Larisa Angela Bakurova (Ukrainian: Лариса Анжела Бакурова, Chinese: 李瑞莎; pinyin: Lǐ Ruìshā, commonly shortened to 瑞莎, Ruìshā; born February 21, 1985) is a Ukrainian-born Taiwanese actress and model. Besides her modeling engagements, she has appeared in supporting roles in the Taiwanese drama They Kiss Again and the film Don't Go Breaking My Heart. In 2012, Bakurova starred in the film Young Dudes directed by DJ Chen Yin-Jung.
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| Born | Larisa Angela Bakurova[1] February 21, 1985 | ||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian (till 2019) Taiwanese (since 2019) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Odesa National Economics University | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model | ||||||
| Years active | 2001–present | ||||||
| Spouse |
Mike Li (m. 2015) | ||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 李瑞莎 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李瑞莎 | ||||||
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Bakurova was a professional rhythmic gymnast from ages 3–15 and won numerous national competitions. She was Miss Kyiv at the age of 18. Bakurova is a graduate of Odesa National Economics University, where she holds a master's degree in economics.
In 2013, Bakurova obtained the Taiwan Permanent Resident Certificate and began the naturalization process.[2][3] She married a Taiwanese national in 2015 and gave birth to a daughter in 2016.[4] On January 24, 2019, Bakurova became the first naturalized Taiwanese citizen of Ukrainian descent, which required a long process to renounce her Ukrainian citizenship since Ukraine does not have a consulate in Taiwan.[5][6]
Since 2023, she led her female gynastics team to Miss Valentine competition for junior female gymnasts.[7]
References edit
- ^ Bartholomew, Ian (4 May 2012). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ 瑞莎揪全家脫離烏克蘭 申請歸化台灣人
- ^ "瑞莎心繫烏克蘭 憂心忡忡夜未眠". Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Chen, Christie (18 April 2016). "MOI to help actress Bakurova obtain citizenship". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Alt URL
- ^ 瑞莎 烏克蘭歸化第1人 台灣身份證get暴哭. Archived 2019-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 就是要當台灣人！瑞莎領身份證爆哭：一家人都同國籍很幸福
- ^ "狂賀台灣之光！瑞莎領軍世界體操大賽勇奪3金2銀 苦飛30小時拿佳績惹淚". Yahoo Sports (in Chinese). 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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