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'''Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova''' ({{lang-ru|Дарья Александровна Жукова}}; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-born businesswoman, art collector, and magazine editor. The girlfriend of Russian oligarch [[Roman Abramovich]], she acquired a reputation as an art collector<ref>{{cite news|last=Silva|first=Horacio|date=25 February 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/t-magazine/28talk-zhukova.html|title= Red Hottie|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}} |
'''Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova''' ({{lang-ru|Дарья Александровна Жукова}}; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-born businesswoman, art collector, and magazine editor. The girlfriend of Russian oligarch [[Roman Abramovich]], she has acquired a reputation as an art collector<ref>{{cite news|last=Silva|first=Horacio|date=25 February 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/t-magazine/28talk-zhukova.html|title= Red Hottie|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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== Early Life == |
== Early Life == |
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Zhukova was born in Moscow in 1981. Her father is [[Alexander Radkin Zhukov]], an oil trader. Her mother is Elena Zhukova, a Russian scientist who is now retired from [[UCLA]] where she taught [[molecular biology]]. Her parents split when she was three.<ref name=3Dasha>{{cite news | url = http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703421204576329420182131288 | title = Dasha, Dasha, Dasha | last = Helmore | first = Edward |date = 26 May 2011 | work = [[Wall Street Journal]] | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name=voguepedia>{{cite news | url = http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Dasha_Zhukova | title = Dasha Zhukova | last = | first = |date = | work = [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | accessdate = }}</ref> At the age of 10 she moved with her mother to the United States. Her mother is Jewish and her father is Christian; she says she identifies more with her mother's religion.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/04/dasha-zhukova-interview-roman-abramovich | title = Dasha Zhukova: From It Girl to Art Girl | last = Sawyer | first = Miranda |date = 4 October 2009 | work = [[The Guardian]] | accessdate = 22 March 2011}}</ref> She lived in [[Houston, Texas]] in the early 90s and grew up in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Zhukova attended a Jewish day-school in California.<ref name=guardian/> She attended [[Pacific Hills School]] for high school, and graduated in 1999. She graduated with honors from the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] with degrees in Slavic Studies and Literature. After becoming involved with Roman Abramovich she returned to Moscow and later moved to London. In 2004, she entered London’s College of Naturopathic Medicine.<ref name=voguepedia /> |
Zhukova was born in Moscow in 1981. Her father is [[Alexander Radkin Zhukov]], an oil trader. Her mother is Elena Zhukova, a Russian scientist who is now retired from [[UCLA]] where she taught [[molecular biology]]. Her parents split when she was three.<ref name=3Dasha>{{cite news | url = http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703421204576329420182131288 | title = Dasha, Dasha, Dasha | last = Helmore | first = Edward |date = 26 May 2011 | work = [[Wall Street Journal]] | accessdate = }}</ref><ref name=voguepedia>{{cite news | url = http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Dasha_Zhukova | title = Dasha Zhukova | last = | first = |date = | work = [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | accessdate = }}</ref> At the age of 10 she moved with her mother to the United States. Her mother is Jewish and her father is Christian; she says she identifies more with her mother's religion.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/oct/04/dasha-zhukova-interview-roman-abramovich | title = Dasha Zhukova: From It Girl to Art Girl | last = Sawyer | first = Miranda |date = 4 October 2009 | work = [[The Guardian]] | accessdate = 22 March 2011}}</ref> She lived in [[Houston, Texas]] in the early 90s and grew up in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Zhukova attended a Jewish day-school in California.<ref name=guardian/> She attended [[Pacific Hills School]] for high school, and graduated in 1999. She graduated with honors from the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] with degrees in Slavic Studies and Literature. After becoming involved with Roman Abramovich she returned to Moscow and later moved to London. In 2004, she entered London’s College of Naturopathic Medicine.<ref name=voguepedia /> |
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==Career== |
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⚫ | Zhukova is affiliated with [[New Holland Development]] (NHD, a [[Millhouse Capital|Millhouse]] group company financially backed by Abramovitch |
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Zhukova is [[editor-in-chief]] of the art and fashion magazine {{em|Garage}} and she founded the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, underwritten in part by Abramovich's investment firm Millhouse. The ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' has referenced Zhokova's "burgeoning arts empire".<ref name=3Dasha/><ref>{{cite news|last=Silva|first=Horacio|date=25 February 2010|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/t-magazine/28talk-zhukova.html|title= Red Hottie|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Julee|title=Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits On A 'Black Woman' Chair In Shocking Editorial|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/20/dasha-zhukova-black-woman-chair-buro-247-editorial_n_4633544.html|accessdate=15 November 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=20 January 2014}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In February 2009, Zhukova was appointed |
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⚫ | Zhukova is affiliated with [[New Holland Development]] (NHD), a [[Millhouse Capital|Millhouse]] group company financially backed by Abramovitch, that on 15 November 2010 won an investment tender held by the city of [[Saint Petersburg]] to redevelop historical [[New Holland Island]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About project|url=http://www.newhollandsp.ru/en/project/about.php|work=New}}</ref> |
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Zhukova sits of the board of the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA), an organization she has given generously to.<ref name=3Dasha/> |
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⚫ | In February 2009, Zhukova was appointed editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine ''[[Pop (fashion magazine)|Pop]]''. Many in the industry saw her as an unlikely replacement for widely respected launch editor [[Katie Grand]].<ref name=3Dasha /> The experiment lasted three issues, and she resigned from that position in November 2010.<ref>Odell, Amy (11 October 2010) [http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/11/dasha_zhukova_is_leaving_pop.html Dasha Zhukova Is Leaving Pop – The Cut]. Nymag.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref> |
