Elmira Abdrazakova, the new winner of the Miss Russia beauty pageant, has been hit with racial abuse for "not being Russian enough."

The 18-year-old beauty comes from one of Russia's ethnic minorities but it seems winning the coveted Miss Russia title has prompted her to become the target of hatred in her own country.

Abdrazakova was born in Kazakhstan and father is Tatar, an ethnic minority in Russia.

See photos of Elmira Abdrazakova here.

According to The Sun, one user on a Russian news website commented that she is would only be considered a real beauty "among sheep."

However, the young beauty is not letting the attacks get to her and has lashed back at her abusers - who forced her to close down her Facebook and Twitter account.

She told Sky News: "The nationality question - I don't really understand it, I don't understand why men would write to a young girl offensive things about her nationality. It humiliates first of all not me, but those people who write it. It was bizarre for me when men were writing things like that to me, I was surprised we have people of that sort here."

Abdrazakova will compete at the Miss World 2013 and Miss Universe 2013 pageants, representing her country this year.

"For many teenage girls Miss Russia will become a role model, a measure of beauty. Maybe some girls will look at me and get inspired by my experience to grow, to develop, to work hard. I hope they can see that in life you can reach something without big money."

She also talked about her surprise win to the news station.

"I wasn't expecting to win, to get this crown. The host announced that Elmira Abdrazokova won and I remember standing there and thinking, what a lucky girl who won it. Then it dawned on me - that's me. All that evening I couldn't believe it, only when I got back home I sat down and realised - I'm Miss Russia!"

The Miss Russia 2013 beauty pageant took place at the Concert Hall Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow on March 8, 2013.