Praskovia "Pasha" Pozdniakova (born 15 April 1999) is a Finnish-Russian model, entrepreneur and social media influencer. She performs under the stage name MissParaskeva. She is especially known for her appearance in the 2021 South African edition of Playboy magazine.[1][2][3]
Pozdniakova lived in Russia until she was 13, after which the family moved to Finland and settled in the town of Savonlinna,[4] and in 2020 Pozdniakova and her family received Finnish citizenship.[5] Pozdniakova studied at Savonlinna Senior Secondary School of Art and Music and graduated from there in 2018.[6] Pozdniakova moved to Helsinki in 2020,[7] but in 2022 she returned to Savonlinna, where she lives today.[8][9]
Pozdniakova started her social media career in high school by making YouTube videos. In August 2022, her Instagram account had two million followers.[10] Pozdniakova also makes content for TikTok and Twitch.
Pozdniakova has spoken in public in favor of body positivity, and said that she thinks all kinds of women are beautiful.[1] Although she often appears in scantily clad pictures, she has said that she dresses conservatively in her spare time and does not want to be seen as an erotic model.[7]
Seiska reported in 2022 that the American rapper A$AP Rocky had tried to seduce Pozdniakova before ending up together with the singer Rihanna. Pozdniakova ended up dating Finnish rapper Gettomasa.[11]