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22.02.2010, 11:34
Aleksandra "Sandra" Melnichenko neé Nikolić (born April 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian former model. She is best known as the wife of Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko.
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* 1 Early life
* 2 Modelling and music career in Serbia
* 3 Personal
* 4 References
[edit] Early life
Born to Serbian father and Croatian mother, Sandra Nikolić was educated at the Secondary School of Mathematics, prior to enrolling in the Faculty of International Management in Belgrade.
[edit] Modelling and music career in Serbia
At the age of 15, Aleksandra was encouraged to become a fashion model. She traveled with her parents to Milan, Paris and London where she modeled for a number of fashion houses. She then became a founding member of Models, Serbian manufactured 1990s pop group in the vein of the Spice Girls. During her time with the group other members were Ivana "Sindi" Stamenković, Ivana Berendika, etc. Over the following five years, Models released a few of albums.
In 1998, Aleksandra returned to modeling work and by 1999 was signed by model agencies that included Riccardo Gay and Traffic. She spent the next four years working out of Milan and Barcelona on a number of advertising campaigns in the print media and on television.
[edit] Personal
In 2003, Aleksandra met Andrey Melnichenko, the Russian billionaire businessman. Their marriage has been marked by extravagance such as having top international stars perform at their wedding, birthdays and anniversaries.
The couple's wedding ceremony took place on the French Riviera in September 2005. The lavish affair that featured performances from Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Julio and Enrique Iglesias received global media coverage.[1][2] At the time, the English-speaking media incorrectly named Aleksandra – confusing her with Aleksandra Kokotović, a different Serbian model.
A year and a half later, for Sandra's 30th birthday, her husband got Jennifer Lopez to perform at a birthday party he threw for his wife at his Ascot estate in April 2007.[3][4]
Finally in September 2008, for their 3-year wedding anniversary celebration at a large lavish yacht in Nice, Lenny Kravitz performed and the list of atendees apparently included David Beckham among others.[5]
She lives in Moscow with her husband and frequently travels around the world as he owns properties all over the world including a summer home in Antibes, France.[6]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Early life
* 2 Modelling and music career in Serbia
* 3 Personal
* 4 References
[edit] Early life
Born to Serbian father and Croatian mother, Sandra Nikolić was educated at the Secondary School of Mathematics, prior to enrolling in the Faculty of International Management in Belgrade.
[edit] Modelling and music career in Serbia
At the age of 15, Aleksandra was encouraged to become a fashion model. She traveled with her parents to Milan, Paris and London where she modeled for a number of fashion houses. She then became a founding member of Models, Serbian manufactured 1990s pop group in the vein of the Spice Girls. During her time with the group other members were Ivana "Sindi" Stamenković, Ivana Berendika, etc. Over the following five years, Models released a few of albums.
In 1998, Aleksandra returned to modeling work and by 1999 was signed by model agencies that included Riccardo Gay and Traffic. She spent the next four years working out of Milan and Barcelona on a number of advertising campaigns in the print media and on television.
[edit] Personal
In 2003, Aleksandra met Andrey Melnichenko, the Russian billionaire businessman. Their marriage has been marked by extravagance such as having top international stars perform at their wedding, birthdays and anniversaries.
The couple's wedding ceremony took place on the French Riviera in September 2005. The lavish affair that featured performances from Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Julio and Enrique Iglesias received global media coverage.[1][2] At the time, the English-speaking media incorrectly named Aleksandra – confusing her with Aleksandra Kokotović, a different Serbian model.
A year and a half later, for Sandra's 30th birthday, her husband got Jennifer Lopez to perform at a birthday party he threw for his wife at his Ascot estate in April 2007.[3][4]
Finally in September 2008, for their 3-year wedding anniversary celebration at a large lavish yacht in Nice, Lenny Kravitz performed and the list of atendees apparently included David Beckham among others.[5]
She lives in Moscow with her husband and frequently travels around the world as he owns properties all over the world including a summer home in Antibes, France.[6]