Natasha Stefanenko: short biography and interesting facts

Natasha Stefanenko: biography, family and childhood

She was born in 1971 (April 18) in the closed military town of Lesnoy, located in the Sverdlovsk region. What kind of family did the future star of the podium and television grow up in? Natasha's mother worked as a kindergarten teacher. And my father received a higher education as a nuclear engineer.

Our heroine grew up as an active and lively girl. She had practically no friends. Natasha Stefanenko preferred the company of boys, where everyone respected her and was even afraid of her.

At school she got straight A's and B's. Natalia's favorite subjects were drawing, physical education and music. Several times a week the girl attended the swimming section. She has achieved considerable success in this sport. Natasha had every chance to get into the youth Olympic team. But at some point Stefanenko decided to “give up” from sports.

Natalia Stefanenko

Natalya was born in 1971, in the city of Lesnoy. Her father was a nuclear engineer, and her mother worked as a kindergarten teacher. After school, the girl went to study to become a metallurgical engineer, but quite by accident she became a model. She and her friend went to a beauty contest and won.

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In the 90s, there was a crisis in the country, so everyone tried to earn money with what they could. Natalia was lucky and was offered to move to the USA and work as a model. At first she refused because she believed that this job was not for her. She seriously planned to become a metallurgical engineer. At the same time, the girl eventually succumbed to persuasion and went abroad to star in magazines.

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A little later, the girl began hosting various TV shows in Italy. At that time, she knew practically no Italian, so she mostly had to smile and nod when the second presenter said something. Over time, Natalya was still able to learn Italian.

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The girl starred in Italian TV series and films for some time. An interesting fact is that she was once invited to Russia to work on the STS channel. Natasha agreed and began hosting the program “Take it off immediately!” This is not the only TV show in which Stefanenko starred. Let's say she was the host of the Top Model program in Russian. The girl still maintains her blog and publishes videos where she gives advice on self-care.

Modeling career

In 1991, one of the New York designers organized a beauty contest in Moscow. Our heroine and her friends went to see it. The competition was quite high. Natalya's friends couldn't pass the casting. But the blond girl with light eyes was immediately singled out by the members of the selection committee. They offered Stefanenko a job in the USA. The Russian beauty was a little confused. After all, she never dreamed of a modeling career. And here she is given such a chance. However, Natalya refused to travel to the USA.

The girl completed her diploma, defended it and went to Italy. There was no metallurgy in our country at that time. And she understood this perfectly. In Milan, types such as Natasha Stefanenko were in demand. The girl's height and weight allowed her to become a successful model. The best photographers and designers in Italy wanted to work with the Russian beauty. With a height of 187 cm, she weighed 60 kg. Any clothes looked great on her. In a short time, the girl learned to walk the catwalk correctly and pose for a photographer.

Natalia Stefanenko eclipsed Ksenia Sobchak

Ksenia Sobchak is known for her love for fashionable things, but she was not alone in her affection. For several seasons, Ksenia Sobchak was the host of the “Top Model in Russian” project. But this time she was replaced by another equally stylish blonde - Natalya Stefanenko. Natasha was invited as the host of the “Top Model in Russian” season called “International Season”.

It turned out that in addition to the “Take it off immediately” program, Natalya has the ability to act in films and often acted as a model herself, most often for Italian publications.

Nothing foreshadowed Natalia's success - she lived a very ordinary life and was going to become an engineer, but she accidentally entered the Look of the Year beauty contest, which was organized by the director of the New York agency ELITE, and won! And, although Natalya refused to fly to New York for the sake of her studies, fate still brought her into the modeling business in Italy. There she became a popular TV presenter on several Italian channels, met her future husband, designer and ex-model Luca Sabbioni, and became a mother.

The international reality season brings our beauties back to their homeland: 7 project participants, born in our country, spent most of their lives abroad - in the UK, Canada, Estonia, Israel, the USA, Africa and other parts of the world. Many years later they will return to compete, along with the rest of our girls, for the title of best top model in Russian. The choice of reality producers is obvious - whoever, no matter how successful the Russian TV presenter and model who has won Italian catwalks and hearts, is worthy of hosting the international season of the show. In addition, Natalia already has experience - she was the host of several seasons of the reality show Italia's Next Top Model. “This project is close to me. I’ve already hosted four seasons of “Italian’s Next Top Model,” and even Tyra Banks herself said that the Italian version is one of the best. As a former model, I know what every contestant needs to know. I remember very well my first show, where I asked one of the models for advice, and she refused to help me. Therefore, I believe that such a program is necessary both for the participants of the show and for those who watch this project. The “Russian Top Model” project is a real school, and the modeling business is not only beauty, smiles and admiration. This is difficult work, it is stressful, it is huge competition and a tough business. But you always have to believe in yourself, in your goal and go towards it,” comments Natalya Stefanenko.

A television

In 1992, Natasha Stefanenko (see photo above) began to develop a new field of activity. It all started when a respectable older man approached her in a restaurant and invited the beauty to become a TV presenter. This is how Natalya got on a popular talk show. She was supposed to work in tandem with a famous presenter. The only negative was that the girl did not know Italian. She had to sign up for courses. Within a few weeks, Stefanenko confidently stayed in the frame.

