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Mariya Berseneva, model and actress

Mariya Berseneva

Mariya Berseneva – beautiful Russian actress


Mariya Berseneva (nee Shipova) is a Russian actress.
Beautiful girl was born on May 30, 1981 in Moscow. Her father, a retired police lieutenant colonel, is a coach, an international class referee. In addition, he has got a black belt in karate. Her mother was a skating coach and PE teacher at the Moscow Aviation Institute. Little Maria was engaged in gymnastics, swimming and skating. Also, she played the guitar, danced and sang in the choir. However, the most striking of her childhood hobbies, without any doubt, was the theater. In elementary school, she often participated in school performances and plays.
In 2002 Maria graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS).
For several years she worked as a professional model in M-Globus and Point agencies, participated in the fashion shows and acted in commercials. This experience helped the actress to play model Anna Zaytseva in the TV series Mothers and Daughters.
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Anna Klimova, model

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Anna Klimova – beautiful Russian model

Anna Klimova is a 25 years-old Russian model from Moscow.
She works for such modeling agencies as Modus Vivendis and M-GLOBE
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Anna Sedokova – singer, TV host

Anna Sedokova

Anna Sedokova – singer, TV host

Anna Sedokova is a famous singer, actress, TV host, writer and one of the most remarkable stars in the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Everything that Anna does immediately becomes popular – she knows how to grab the headlines. For example, the Russian editions of Maxim and Playboy with Anna as the cover-girl are perennial bestsellers.
Anya (bright Ukrainian person with Russian roots; her parents came to Ukraine from Siberian town Omsk) was born on December 16, 1982 in Kiev.
Since early childhood, Anna was engaged in music and dances. When she was 6 years old, she became the member of the Ukrainian folklore ensemble Svitanok. By the way, she graduated from school with a gold medal and from musical school as a brilliant student.
During her studies at university, Anna worked as a model and a hostess in the club. Then she was offered to become a presenter of the program O-TV Models on O-TV musical channel.
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Kristina Asmus, actress and model

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Kristina Asmus – beautiful actress


Kristina Asmus is a Russian theater and film actress. Her real surname is Myasnikova. Actually, she is best known for her role of Varya Chernous in comedy TV series Interns.
Beautiful girl was born on April 14, 1988 in Kaliningrad (now Korolev), Moscow region. She has three sisters – Ekaterina, Olga and Karina. As a child, Kristina was involved in gymnastics and even achieved the title of Candidate of Master of Sports. Sports school Dynamo with its numerous trainings made her character as strong as steel. According to Kristina, her parents dreamed of her sports career. However, the girl wanted to become an actress. Her favorite TV series was Wild Angel, where Natalia Oreiro played the main role.
By the way, Kristina played the role of Eugene Komelkova in the play The Dawns Here Are Quiet in the theater MEL. And after graduating from school she played in the play Portrait of Mademoiselle Tarzhi in Youth Theater.
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Natasha Poly

Natasha Poly

Natasha Poly

Natasha Poly is one of the most sought after models in the world. In the ranking of the world top models on the influential American website Models.com she is listed in the Icons of Industry, as well as other Russian top model – Natalia Vodianova. The French edition of Vogue magazine has included Poly in the top 30 models of the 2000s.
Natalia Polevschikova, better known as Natasha Poly, was born on July 12, 1985 in Perm, Russia.
In 2000 she came to Moscow to take part in the competition of the prestigious Milan modeling agency Why Not, which was called New Model Today. By the way, Natasha was the second after Xenia Stom, who later won in the international final.
After this contest Natasha worked in Paris and Tokyo. At the age of 18 she signed a contract with the prestigious Milan branch of the New York agency Women Management.
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Anya Monzikova

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Anya Monzikova – charming blonde


Anya Monzikova is an American model and actress from Russia. She is a real movie star, who played in Hollywood blockbusters including Iron Man 2 and Surrogates.
Beautiful girl was born on August 25, 1984 in Vologda, Russia. When Anya was eight years old her family moved to Florida, USA. After graduating from school, she moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in acting. By the way, Anna took stunt classes, so she can do her own stunts in action films.
As well, in 2006, she became a model on NBC’s hit game show, Deal or No Deal holding case #10. In the same year she became one of 100 Most Beautiful people, according to People magazine.
A year later, in 2007, Monzikova played the angel character in The Wounded Angel, the second single from Dark Passion Play, the album from the Finnish metal band Nightwish.
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Natasha Galkina – American model from Russia

Natasha Galkina

Natasha Galkina – beautiful model


Natasha Galkina is an American fashion model, actress and producer of Russian origin. She could remain the ordinary girl from Russia if not her meeting with Stuart Hagler, which occurred by chance.
Beautiful girl was born on December 18, 1985 in Bataisk, Rostov Region into the family of an opera singer and a poetess. By the way, the girl studied ballet, arts, played the piano, sang and performed in a theater. After graduating from school Natalia went to Moscow, where she entered the university. In the same year she met American Stuart, who was immediately fascinated by the Russian beauty. A few months later the young girl married him and moved to the United States. The husband was 22 years older than Natasha. In 2005 Galkina gave birth to a daughter named Angelina Hagler. The couple divorced in 2009.
Galkina participated in the TV show America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 8 in 2007. You know, she took the second place.
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