Personality formation
The girl attended a music school, a choreography studio, as well as drawing and wood burning classes. Masha never complained about the lack of free time.
Our heroine graduated from 9th grade, and passed the program for the 10th and 11th grades as an external student. This was done to build a modeling career. The parents supported their beloved daughter in every possible way.
Biography
Maria Kravtsova was born on February 22, 1985 in Moscow.
Graduated from the Russian State Humanitarian University with a degree in PR. As expected, Masha studied at a comprehensive school and always did her homework conscientiously. When Masha was 12 years old, her mother sent her to Vyacheslav Zaitsev’s modeling school. Zaitsev immediately saw talent in the girl and left her to study at an adult modeling school for free.
At the age of 15, Maria completed 9 grades, passed the 10th and 11th grades as an external student and devoted herself entirely to the modeling business. Thanks to hard work, Masha’s career began to grow noticeably. The first cover of “Cool Girl” magazine at the age of 13, then “Peasant Woman”, “Oops!”, “Fit for Fun”, then “Harper’s Bazaar”, “Playboy”, “XXL”, “FHM” and others. Filming in video clips of popular artists such as Ruki Verkh - “I’m 18 already”, filming in advertising, Coca Cola, 7 Up, M&Ms, Samsung, Snow Queen, Sport Master and many others. Not a single show at Moscow Fashion Week was complete without the participation of model Masha Kravtsova. At the age of 16, Maria Kravtsova receives the title of 1st “Vice-Miss Moscow 2001”, takes part in many competitions, including the most prestigious international competition “Super Model of the World”, in which when - such super-models as Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Linda Evangelista, Karen Mulder, Adriana Lima took part. Since 2001, Masha Kravtsova has been a representative of the largest modeling agencies in Moscow, President, Point, Modus Vivendi's, and the legendary Red Stars. In 2002, Masha was nominated for the Ovation 2002 award as Best Model of the Year. From the same year to this day, Maria Kravtsova has been included in the “Top 100 most beautiful people in Moscow.” Since 2002, Maria Kravtsova has been called one of the few Russian super-models.
Having achieved success in the modeling business, Masha began to look for something new. In 2005, Maria Kravtsova successfully debuted on the MTV Russia channel as the host of the Euro-top 20 music hit parade under the pseudonym MariKa (short for MARIYA Kravtsova). Her modeling career is gradually fading into the background; MariKa has more and more new programs on MTV. During her time at MTV, Maria Kravtsova hosted the following programs: “Elementary Sex”, “Night Flirt”, “Five Away”, “Style Guide”, “Woman’s Riot” and others. In 2010, she returned to MTV and hosted the “Shopaholics” program.
In 2007, Maria Kravtsova became the host of the show “Dancing Without Rules” on the TNT channel. In the fall of 2007, Maria Kravtsova appears as a clothing designer, under her own brand “Masha Kravtsova”, releasing her first collection as part of Fashion Week in Moscow called “Yes..Yes..Yes..More!” (season spring-summer 2008). In the spring of 2008, Masha Kravtsova presented her second clothing collection as part of Russian Fashion Week for the fall-winter 2008-2009 season, called “ZiMarika”. At the moment, Masha Kravtsova has presented 4 of her clothing collections, and the fifth is already ready.
At the end of 2008, Masha Kravtsova took first place in the Star Miss Russia competition. Now Masha Kravtsova is a TV presenter and designer; she also managed to try herself as an actress, starring in the television series “Kamenskaya”, the series “Club”, and in “The Best Film”, which did not bring her popularity.
In 2012, she married a businessman.
Modeling career
Her photographs adorned such glossy publications as Oops!, Cool Girl and others. All this happened at the beginning of my career. At the age of 20, the girl began acting for men's magazines (XXl, Playboy, Maxim, and so on). Marika's fees have increased noticeably.
The beauty was invited to shoot commercials. The girl did not agree to all proposals. At different times, Marika Kravtsova advertised the following products: “Snow Queen” fur coats, M&Ms candies, “Coca-Cola” drink, “Sport Master” suits.
A television
Marika Kravtsova has built a successful modeling career. But she was not going to stop there. In 2005, the girl went to a casting organized by the MTV channel. A slender blonde with a bright appearance manages to outperform dozens of competitors. This is how a new Russian TV presenter appeared. Masha got a good job with prospects for the future. In the period from 2005 to 2007. she hosted such programs as “Five Away”, “Style Guide”, “Night Flirt”, “Baby Riot”. The audience fell in love with her for her resourcefulness, openness and good sense of humor.