In 2007, representatives of the Russian channel STS contacted Natasha. They invited her to become a co-host of Tasha Stroga in the program “Take it off immediately!” Our compatriot living in Italy took some time to think. In the end, she gave a positive answer.

For several years now, Natasha Stefanenko and Tasha Strogaya have been hosting this wonderful program. They help ordinary girls and women dress stylishly, emphasizing the strengths of their figure and masking its flaws.

Other projects

In 2014, Natalya Stefanenko received a tempting offer to become the host of the “Top Model in Russian” project. It was not by chance that the management of the STS channel approved her candidacy. The fact is that the blonde hosted the program “Top Model in Italian” for four seasons. She has the necessary experience. In addition, Stefanenko is directly related to the modeling business. She knows his kitchen from the inside.

Natasha’s creative portfolio includes several roles in films and TV series. Among them we can highlight such paintings as “The Big Plum” (1999), “Gioco di specchi” (2000), “In the Name of Mary” (2010) and others.

Filmography

Full-length movies

Series

Personal life

In her youth, Natasha Stefanenko, whose height was above average, considered herself ugly. She didn't like that her skin was too light and her figure was awkward. However, at the age of 17, our heroine had a boyfriend. He looked after Natasha beautifully: he gave flowers, invited her to the movies, and showered her with compliments. Their relationship ended when the girl left for Moscow to study.

Natalia met her future husband, Luca Sabbioni, in Italy. This happened in 1993. He studied at law school and worked as a model in his free time. He immediately liked the tall blonde with regular facial features. Luka did everything to win the favor of the Russian beauty. The lovers were in a civil marriage for a couple of years. And in 1995 they formalized their relationship.

Soon Luka and Natalya became parents. Their daughter Alexandra was born. For a long time, the couple dreamed of having a second child (preferably a son). But fate had its own way.

Biography

Natalya Dmitrievna Stefanenko was born on April 18, 1971 in the closed city of Sverdlovsk-45, Sverdlovsk region. His father is a nuclear engineer, his mother is a kindergarten teacher. While studying at school, Natasha diligently practiced swimming and even showed Olympic hopes. After school, she followed in her father’s footsteps and entered the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and graduated from it. By education he is a metallurgical engineer.

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] Natalya won the “Look of the Year” beauty contest, organized by the director of the New York Elite agency, John Casablancas. She was offered to move to the USA, but she refused because she needed to defend her diploma. When she graduated from college (at that time she was 22 years old), there was a crisis in the country and she decided to become a model.

“I remember I was defending my thesis then, and it was a terrible time - I was always rushing with drawings from home to the institute and back, and I went to watch the competition to relax and unwind. You didn’t have to do anything special at the competition, just go out and show yourself and that’s it. The man who was with me at the time said: “You, too, take a walk for fun.” I got up and walked around for fun and even said two words in broken English to John Casablancas. He chose me. He told me to come to him in the USA, and he would guarantee me third place at an international competition. After all, Russia then, until 1991, was in fashion because of perestroika, glasnost, and so on. I understood that all this, of course, was ridiculous, so I immediately said that I was not interested in working as a model, I wouldn’t go to New York to work at his agency, and in general, I needed to defend my diploma, I’m a metallurgical engineer.”[2].

Some time after the move, while in a fish restaurant, Natalya met an Italian director who offered her a job on Italian television [ source not specified 2633 days

]. She didn't believe him and asked him to leave it alone, but then he called her agency, and despite not knowing the language, she started working on television.

Personal life

In 1993, Natalia met Luca Sabbioni, who was also a model (but studied to become a lawyer), with whom she has a daughter, Alexandra.

Luka confessed his love to Natalya a couple of months after they met, and they got married on December 23, 1995; in 2000, their daughter Sasha was born, with whom Natalya has a very close relationship.

In 2020, Natalya and Luka planned to get married.

Luka is a clothing and shoe designer, draws a lot, and acts in films. He cooks great.

Present tense

Natasha Stefanenko and her husband live in Italy. And they come to our country only for work reasons. Luca creates fashionable clothes and shoes. For several years now he has been the owner of his own brand, which is very popular in European countries.

Their only daughter Alexandra grew up. She knows three languages ​​(including Russian). The girl inherited her punchy character from her father, and her tall stature and attractive appearance from her mother.

The Sabbioni-Stefanenko family owns real estate not only in Italy. They also have a big house in Brazil. It is possible that in the near future Natalya will purchase apartments in the Russian capital.

Many people are kindly jealous of the TV presenter and her husband. After all, their couple is an example of a happy family. They love each other just as much as they did 20 years ago.

Beauty secrets

Stefanenko Natalya looks simply amazing. But she is 45 years old. What is the secret of her youth and beauty? Running helps the TV presenter stay in shape. She spends 1-1.5 hours a day on this. Several times a week our heroine visits the gym and Turkish bath.

When it comes to food, she makes healthy choices. These are, first of all, fruits, vegetable salads, cereals and seafood. It is extremely rare that a TV presenter can afford to eat pasta with cheese and drink a glass of good wine.

To keep her facial skin fresh and healthy, Natalya tries to get enough sleep. You also need to drink water 2-3 hours before bedtime to avoid swelling. In the morning she wipes her face with ice. Several times a week, the TV presenter makes masks using natural products. These can be cucumbers, berries and fruits.