{{Short description|Belarusian model and politician}} {{expand Belarusian|date=February 2024|topic=bio}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Maria Vasilevich | birth_name = | office = Member of the 7th Session of the [[House of Representatives of Belarus]] | term_start = 6 December 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|04|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Minsk]] [[Belarus]] | education = [[Belarus State Economic University]] | occupation = Model, politician | profession = [[Public administration]], [[economics]], [[management]] | spouse = | other_party = }}
'''Maria Viktorovna Vasilevich''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Мария Викторовна Василевич}}; {{langx|be|Марыя Віктараўна Васілевіч}}) is a Belarusian politician, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Vasilevich studied at the [[Belarus State Economic University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Maria-Vasilevich-crowned-Miss-Belarus-2018/eventshow/64078996.cms|publisher=Entertainment Times|date=8 May 2018|title=Maria Vasilevich crowned Miss Belarus 2018}}</ref> She won the [[Miss Belarus]] 2018 pageant and finished in the top five at the [[Miss World 2018|Miss World]] beauty pageant in December.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/dictator-s-beauty-queen-girlfriend-22-elected-to-belarusian-parliament-8077d3ff6|work=The Times|date=18 November 2019|last=Bennetts|first=Marc|title=Belarus dictator's beauty queen 'wins' seat in parliament}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/manushi-chhillar-crowns-mexico-s-vanessa-ponce-de-leon-as-miss-world-2018-see-pics/story-JUKASPN31sSeKBRRQ2NaHM.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=9 December 2018|accessdate=6 July 2021|title=Manushi Chhillar crowns Mexico’s Vanessa Ponce De Leon as Miss World 2018}}</ref> She became a member of the [[House of Representatives (Belarus)|House of Representatives]] in 2019. Vasilevich was elected at the age of 22 and is the youngest member of the parliament and also did have a romantic relationship with Aleksander Lukashenko.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/observers-slam-belarus-polls-for-flouting-democratic-norms/|publisher=Euractiv|date=19 November 2019|title=Observers slam Belarus polls for flouting democratic norms}}</ref>
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