Elena Ogorodnikov

Elena Nikolayevna Ogorodnikov (née Likhachyova; x|Russian: Елена Николаевна Огородникова; born 3 April 1979) is a Russian-American television personality, best known for starring in the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls.

Early life
Ogorodnikov was born in x|Orsk, Russia to Nikolai Likhachyov and Anna Ponikarova. Her father worked as a banker, while her mother was a housewife. When she was thirteen, her and her family immigrated to the United States, where they settled in the x|Brighton Beach neighborhood of x|Brooklyn, New York. She was raised in a primarily x|Russian-American community.

Ogorodnikov was raised in a middle-class family. She has two older brothers: Vladimir and Ivan. Ogorodnikov attended public school, and graduated from high school in 1997. She went on to study business at x|Queens College, and later received a license to practice real estate. She worked as a real estate agent up until beginning a career as a television personality.

Career
Ogorodnikov began a career as a television personality after she was cast on the x|VH1 reality series Russian Girls. Following her casting, she left her career as a real estate agent.

Personal life
Ogorodnikov married Russian-American real estate developer Sasha Ogorodnikov in 2007. They reside in the x|Belle Harbor neighborhood of x|Queens, New York. The couple has two children: Katherine Alexanderovna Ogorodnikov (born July 27, 2009) and Michael Alexanderovich Ogorodnikov (born September 1, 2011).

Ogorodnikov became an American citizen in 1998. She is a x|Russian Orthodox Christian.