Background
Xenia was born in Magnitogorsk in Russia. When she was 6 years old her family moved to Lugano in Switzerland.
She graduated in 2010 after having achieved a 3-year Bachelor Degree in economics. She speaks five languages (Italian, Russian, German, French and English).
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