Masha Efrosinina

Masha Efrosinina
Маша Єфросініна
Masha Efrosinina ; Маша Єфросініна
Born	Mariia Oleksandrivna Yefrosinina; 25 May 1979 (age 44); Kerch, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	Kyiv University
Occupations	TV host; actress; entertainer;
Known for	hosting Eurovision Song Contest in 2005
Spouse	Tymur Khromaiev (m. 2003)
Children	Nana (daughter); Oleksandr (son)
Parent(s)	Oleksandr (father); Liudmyla (mother)
Relatives	Yelyzaveta (sister); Andriy Yushchenko (brother-in-law)
Awards	Best TV Hostess 2004

Mariia Oleksandrivna Yefrosinina (Ukrainian: Марія Олександрівна Єфросініна; born 25 May 1979), professionally known as Masha Efrosinina (Ukrainian: Маша Єфросініна), is a Ukrainian television host and media personality. Along with Pavlo Shylko, she hosted the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.^[2]

In 2018, Masha became the United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador.^[3]

Biography[edit]

Graduating from high school with a gold medal (an honour roll), Efrosinina enrolled in the Department of Foreign Languages in the Kyiv University, graduating as an interpreter of the English and Spanish languages.

At 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 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Pavlo Shylko, 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 UEFA Euro 2012 draw held at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, on 7 February 2010.

She presented Fabryka Zirok, the Ukrainian version of Star Academy, with co-host Andriy Domanskyi, on Novyi Kanal.^[4]

On 18 November 2010 Efrosinina placed the 77th place among the most influential females in Ukraine according to the Ukrainian magazine Focus.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

Masha got married in 2003 to Tymur Khromaiev, an Ossetian-Ukrainian, son of the president of Ukrainian basketball league Zurab Khromaiev.^[6]

Husband

Tymur Khromaiev^[7] is a graduate of the Finance Department of Union College (New York) with bachelors in economics. Tymur Khromaiev is a representative of a financial consulting company^[8] that cooperated with Naftogaz Ukrainy in its restructuring.^[9] 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[edit]

Her sister Yelyzaveta, who is two years younger,^[10] married Andriy Yushchenko, son of the former Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko.^[11]^[12] She also graduated Kyiv University (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.^[13]^[14]

Awards[edit]

Order of Merit, Third Class (2020)^[15]

References[edit]

^ "Khromaiev Tymur Zaurbekovych". pep.org.ua. Public register of politically exposed persons of Ukraine. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
^ "Our Eurovision: how the contest was held in Kyiv in 2005 and 2017". nashkiev.ua (in Russian). 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
^ [1] (UNFPA Ukraine)
^ "Domansky and Efrosinina - leaders of "Factory-3"". tochka.net (in Ukrainian). 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
^ "100 самых влиятельных женщин Украины. Рейтинг Фокуса". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
^ Весілля на галявині (Khrestshchatyk, 2003)
^ Brief Bio of Khromaiev at the website of his company
^ Squire Capital Limited Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Держава взяла на себе борги НАКу Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (Дзеркало Тижня, № 36 (764) 26 вересня — 2 жовтня 2009)
^ Усе про нову дівчину сина Ющенка. (TabloID)
^ UNIAN of 30 July 2009 (in Russian)
^ Андрій Ющенко поспішив з весіллям, бо наречена вагітна? (TabloID)
^ Андрій Ющенко "народив" дочку Варю (TabloID)
^ Андрій Ющенко не приїхав на пологи Лізи Єфросиніної
^ (in Ukrainian) Decree of The President of Ukraine № 254/2020

External links[edit]

(in English and Russian) Brief biography and pictures
(in Ukrainian) Офшор допоможе "Нафтогазу" реструктурувати борги (Association of Gas Traders of Ukraine, AGTU)
(in Ukrainian) Про консультантів, євробонди та наперсточників (Дзеркало Тижня № 33 (761) 5 — 11 вересня 2009)

Preceded by Meltem Cumbul & Korhan Abay	Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Pavlo Shylko) 2005	Succeeded by Sakis Rouvas & Maria Menounos

[1] "Khromaiev Tymur Zaurbekovych". pep.org.ua. Public register of politically exposed persons of Ukraine. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.

[2] "Our Eurovision: how the contest was held in Kyiv in 2005 and 2017". nashkiev.ua (in Russian). 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[3] [1] (UNFPA Ukraine)

[4] "Domansky and Efrosinina - leaders of "Factory-3"". tochka.net (in Ukrainian). 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

[5] "100 самых влиятельных женщин Украины. Рейтинг Фокуса". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2010-12-15.

[6] Весілля на галявині (Khrestshchatyk, 2003)

[7] Brief Bio of Khromaiev at the website of his company

[8] Squire Capital Limited Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine

[9] Держава взяла на себе борги НАКу Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (Дзеркало Тижня, № 36 (764) 26 вересня — 2 жовтня 2009)

[10] Усе про нову дівчину сина Ющенка. (TabloID)

[11] UNIAN of 30 July 2009 (in Russian)

[12] Андрій Ющенко поспішив з весіллям, бо наречена вагітна? (TabloID)

[13] Андрій Ющенко "народив" дочку Варю (TabloID)

[14] Андрій Ющенко не приїхав на пологи Лізи Єфросиніної

[15] (in Ukrainian) Decree of The President of Ukraine № 254/2020

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