Masha Kirilenko

Masha Lopatova Kirilenko

Masha Lopatova Kirilenko
Not to be confused with Maria Kirilenko.

Masha Lopatova "Marina" Kirilenko (Russian: Маша Лопатова "Марина" Кириленко) (born 26.09.1973)[1] is the founder of Fashion IQ, former Russian recording artist, wife of Russian basketball player Andrei Kirilenko, and the daughter of the Russian basketball player Andrei Lopatov.

Lopatova’s initial education was in Moscow where she first earned a BA in Linguistics from the University of Foreign Languages (Graduated 1995) and an MBA from the Academy of National Economy (Graduated 1997.) Lopatova then moved to London to attend St Martin’s College to earn another master's degree, this time in TV and Video Production.[2]

Lopatova grew up in Moscow and first worked in the entertainment industry in London.[3] After returning to Moscow she co-founded a sports and entertainment marketing company. Masha and Andrei eventually met through her work with the marketing firm, and shortly after they married.

The couple moved to the United States later in 2001 when Andrei, who had been drafted by the NBA's Utah Jazz in 1999, joined the team.[4] In 2011, Andrei and Masha became American citizens.[5] And in 2014 Masha opened a branch of her fashion consulting firm, Fashion IQ, in New York.

They have three sons and one daughter: Fedor (born 2002)[4] Stepan (born 2007)[6] daughter Sasha (born 2005), and Andrei (born 2015). In the USA, Masha and Andrei started a charitable organization, Kirilenko's Kids, to help underprivileged children both locally and in Russia.

References

  1. ↑ "Маша Лопатова"
  2. ↑ 6, 2015 "Fashion IQ" Check |url= value (help).
  3. ↑ Nielsen, Chad (March 13, 2006). "Perfect fit". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Phillips, Valerie (29 March 2005). "From Russia with love — Masha Kirilenko's recipe for feeding an athlete". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  5. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (January 11, 2011). "Utah Jazz: Andrei Kirilenko becomes U.S. citizen". Deseret News. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Andrei Kirilenko". NBA. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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