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Category Archive: Television

Olga Shelest, actress, VJ and journalist

Olga Shelest, actress, VJ and journalist

Olga Shelest, actress, VJ and journalist


Olga Shelest is a popular Russian TV and radio presenter (MTV Russia, Muz TV, CCC, Star, radio Mayak and others), actress, VJ, and journalist.
Pretty girl was born on January 23, 1977 in Naberezhnye Chelny, USSR.
The girl went to Moscow in 1994 to enter the university.
She is the winner of The most stylish TV host, The best presenter of the show, Smile of the Year 2007, Diva of the Year 2011 awards.
In 1999 Olga formed a creative tandem with Anton Komolov. They were presenters of Bodroe Utro (Cheerful Morning) program.
Later, in 2004, she made her debut as an actress in the show Karusel on NTV channel.
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Tina Kandelaki, Russian TV presenter from Georgia

Tina Kandelaki, Russian TV presenter from Georgia

Tina Kandelaki, Russian TV presenter from Georgia


Tina Kandelaki is a Russian journalist, public figure, TV presenter and producer. By the way she is a co-owner of the Apostol company.
Pretty girl was born on November 10, 1975 in Tbilisi, Georgia. After retirement her father Givi moved to Moscow.
In 1993 Tina entered the Medical Department of the Tbilisi State University. But soon she left medicine and was transferred to the Journalist Department. Later, in 2008, she graduated from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Russian State University for the Humanities.
In 1995 she came to Moscow and started working on many TV channels and radio stations, such as M-radio, RDV, Silver Rain Radio, 2×2, Biz-TV, Muz-TV, Vremechko and TV-6.
Since September 2002 Kandelaki has been hosting the talk show Details on the STS channel with Russian celebrity guests. In 2006 she received her first TEFI (the highest Russian TV award) as the Best Talk Show TV Presenter.
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Kravtsova Mariya, Marika

Marika Russian fashion designer and TV presenter

Marika – Russian fashion designer and TV presenter


Mariya Kravtsova, better known as Marika, is a Russian TV presenter, fashion designer and former Russian top model.
Pretty girl was born on February 22, 1985 in Moscow. When Masha was 12 years old, she entered Slava Zaitsev modeling school. 13-years-old girl appeared on the cover of Cool Girl magazine. Later her photos were in such magazines as Peasant Woman, Oops, Fit for Fun, Harper’s Bazaar, Playboy, XXL, FHM and others.
At the age of 16 Masha Kravtsova won the title of the first Vice-Miss Moscow 2001. Also she took part in Super Model of the World contest.
Since 2001 Marika worked with the biggest modeling agencies, including President, Point, Modus Vivendi, and the legendary Red Stars.
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Marusya Zikova

Marusya Zikova - Russian actress and TV presenter

Marusya Zikova – Russian actress and TV presenter


Marusya Zikova (Maria Zykova) is a Russian actress and TV host.
Pretty girl was born on January 25, 1986 in Moscow. Her childhood she spent on Sakhalin Island, but after the earthquake in 1995 Marusya’s family moved to Tula. Little Maria was fond of singing and dancing. So, she gave concerts for her relatives. Then Zykova entered the Children’s Theater Secret at the Palace of Pioneers in Tula.
At the age of 17 she appeared on the Tula television where she was a TV presenter on MTV-Tula and STS-Tula. But Tula was not enough for Marusya and she went to Moscow to conquer the capital.
Now she is a promising actress famous for TV series Daesh Molodezh! on STS channel.
In December 2009, her photos appeared on the cover of the Maxim magazine.
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Irena Ponaroshku

Irena Ponaroshku

Irena Ponaroshku


Irena Ponaroshku is a Russian TV presenter and VJ on MTV Russia channel.
Irina Filippova (her real name) was born on October 14, 1982 in Moscow. Her father Vladimir Mikhailovich Filippov is a Former Minister of Education of the Russian Federation. And her mother graduated from the Polytechnic Institute and worked as a Math teacher at school. The future presenter, like many children, loved animals and dreamed of becoming a veterinarian.
She writes a weekly column for OK magazine, The Week with Irena Ponaroshku (Nedelya s Irena Ponaroshku). Her photos appeared in the Maxim magazine.
At the age of 16 Irena became a participant of the TV program 12 Zlobnykh Zritelei (12 Angry Viewers) on MTV-Russia channel. After this she worked as a producer’s assistant.
Before becoming the regular host of Russian Top 10, she appeared in the programs Fooling Around, Night Flirt, The Total Show, and Ponaroshku’s Clinic. At the same time, she was the presenter of the programs Morning on TNT and Star On-line on Zvezda channel.
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Daria Subbotina, TV presenter

Daria Subbotina, TV presenter

Daria Subbotina, TV presenter


Daria Subbotina is a Russian TV and radio presenter.
Pretty girl was born on January 21, 1976 in Moscow. Her mother Tatyana Syrova (January 5, 1947 – June 3, 2015) was a radio presenter. She worked in the Foreign Broadcasting, on the radio stations Nostalgie and Mayak.
At the age of 17 she worked on television as an interpreter in English and presenter on the ATV channel.
She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the Moscow State University. Dasha started her creative work as correspondent for television program Vremechkol. But a wave of popularity came to the presenter during her work on Muz TV channel. She was a presenter for such programs as MuzMetel, PlayMenyu, MuzGeo, MuzFilm, Evening Bells, Juicer.
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Jasmin, Russian pop-singer

jasmin singer

Jasmin, Russian pop-singer

Jasmin is a popular Russian singer, actress, model and TV presenter. Her real name is Sara Manahimova.
Future singer was born on October 12, 1977 in the ancient city of Derbent in Dagestan. Her father worked as a choreographer and even was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan. Her mother was a famous conductor. Thus, the girl was surrounded by creative people since childhood.
Jasmin wanted to be a translator, her dream was to travel around the world. But in her native Dagestan there wasn’t any suitable college and the girl had to go to Moscow to continue her education. Parents were against and future celebrity entered medical school, where she began singing. Soon the young student became a real star in Dagestan.
One day she met prominent businessman Vyacheslav Semenduev, her future husband.
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