In 2007, Marika was invited to host the show “Dancing Without Rules.” The girl agreed. In the same year, our heroine tries herself as a clothing designer. Her outfits, released under her own brand Masha Kravtsova, created a real sensation at Moscow Fashion Week. The blonde decided to further develop this business. In the spring of 2008, her second collection was presented as part of Russian Fashion Week.
If you think that Masha has parted ways with television forever, you are very mistaken. In 2010, she signed a new contract with the MTV channel. Since then, the blonde has been the permanent host of the “Shopaholics” program. In her spare time, she creates new outfits.
Maria Kravtsova (Marika) biography and personal life
Last update: July 12, 2011
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The birthday of the Russian TV presenter, clothing designer, and former Russian top model is February 22. Maria Kravtsova (Marika) was born in 1985 in Moscow.
Masha graduated from secondary school, where she studied well. Her mother took her 12-year-old daughter to V. Zaitsev’s modeling school, who saw talent in her, and with the master’s blessing, she studied for free at an adult modeling school.
She graduated from 9th grade at 15, and took 10th and 11th grades as an external student, deciding to devote herself to the modeling business. Her hard work soon paid off and her career grew exponentially. At the age of 13 she was on the first cover of the “Cool Girl” publication, then there were the magazines “Peasant Woman”, “Oops!”, “Fit for Fun”, “Harper’s Bazaar”, “Playboy”, “XXL”, “FHM” and so on .
She starred in video clips of famous artists, for example, Ruki Vverkh - “I’m 18 already”, then she starred in commercials for “Coca Cola”, “M&Ms”, “Snow Queen” and so on. Not a single show was held at Moscow Fashion Week without Kravtsova.
The 16-year-old model becomes the 1st “Vice-Miss Moscow 2001”, participates in many competitions, including the most prestigious international competition “Super Model of the World”, in which super-models such as Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and others.
In 2001, Marika represented the largest modeling agencies in Moscow. A year later, as the Best Model of the Year, she was nominated for the Ovation 2002 award. From this moment on, the girl remains in the “Top 100 most beautiful people in Moscow” and one of the few domestic super-models.
Having achieved success in the modeling business, Marika is looking for herself in another field. So, in 2005, she made a successful debut on MTV-Russia as the leading music of the Euro-top 20 hit parade, where she performs under the pseudonym MariKa. So the modeling career faded into the background. The girl is leading all new projects on MTV, such as “Elementary Sex”, “Five Away”, “Baby Riot”, “Shopaholics” and others.
On TNT in 2007, Kravtsova hosted “Dancing Without Rules.” In the same year, she already acted as a clothing designer. As part of Fashion Week in Moscow, under her brand “Masha Kravtsova”, she is preparing the first collection “Yes.. Yes.. Yes.. More!” A year later, Masha shows another clothing collection, “ZiMarika”, as part of Russian Fashion Week. At the moment, Kravtsova has created 4 collections, and the fifth is ready.
At the end of 2008, Marika wins the Star Miss Russia competition. The girl continues to work as a TV presenter, designer, and even tried her hand as an actress - she starred in the films “Kamenskaya”, “Club” and “The Best Film”. True, this did not increase her popularity.
If we talk about Maria Kravtsova’s personal life, she is always open, and has previously put her feelings on display. Including novels with humorist P. Volya and hockey player P. Bure, which did not end with trips to the registry office.
But the TV presenter hides her new lover, businessman Sergei, leaving her wedding with him a secret. The couple played it a year ago in an Italian castle; the couple's closest friends were invited to the celebrations. There are no comments from Marika about marriage. But, apparently, she is happy.
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Surely you are already convinced that Marika Kravtsova is a comprehensively developed personality. She mastered the following professions: TV presenter, model and designer. But that is not all. In 2003, our heroine appeared on wide screens. The beauty appeared in the TV series “Kamenskaya-3”. She got a small role. But Marika gained invaluable experience.
Between 2006 and 2013. Kravtsova managed to star in several TV series (“Club”, “Here, I’m your dad!”) and films (“Plato”, “8 First Dates”, “Luck Island”).
Personal life
Our heroine is a tall girl with a sweet face and a chiseled figure. From a young age she attracted the attention of boys. Like all girls, Masha still remembers her first love. It was a high school student. Kravtsova was barely 14 years old at that time.
After Marika appeared on television, the number of her fans increased noticeably. Over the years, she dated hockey player Pavel Bure and comedian Pasha Volya. But in both cases it never came to a wedding.
The girl was very worried about the breakdown of relations with the Comedy Club resident. She and Pasha Volya were in a civil marriage for several years. The guys loved each other very much, but could not maintain this great and bright feeling.
