Today, people interested in social life increasingly want to know what Daria Zhukova, the civil wife of one of the richest people in the world, Roman Abramovich, is doing. Does she dedicate herself only to children and her husband, or does she manage to combine work and family concerns? This article will describe the biography of Daria Zhukova, who will tell about her life path.
Childhood and family
In the family of a Moscow businessman in June 1983 (some sources say 1981) a joyful event occurred - a daughter was born, who was named Dasha. Her father, Radkin Alexander Shayyaborhovich, having married the molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, took her last name. He was born in 1954 in Moscow, successfully graduated from Moscow State University. For some time he worked as an editor of the directorate of international film industry festivals Sovinterfest. In 1987, he created a computer cooperative called Byte, which later became part of the Synthesis Corporation joint venture. In 1992, he founded a company in Odessa under the name Synthesis Oil and began to transport oil and oil products, which was his first step towards a secure future.
Darya's mother, Elena Zhukova, studied molecular biology and virology at the Central Institute of Blood Transfusion and Hematology of the USSR Ministry of Health from 1979 to 1990.
Daria Zhukova recalls that her childhood was happy and safe, she could easily ride alone on the Moscow metro at the age of eight.
Education
It so happened that Daria's parents divorced, and she was forced to leave her native Moscow and leave with her mother in the United States. There they lived for some time in Houston with relatives, then moved to Los Angeles, and later settled in Santa Barbara. From 1993 to 1994, Elena Zhukova worked as a research fellow at the diabetes research center at Baylor College of Medicine. At this time, her daughter Daria attended Jewish college. Later, when they moved to Los Angeles, Daria Zhukova studied at the Pacific Hills School, and then for four years at Santa Barbara University, where she studied in depth literature, medicine, Slavic studies and law.
When the girl was sixteen, her father invited her to move to him in London. There Daria Zhukova studied at the London College of Naturopathic Medicine as a homeopath.
Carier start
Having received a diploma of education, Daria realized that he was unlikely to be useful to her, so she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and create her own business. The first enterprise, co-owned by Zhukova Daria Alexandrovna, became Kova & T, a clothing company. They organized the company with their best friend Kristina Tang, daughter of David Tang, the largest couturier in Hong Kong. The brand name was derived from the names of friends.
Zhukova admits that she was mainly engaged in the development of a promotion strategy, rather than the design of models, so she tries not to ascribe all the merits to herself to create a popular brand. According to her, at first she and her friend planned to produce only jeans, but later decided to expand the range with T-shirts, skirts, trousers and other elements of the wardrobe. Things Zhukova and Tang differ in simplicity of design, fabric made from natural materials and the absence of any identification letters or signs. In 2007, the Kova & T brand was represented in more than eighty stores in the world. The clothes of Zhukova and Tang were worn by such famous actresses as Drew Barrymore, sisters Olsen, Misha Barton, Kate Moss and others. Now Daria has sold her share of the company and is not involved in its affairs.
Relations with tennis player Marat Safin
In 2004, information was circulated in the press about the relations between Zhukova Daria, the daughter of oil tycoon, and tennis player Safin Marat. For example, the newspaper Kommersant published an article about a festive event - the opening of a jewelry boutique by Stephen Webster, which was attended by Marat and Dasha.
When a tennis player won the Grand Slam tournament in 2005, he thanked Daria Zhukova in an interview for support. Safin told everyone that Daria is his bride, so many media have predicted a bright family future for the couple. However, it did not work out, the young people soon parted.
Acquaintance with Roman Abramovich
In the spring of 2005, the press increasingly began to notice Daria in the company of the then Governor of Chukotka, Roman Abramovich. It is known that their acquaintance occurred in February 2005 at a party dedicated to the Chelsea team match in Barcelona. After Abramovich officially divorced his wife, open statements appeared in the press that Daria Zhukova and Roman Abramovich were dating.
A family
Despite the fact that the relations of Daria and Roman are not officially registered, they are considered a full-fledged family. By law, spouses can be considered people who provide the appropriate authorities with a general income statement.
Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova are already raising two children. In December 2009, a joyful event occurred in their family - on the 5th day in a clinic in Los Angeles, Daria gave birth to a son. The boy was given an unusual name - Aaron Alexander in honor of his grandfathers (father of Roman Abramovich - Aaronas Abramovichus and father of Daria Zhukova - Alexander Radkin). On April 8, 2013, Aaron Alexander had a sister, Leah. Children of Daria Zhukova and Roman Abramovich rarely appear in the frame and in photographs of paparazzi. Spouses try to protect their children from unnecessary attention.
Daria is a successful business woman, so her schedule is literally minute by minute. She spends her free time with children, plays tennis, and runs jogging and yoga.
Work as an editor
The biography of Daria Zhukova is rich not only in relationships with one of the richest men in the world, but also is full of her own achievements. In 2009, she became editor in chief of the fashion magazine POP. It is known that Katie Grand, the previous editor of the British publication, moved to another place and took almost all the employees with her. Daria Zhukova, who did not have editing experience, but was knowledgeable about the fashion world, had to practically start from scratch. For her, this experience was a good opportunity to prove herself. During her work in Zhukov’s magazine, she was able to triple the number of advertising pages, which is a very good indicator for a novice editor.
After 2 years, Daria left the magazine in order to concentrate all her forces on creating an online art project. According to her, she is always interested in doing what needs to be built from the first bricks, and where everything is already set up, she has nothing to do.
In 2012, Zhukova was awarded the prize of the International Association of Independent Curators for the “innovative and far-sighted” approach to organizing new cultural projects.
Center for Contemporary Cultural Expressions “Garage”
The common-law husband Zhukova became the sponsor of her art project, the Center for Contemporary Culture, called the Garage. It was inaugurated in September 2008. The presentation was attended by such famous personalities as President of Intertype Victor Pinchuk, Director of Millhays Davidovich David, entrepreneur Mamut Alexander, head of Alfa Group Mikhail Fridman, co-owner of Mercury Leonid Fridlyand Alexander Voloshin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of UES of Russia .
Zhukova’s center was located in the building of the Bakhmetyevsky garage, which is why it was so named. There, in 2007, the Shaare Zedek Jewish charity center was opened, sponsored by Roman Abramovich.