His name means Lion in Russian and just like a lion this Russian-Batangueno who represented Batangas CIty in the recently concluded Mister International Philippines has shown that he has the heart of a lion, ready to fight and ready to conquer as he emerged as one of the Kings of the competition. He is Ruslan Kulikov, one of the two representatives of the Philippines in the Mister National Universe pageant in Thailand next year.
Born to a half Russian father and a pure Batanguena mother, from there is where Ruslan got his good looks, this 23 year old lad who was born and raised in Batangas is a Communication Arts graduate who also works as a financial advisor for an insurance company has been a dedicated and a hard working son juggling his time for school and work, he actually just graduated last July 26 and he said he is more than ready to go full time in supporting his family, specially to his parents.
At a young age, Ruslan had already been working to help his mom and lola for their daily needs, he recounts that time where he worked as a waiter for a restaurant in a mall in their province back when he was still studying, but now with all of his hard work is paying as he is now co-owner of a coffee shop business in Lipa City called “King’s Brew”.
Being a breadwinner for his family wasn't an easy task for Ruslan, but he was able to make ends meet definitely this pageant king, financial advisor, and a businessman is a one tough Lion that is ready to take on different challenges that is coming to his life.
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