Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Julia Lemigova is a successful Russian-Parisian businesswoman for twenty years, best known as the partner of tennis legend Martina Navratilova.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Lemigova is the daughter of a Red Army colonel, and little is known of her life behind the Iron Curtain.
- She was a former model, who at 18, won Miss USSR in 1990 when the original Miss was disqualified for being a “Mrs”.
- She represented the Soviet Union at the Miss Universe pageant in 1991, and was placed second. She was the last crowned Miss USSR to compete in the Miss Universe pageant!
- Back then, is believed to have been married briefly to the Moscow model agency founder who helped her achieve her Miss USSR title.
- After her pageant success, Julia moved to London and became friends with socialite heiress Caroline St George and politician Lord Lambton.
- Soon after she moved to Paris & met financier Sir James Goldsmith, who helped with business advice and introduced her to his friend Stern. Julia & stern had a son, Maximilien, who died as an infant.
Marriage to Martina Navratilova :
- Lemigova married her long-term partner, former Czech-born tennis professional Martina Navratilova, in New York on 15th December 2014. They met at a club in Paris, and then reconnected eight years later at the French Open, and began dating.
- The couple had to overcome similar backgrounds and experiences in life, which have brought them closer.
- Navratilova proposed at the U.S. Open on live television, and the rest is history.
- Julia has two daughters, Victoria and Emma, and the couple continues to live in Paris.
Business, Income and Net Worth :
- After her time as Miss USSR, Julia moved to Paris and opened her first well-being center, Joiya spa, and then launched her own skincare and spa line called Russie Blanche.
- As a Russian Businesswoman in Paris, she has a been on a quest for a better way of living and is developing innovative skincare lines in Russie Blanche.
- Her experience as an international model and pageant winner gave her an appreciation for different cultural views and herbal approaches to beauty.
- She brings ancient Banja hot and cold Russian beauty secrets to Parisian socialites, combining them with adaptogen plants and cellular regeneration laboratory technology.
- All of her Russie Blanche product lines are said to be free of mineral oil, silicone, artificial coloring, parabens, phenoxyethanols, or any other non-natural products.
- Julia is focusing on making Russie Blanche a success in the USA and expanding her stores.