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A finalist of the online beauty contest ‘Miss Internet of Yakutia’ happened to be a male who entered into the contest as a gag, news reports said Friday.

Oleg Goncharov, 25, decided to jokingly participate in the online contest organized for Yakutia beauties by IT SakhaInternet. The company has regularly held such contests since 1999, Yakutia news agencies reported.

Goncharov submitted his application and photos under the name of ‘Angela Adamova’. Before taking his glamour shots, Goncharov visited a professional stylist who took proper care of his hair-do and make-up.

Goncharov also added some information for the online voters, describing his ‘Angela’ as a person who “tries to make each step in life bright and unforgettable”. And then he urged, “Want to know and see more? Then vote for me, and I will not disappoint you!”

During the voting, ‘Angela Adamova’ received a total of 369 votes and entered the list of ten finalists.

However, all ten selected girls are required to live in a hotel and participate in a reality show for two days while preparing for the final stage of the contest. Finding out that Angela Adamova hides the male alter-ego of Goncharov, the beauty pageant commission disqualified him from further participation. The girl who entered the 11th position in the internet voting would take Goncharov’s place.