A photo: Personal Archive The Little Top Model is designed to identify the most talented children in Russia and give them the opportunity to express themselves in the fashion world. Young ladies aged 4 to 14 will take part in it. Last year, the children's voice star Michelle Petrovich, teachers of the children's art school, singer Maksim, Elle Kids magazine conducted master classes for small models. And the gifts in the finals were received by all contestants: toys, developing games, cosmetics. Three of the same participants received invitations to shoot from famous designers and brands in Russia and abroad. The little Volgograd starlet Vitalina Zhilkova is only 5.5 years old, but she is already a charm. In addition, the girl is over the years smart, smart, knows how to keep in public and very purposeful. She is the winner of the contest "Little Miss Volgograd - 2016", she is engaged in ballet and in parallel in the model agency "Sonia de Russo". Preparation for the contest was very difficult: rehearsal of the creative number, defile, the ability to move properly and communicate with the public, etc. But the girl does not tire Vitalina lessons. On the contrary, she already states that she wants to be a supermodel and is ready to work for this. An original rehearsal of participation in the contest was Vitalina's participation in a defile at an open casting for the Miss Russia 2017 contest, where she, together with older models, participated in the fashion show of the famous brand's clothing collection.Photo:Personal archiveVitalina's mother, Yana Zhilkova, is very proud of her daughter's successes. But partly her successes are also the achievements of the mother herself, because it is her attention, efforts, time, and patience that create the little one's achievements. "We were accidentally noticed by agency representatives, then, when she was 4 years old, we sent a questionnaire," says Yana. "Vitalina really liked the classes, and she started going to them. We bring our daughter all the way from Volzhsky." "A lot of talented children come to us, with excellent inclinations and abilities. But very, very few reach a certain level, win or win competitions," admits Tatyana Korobova, director of Sony de Ruso. "Development simply stops, because 80% of success depends on the desire and capabilities of the parents, and not everyone is ready to devote all their time to the child for various reasons. That's why it's very sad. But we are happy for Vitalina and proud of her. She is smart." Vitalina herself is determined to win. Let's wish her good luck in this prestigious competition. You can vote for Vitalina on the website of the children's fashion festival www.littletopmodel.ru.