A RUSSIAN beauty queen has posted a heartbreaking picture of the baby son disowned by her ex-husband, the former King of Malaysia.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, married Sultan Muhammad V, 49, in a secretive ceremony in Moscow last year, but the two reportedly divorced suddenly earlier this month.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, married the King of Malaysia at a secretive ceremony last year Credit: Instagram/Rihana Oksana Petra

Sultan Muhammad V, 49, announced his shock abdication just months later Credit: EPA

Voevodina, who also goes by the name Rihana Oksana Petra, gave birth to a son in May, but was forced to challenge the Sultan to take a paternity test after his lawyers said there was "no objective evidence... as to the biological father of the child".

She has also questioned whether the divorce is valid, telling a Malaysian news outlet: "This is an act of provocation. We have never been divorced."

Posting a picture of herself holding her son on Instagram this week, Voevodina wrote: "I'm writing and I can not resist the tears from flowing...

"And I do not think it's necessary to hold it, because it's a cry of joy and gratitude!

"I want to tell all Malaysians: you are all great souls, for receiving and supporting me - a woman from a foreign country and growing up with different cultures.

"I am very proud of the blood of Malaysia flowing in my child."

She added: "In my life, I had to face various kinds of crimes, deceit and malicious misfortune.

"But you assure me that there is still good in this world."

SHOCK ABDICATION

The sultan announced his shock abdication from the Malaysian throne in January, just months after the couple wed, but earlier this month a copy of a divorce certificate surfaced online.

The reasons for both the abdication and the separation remain uncertain, but both are thought to be related to rumours surrounding Voevodina's past life in Russia as a model and beauty queen.

The certificate, which bore the Kelantan state crest, has reportedly been confirmed to be genuine by a source quoted by the New Straits Times.

It said the divorce was registered on July 1, and was marked as being the wife's copy.

It also indicated the divorce was registered in Singapore and done by the utterance three times of the word "talak" - the most serious form of divorce in Islam.

A divorce certificate from Singapore has emerged online and reportedly been confirmed as genuine

The former king has cast doubt on the paternity of the couple's child Credit: rihanapetra/Instagram

Voevodina, who converted to Islam to marry the king, is reported to have once had sex in a swimming pool while appearing on a reality television show under a false name.

She is the the daughter of a Russian orthopaedic surgeon and won the Miss Moscow contest three years ago.

She is reported to have met the king 18 months ago while in Europe modelling luxury watches.

'SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR SON'

In the weeks after the birth of the couple's son on May 21, Voevodina posted a series of family photos to Instagram with messages in both English and Russian.

One photo shows the new mum cradling her baby's feet in one hand.

She captioned the snap: "21 May 2019 - the day when my life was divided into 'before' and 'after'.

"Everything that I was told about the changes occurring with a woman after the birth of a baby is true.

"This love is special. These feelings are completely new.

"I am grateful to Allah and my husband for our son.

"Now there are three of us."

Recalling her Moscow marriage, she also wrote: "I want to say thank you to the people who shared this happy moment with us and were together with us that evening!

"It was wonderful and beautiful wedding."

King of Malaysia and former Russian beauty queen filmed enjoying first dance after lavish wedding

Oksana married her Muhammad V, who is 24 years her senior Credit: East2west News

She had formerly been a model and beauty queen Credit: East2west News

The marriage took place in a ceremony in Moscow last November Credit: East2west News

Voevodina later fell pregnant, giving birth in May Credit: East2west News

She had previous won the Miss Moscow title in 2015, when she was 22 Credit: East2west News

Oksana Voevodina is said to have had sex in a swimming pool on a reality show before converting to Islam to marry the Malaysian king Credit: East2west News

Russian beauty queen Oksana Voevodina, who wed King of Malaysia, accused of 'having sex in swimming pool' on MTV Russia reality show

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