Aleksandra Melnichenko

Aleksandra "Sandra" Melnichenko "neé Nikolic" (born April 1977) is from Belgrade, Serbia. Born to Serbian father and Croatian mother, Sandra Nikolic was educated at the Secondary School of Mathematics, prior to enrolling in the Faculty of International Management in Belgrade.

Career

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 top fashion houses. She then became a founding member of "Models", a Yugoslavian pop group which was frequently likened to The Spice Girls. Over the following five years, "Models" released a number of albums.

In 1998, Aleksandra returned to modeling work and by 1999 was signed with leading model agencies that included [http://www.riccardogay.com/ Riccardo Gay] and [http://www.trafficmodels.com/ 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.

Personal

In 2003, Aleksandra met Andrey Melnichenko, the Russian billionaire businessman. Their marriage has been marked by having top international stars perform at their wedding, birthdays and anniversaries.

The couple were married on the French Riviera in September 2005. The lavish ceremony that featured performances from Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Julio and Enrique Iglesias received considerable global media coverage. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2005/09/06/melnichenko-aguilera-billionaire-cx_cn_0906autofacescan01.html Forbes] ] [ [http://showbiz.sky.com/showbiz/article/0,,50001-1194577,00.html Christina's Wedding Payday, Sky, September 5, 2005] ] At the time, the English-speaking media incorrectly named Aleksandra – confusing her with a different Yugoslavian 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 hor his wife at his Ascot estate in April 2007. [ [http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=82398 Blic: Kako se zabavljaju bogataši, MTS Mondo, January 5, 2008] ] [ [http://www.pepsi.ro/articol/jennifer-lopez-drept-cadou-in-valoare-de-3-milioane-de-dolari/ Jennifer Lopez, drept cadou, in valoare de 3 milioane de dolari, pepsi.ro, April 24, 2007] ]

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. [ [http://www.blic.co.yu/zabava.php?id=56687 Leni Kravic pevao Sandri, "Blic", September 13, 2008] ]

*Aleksandra speaks three languages: Russian, Serbian, and English and also has a working knowledge of Spanish and Italian, having lived in both countries.
*Aleksandra’s interests are fashion, Russian culture, travel, ballet and opera.
*She lives in Moscow with her husband and frequently travels around the world.

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