Elegant ex-beauty queen and recovering Vicodin addict seeks high-end, Manhattan retail sales employment — rap sheet provided upon request. Russophiles a plus!
Former Miss Russia Anna Malova — still hoping to shake off her 44-count prescription theft indictment from 2011— was sprung early from her rehab program today so she can get a job.
"We're flipping over backwards to help you," Manhattan Criminal Court Richard Weinberg told the one-time Miss Universe finalist in a court proceeding today.
"I'll do my best!" the svelte blonde answered in her Russian accent.
Steven Hirsch
Former Miss Russia Anna Malova leaves a court hearing in Aug. 2011.
"Do more than your best," the judge warned, telling her that one bad toxicology test and the deal is off.
Malova has been in a Bronx rehab program for 20 months courtesy of the Manhattan Drug Court's judicial diversion program, under which her record will be expunged and she will not face deportation providing she successfully completes drug treatment.
Ordinarily, she would have had to stay in her Bronx-based, in-patient program until she found a job. But the program, Argus Community, rigidly limits computer and telephone use, making job searching difficult, said her lawyer, Robert Gottlieb.
"She's just been stuck — she wants to find a job and get on with her life," the lawyer said.
Now Malova — crowned Miss Russia in 1998 and a physician back in her homeland — can pursue her dream American job.
"I would love to have a sales or reception job at a boutique store, or a salon," Malova said.
"Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Barneys, Bloomingdales, Frederic Fakai," she said, flashing perfect, beauty queen teeth. "I wouldn't mind working at my favorite spots!"
The road to sobriety has been bumpy for Malova, who had been linked romantically to billionaire hedge-fund big George Soros and comedian Garry Shandling.
In 2011, she was nearly yanked from the program after slapping a female patient and making unauthorized trips to the refrigerator. Last year, officials accused her of hoarding and binging on her prescription meds.
"I'm really proud that I've stood up for myself without falling down, without going to jail, without [getting deported] back to Russia, without relapsing, and without even one positive toxicology report," she said as she left court.
Malova must report back to court next month for an update.
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