In mid-2012, information about the TV presenter’s wedding appeared in the print media. This was later confirmed by Marika Kravtsova herself. The husband is a successful businessman named Sergei. The celebration took place in one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
On June 17, 2014, Masha became a mother. She gave birth to a charming son. The boy was named a rare and beautiful name Akim. Recently it became known that the TV presenter is pregnant with her second baby. At social events, Kravtsova wears outfits that highlight her round tummy. Many colleagues in the shop have already congratulated Masha on the imminent addition to the family. The sex of the child is still unknown. Marika Kravtsova and Sergei dream of a daughter.
DeloMasha Kravtsova, chief editor of the Russian version of GARAGE
How has the art world changed during the time you have been working in it?
GARAGE magazine is produced by an international team. Some of the editorial team works in London, some in Moscow, and art director Mike Meire and designers work in Cologne. And this is a new experience in my professional practice: despite the existence of the Internet, I still notice that the international context, its names, events and news take a very long time to reach Russia. And the environment in which we immersed ourselves, becoming part of the international editorial staff, not only helps us keep abreast of the latest trends, news and events in art, but also makes us part of them, moreover, it allows us to participate in many experiments. But in general we do not divide art into Russian and Western. We consider Russian art to be part of the global artistic and intellectual field. For various reasons, Russian authors were excluded from the global context for many years, but this has recently changed. Now in Italy you can see a huge personal project of the artist Evgeny Antufiev in the rather respectable Collezione Maramotti foundation in Reggio Emilia. Moreover, Antufiev was formed as an artist not in Moscow - and this is important in this case - but in Tuva. At the same time, his works are very consonant with international trends in contemporary art. Since I entered the art industry in 2002, it has changed a lot. A new generation of artists has emerged, new critics and curators, and a new profession - art manager. New institutions have appeared, for example, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art has blossomed, the Bolshoi Manege has recently been reformed - now it is one of the most interesting venues in Moscow. Many regional initiatives have appeared, for example, the Ural Biennale in Yekaterinburg. An environment has formed that was only dreamed of ten years ago. I remember how ten years ago I came to the “Reclamation” art festival at the Klyazma Reservoir. They pointed to a man walking in the distance and said: “God, this is the great and terrible collector Markin!” Collectors could be counted on one hand; now there are many more of them.
Which girls inspire you and why?
Revolutionaries attract my attention, and in order to become a revolutionary, it is not necessary to wave flags on the barricades. Sometimes it is much harder to go against the flow and oppose the established state of affairs. From this point of view, fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli are revolutionaries. The context in which they had to work and make their little revolutions was much harsher than the modern one. In general, I am inspired by people who found the strength and courage to resist the system or circumstances, those who sacrificed themselves, such as members of the Resistance in France during World War II. I am inspired by people who performed military exploits, those who lived and worked in besieged Leningrad. It is important for me to know that there are strong individuals who live in spite of themselves. For example, photographer Lee Miller, a bohemian party girl and muse of the surrealists in the 1930s and a brave war journalist in the 1940s, and journalist Elena Masyuk, who reported from the Chechen war.
What do you miss in Moscow?
It’s not that I miss any institutions or services, but rather a certain atmosphere. Moscow is a city that is often unfriendly to both visitors and its residents. This friendliness cannot be faked. It seems to me that it is impossible, using other people’s models, to turn Moscow into something similar to Berlin or Paris, which I love very much. The atmosphere of each European city is unique and has evolved throughout its history. I would like Moscow to develop its own atmosphere, but one that is more conducive to different people and social categories. But to be more specific, in Moscow I really miss street cafes for visitors to drink coffee and look at passers-by. But at the same time, I understand that in Moscow people are not very keen on this type of communication: showing themselves and looking at others, except perhaps on Nikitsky Boulevard.
Name the best new projects.
I really like the Paperworks gallery created by Elena Bakanova and Evgeniy Mitta. Until August last year it was located at Winzavod, and now it exists as a gallery without walls. That is, its activities continue, there is simply no exhibition hall. This is a common world experience. The New Museum of Modern Art in New York or the MAC/VAL Museum in Paris have long existed without walls. I'm really looking forward to Lena's new ideas and projects, because they are completely consistent with the spirit of modernity, as I feel it. I also really liked the pop-up space of the New York gallery Family Business, which opened in New Holland, and their Tamizdat project. Family Business is made by our artist Dasha Irincheeva together with artist Maurizio Catellan and curator Massimiliano Gioni. The gallery's creators have collected a huge amount of paper samizdat: catalogues, magazines and books by the artist, which inspire them. This is very cool, because it essentially gives the viewer the opportunity to actually look into the heads of the authors of the project, to find out what ideas drive them and what feeds their imagination.