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== Personal life== |
== Personal life== |
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Her partner is [[Roman Abramovich]], a Russian oligarch and the main owner of the private [[investment company]] [[Millhouse LLC]]. The couple have two children.<ref name=MiamiNewsday>[http://www.miaminewsday.com/national/4008-chelsea-owner-roman-abramovich-celebrates-birth-of-his-seventh-child-his-second-with-model-daria-zhukova.html Miami Newsday: "Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates birth of his seventh child, his second with model Daria Zhukova"] 14 April 2013</ref> |
Her partner is [[Roman Abramovich]], a Russian oligarch and the main owner of the private [[investment company]] [[Millhouse LLC]]. The couple have two children.<ref name=MiamiNewsday>[http://www.miaminewsday.com/national/4008-chelsea-owner-roman-abramovich-celebrates-birth-of-his-seventh-child-his-second-with-model-daria-zhukova.html Miami Newsday: "Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates birth of his seventh child, his second with model Daria Zhukova"] 14 April 2013</ref> |
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==Chair photograph== |
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A photograph of Zhokova sitting on chair designed as a mannequin of a black woman was posted on {{em|Buro 24/7}}, an online fashion publication. The photograph was widely criticized as racist. {{em|Buro 24/7}} promptly cropped the chair out of the photo and Zhukova apologized, describing the chair as artwork and as “commentary on gender and racial politics”. Zhokova added “I utterly abhor racism and would like to apologize to those offended by my participation in this shoot”.<ref>{{cite news|last1=CHAN|first1=STEPHANIE|title=RUSSIAN FASHION EDITOR SITS ON A BLACK PERSON POSING AS A CHAIR; APOLOGIZES|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dasha-zhukova-sits-a-black-673059|accessdate=15 November 2014|issue=21 January 2014|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Julee|title=Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits On A 'Black Woman' Chair In Shocking Editorial|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/20/dasha-zhukova-black-woman-chair-buro-247-editorial_n_4633544.html|accessdate=15 November 2014|publisher=Huffington Post|date=20 January 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 05:07, 15 November 2014
Dasha Zhukova | |
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File:Dasha Zhukova September 29, 2009.jpg Dasha Zhukova (29 September 2009) | |
Born | Darya Alexandrovna Zhukova 8 June 1981 |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara [citation needed] |
Label | Kova & T. |
Children | Aaron Alexander Abramovich Lea Abramovich |
Parent(s) | Alexander Radkin Zhukov (father) Elena Zhukova (mother) |
Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova (Russian: Дарья Александровна Жукова; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-born businesswoman, art collector, and magazine editor. The girlfriend of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, she has acquired a reputation as an art collector[1]
Early Life
Zhukova was born in Moscow in 1981. Her father is Alexander Radkin Zhukov, an oil trader. Her mother is Elena Zhukova, a Russian scientist who is now retired from UCLA where she taught molecular biology. Her parents split when she was three.[2][3] At the age of 10 she moved with her mother to the United States. Her mother is Jewish and her father is Christian; she says she identifies more with her mother's religion.[4] She lived in Houston, Texas in the early 90s and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Zhukova attended a Jewish day-school in California.[4] She attended Pacific Hills School for high school, and graduated in 1999. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara with degrees in Slavic Studies and Literature. After becoming involved with Roman Abramovich she returned to Moscow and later moved to London. In 2004, she entered London’s College of Naturopathic Medicine.[3]
Career
Zhukova is editor-in-chief of the art and fashion magazine Garage and she founded the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, underwritten in part by Abramovich's investment firm Millhouse. The Wall Street Journal has referenced Zhokova's "burgeoning arts empire".[2][5][6] Zhukova is affiliated with New Holland Development (NHD), a Millhouse group company financially backed by Abramovitch, that on 15 November 2010 won an investment tender held by the city of Saint Petersburg to redevelop historical New Holland Island.[7]
Zhukova sits of the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), an organization she has given generously to.[2]
In February 2009, Zhukova was appointed editor-in-chief of the fashion magazine Pop. Many in the industry saw her as an unlikely replacement for widely respected launch editor Katie Grand.[2] The experiment lasted three issues, and she resigned from that position in November 2010.[8]
Personal life
Her partner is Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC. The couple have two children.[9]
Chair photograph
A photograph of Zhokova sitting on chair designed as a mannequin of a black woman was posted on Buro 24/7, an online fashion publication. The photograph was widely criticized as racist. Buro 24/7 promptly cropped the chair out of the photo and Zhukova apologized, describing the chair as artwork and as “commentary on gender and racial politics”. Zhokova added “I utterly abhor racism and would like to apologize to those offended by my participation in this shoot”.[10][11]
References
- ^ Silva, Horacio (25 February 2010). "Red Hottie". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d Helmore, Edward (26 May 2011). "Dasha, Dasha, Dasha". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b "Dasha Zhukova". Vogue.
- ^ a b Sawyer, Miranda (4 October 2009). "Dasha Zhukova: From It Girl to Art Girl". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Silva, Horacio (25 February 2010). "Red Hottie". The New York Times.
- ^ Wilson, Julee (20 January 2014). "Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits On A 'Black Woman' Chair In Shocking Editorial". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "About project". New.
- ^ Odell, Amy (11 October 2010) Dasha Zhukova Is Leaving Pop – The Cut. Nymag.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.
- ^ Miami Newsday: "Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates birth of his seventh child, his second with model Daria Zhukova" 14 April 2013
- ^ CHAN, STEPHANIE. "RUSSIAN FASHION EDITOR SITS ON A BLACK PERSON POSING AS A CHAIR; APOLOGIZES". No. 21 January 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Julee (20 January 2014). "Garage Magazine Editor-In-Chief Dasha Zhukova Sits On A 'Black Woman' Chair In Shocking Editorial". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2014.