Ksenia Sobchak

In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, Russian celebrity TV host Ksenia Sobchak, who wants to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin in the March 18 presidential election, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. During the AP interview, Sobchak argued that her celebrity status makes her an easily recognizable brand and even voters who resent her may cast ballots for her in the end, saying that she hopes to repeat the "Trump effect." (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)