Alisa Simonov

Alisa Vladimirovna Simonov (née Nemtsova; x|Russian: Алиса Владимировна Симонова; born 8 October 1982) is a Russian-American television personality, best known for starring in the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls.

Early life
Simonov was born in x|Novosibirsk, Russia to Vladimir Nemtsov and Maria Polyakova. Both of her parents were government employees. When she was six years old, the family moved from Russia to the United States, settling in the x|Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of x|Brooklyn, New York.

Simonov grew up in a working class family. She has one younger brother: Oleg. Simonov attended public school, and graduated from high school in 2000. She then moved to x|Staten Island to attend the x|College of Staten Island, where she graduated with a business degree in 2004. After graduating, Simonov worked desk jobs before opening her own cafe, Café Russie, in Queens in 2008. Following the success of the cafe, she has went on to open three new locations in x|Manhattan, Brooklyn, and on x|Long Island. She continues to own and manage the cafes.

Career
Simonov began a career as a television personality after she was cast on the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls. Following her casting, she continued to own and manage the four Café Russie locations. They are frequent meeting places for the cast in the series.

Personal life
Simonov married Russian-American optometrist Andrey Simonov in 2010. They reside together in the x|Jamaica Estates neighborhood of x|Queens, New York. The couple has one child together: Xavier Neil Simonov (born June 7, 2012), who they are raising bilingually in x|English and x|Russian.

Simonov became an American citizen in 1993. She is a x|Russian Orthodox Christian.