Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Yana Manuilova cuts an imposing figure in combat fatigues as a gun-toting rebel in eastern Ukraine.But to mark International Women’s Day she took time out from the war to zip herself into an evening gown and compete in a beauty pageant in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.”Even in my military fatigues I don’t forget that I am a woman. Besides, my comrades often remind me of the fact,” the 35-year-old joked.Manuilova and nine other women rebels sashayed down an improvised catwalk in the lobby of one of Donetsk’s more upmarket hotels Saturday evening, cheered on by …read more
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