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Glammed up former Miss Ukraine completes London marathon draped in her country's flag
Ukraine completed yesterday's London Marathon all glammed up and draped in her country's flag Former TV presenter Viktoriya Kiose, 29, who was a presenter in her homeland, ran the gruelling 26.2 miles alongside her fiance Kostiantyn Bidnenko and finished in under four hours.Viktoriya and Kostiantyn were running to raise money for United24, an initiative launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to collect charitable donations in support of the country. READ MORE: 'I'm deafblind and I'm running the London Marathon – nothing can stop me' The couple, who have lived here since May, fled Ukraine last February and travelled via Hungary, Poland and Italy before reaching the UK.Ms Kiose, who was Miss Ukraine 2016, said she was “numb” with fear when the invasion started.“I was shocked. It was very scary and we didn’t understand because it was like in the movies," she said.“It was awful.
