition, plays a violoncello during a rehearsal at the theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition prepare before a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Galina Tiptsova, a student, who is also a model of the SibPlus Models agency and a participant of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition, demonstrates a Japanese traditional dance during a rehearsal in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

Models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition take part in a training session in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

A trainer leads models of the SibPlus Models agency and participants of the Miss Doughnut beauty competition during a training session in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.