Mariia Oleksandrivna Yefrosinina ( uk, Марія Олександрівна Єфросініна; born 25 May 1979), professionally known as Masha Efrosinina ( uk, Маша Єфросініна), is a

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television host and media personality. Along with

Pavlo Shylko Pavlo Yurievich Shylko ( Ukrainian: Павло Юрійович Шилько) (also known as DJ Pasha, born 6 August 1977 in Mezhdurechensk) is a Ukrainian radio and television presenter. He co-hosted Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with Maria Efro ...

, she hosted the 50th edition of the

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. In 2018, Masha became the United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador.

Biography

Graduating from a high school with a gold medal (an honour roll), Efrosinina enrolled into the Department of Foreign Languages in the

Kyiv University Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

to graduate as an interpreter of the

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and

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languages. In 19 she debuted on the First National channel in the program ''Happy Bell''. In 2002 she received the ''Teletriumph'' prize in the nomination the Best TV show. She co-presented the 50th

alongside

, in 2005 from Kyiv's Sports Palace, to a pan-European TV-audience of an estimated 150 million people. She has also co-presented the

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draw held at the

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, on 7 February 2010. She presented, alongside Andriy Domanskyi, ''

Fabryka Zirok Fabryka Zirok ( uk, Фабрика зірок – ''Star Factory''), is a Ukrainian televised talent show, which began in 2007 that features a group of young male and female candidates, aged 16 or older, across the country. The show became a huge ...

'', the

version of ''

Star Academy ''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements. Format There are many versions of t ...

'', on

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. On 18 November 2010 Efrosinina placed the 77th place among the most influential females in

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according to the Ukrainian magazine ''Focus''.

Personal life

Masha got married in 2003 to Tymur Khromaiev, an Ossetian-Ukrainian, son of the president of Ukrainian basketball league Zurab Khromaiev. ;Husband Tymur Khromaiev is a graduate of the Finance Department of

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(

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) with bachelors in economics. Tymur Khromaiev is a representative of a financial consulting company that cooperated with

Naftogaz Ukrainy Naftogaz of Ukraine ( uk, НАК "Нафтогаз України", ''Naftogaz Ukrayiny''; literally "Petro-Gas of Ukraine") is the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine. It is a state-owned company

in its restructuring. Since 2002 he is director of his own investment company "ARTA" that works in a field of corporate financing, investment banking, brokerage, and assets management.

Yelyzaveta Yushchenko

Her sister Yelyzaveta, who is two years younger, married Andriy Yushchenko, son of the former

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Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. As an informal leader of th ...

. She also graduated

(2009) department of psychology and now works as specialist in a child psychology. On 10 March 2010 the young Yushchenko family increased in size by a girl, Varvara.

Awards

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, Third Class (2020)Decree of The President of Ukraine № 254/2020
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Yelyzaveta Yushchenko

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