Rare Girls

Marta Shvets is a FLEX Program 2022 semi-finalist in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her Passion and future goal is to immerse herself deeply in learning the Ukrainian language, culture, and literature. Her Main hobbies include reading, writing, learning English, and video editing. Marta took 2nd place at the All Ukrainian Marathon of Ukrainian Language, wrote her first text to the popular Ukrainian feminist magaz...

Vita Shevchuk is a Finance student at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv as well as an SEO copywriter. Vita loves dance, it is her major hobby, the way she expresses her emotions through moves, and she has been dancing since she was 3 years old. Vita performed at multiple festivals with her dance team, she won many first place medals and certificates. In addition to Dance, Vita loves sports, walking...

Nelia Bechkalo is a FLEX Aluma 2015 in Dysart, Iowa, a CR Poltava of 2016-2017, and currently studying East European Studies and graduated with a Master's Degree in Translation She adores dancing and performing on the stage in general. Nelia is amazed with all the different cultures and all the similarities and uniqueness we have. Instagram: @neliabechkalo

Yana Balanchuk is an International Relations student at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy Her hobbies include playing the piano, playing the guitar, singing, photography, sport (especially boxing), discovering the world and learning languages. Her achievements include dozens of awards for playing piano, gathering her music band, and educational achievements. Her Instagram:  @yana_bala...

Kseniia Bezliudna  is a Management student in Lublin, Poland. Born and raised in Ukraine, Kseniia is a self-taught Pianist, and she has a lot of hobbies including swimming, dancing and writing. She often reads about psychology and does yoga. Her Innstagram: @_.flamme.__

Kateryna Mykhailova  is a FLEX Alumna '17, a previous FLEX City Representative of Kyiv, and she graduated from the faculty of international relations, and one of the best model UN delegates. Her Instagram: @_katherine_my

Yelena Gromova is a Linguistics & Tourism student in the College of Economics in Montenegro, and a volunteer, helping Ukrainian refugees translate what they need to say as they study abroad. Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Yelena lived 10 years in Monetenegro. Her hobbies include drawing, writing, and protecting the Ukrainian culture and language. Instagram:  @gromovskayaaa

Bohdana Batiuk is a FLEX Alumna '22 in St. James, Minnesota, born in Lviv, Ukraine, and currently she lives in a small but a very pretty town. She enjoys working with people as a camp counselor for example, as well as helping people, dancing and singing. Instagram: @b.bohdana__

Anastasia Yesilova finished the Kyiv Academy of Circus And Variety Arts with 6 years studying vocals. She writes her own songs and shares them with people. She wants to expand her education in this field, and will do advanced studies at a University in Kyiv. In 2014, she won a competition in reading Taras Shevchenko poems, and in 2022, she won the into-Ukrainian musician festival. Anastasia is exp...

Daryna Darii is a Finance major at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. In addition to this, she is a full-time student in EPAM university (specialisation - IT) and a VIP virtual student in Giessen university (specialisation - Economics). Lately, she's working on the creation of projects which aim to help teens’ development, and the implementation of her own startup ideas, wh...

Alina Zabihailo is from Kyiv, Ukraine. She finished her school last year with the highest marks and took a gap year to apply and study in the United States. She was accepted at 6 colleges and chosen to study at Alfred University this Fall, in New York State. Alina love singing and playing tennis. She is a curious person who loves to learn and try new things. Her Instagram:  @momentsource

Iryna Ovcharenko graduated from Kharkiv Cooperative Trade and Economic College last year where she studied Tourism, and she continues to cooperate with the administration in her college, helping the Professors and the students. She also cooperated with different singer managers and concert venues as she was involved in event organization. Iryna received a diploma from the Mayor of her city for hel...

Marina Toderash graduated with a Bachelor of Philology in 2021 and a Bachelor of Law in 2021. And she is currently getting a master’s degree in Economics, Marketing to graduate in December 2022 and in Philology and Oral Translation to graduate in May 2023. Marina likes psychology, and she is interested in self development. She loves singing, getting together with friends, watching Turkish TV shows...

Natasha Steel  is originally from the central part of Ukraine but now living in Lisbon, Portugal. She is a yoga teacher and she also worked as tattoo artist in the past, and now feels the energy to come back this work too. Natasha plays the bass guitar and in the past she had her own band, where they played noise jazz. Now, she is building her new life in a new country. Her Instagram: @natasha__st...

Elizabeth Tretiak  studies at two universities: at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) and at Vilnius University, on Academic mobility. Liza is Ukrainian and tries to be a fully developed person. Her motto in life is: life does not stand still and we must constantly develop and achieve our goals. Instagram: @ielizaveta_tr

Kate Scherbina is a Champion of Ukraine in full contact karate in 2016, a FLEX alumna of 2019, and a FLEX City Representative 2020 of Kropyvnytsky. She is the founder of the educational project for youth called "ME & Media," a Girls2Leaders participant, an active volunteer, an Actress of Fall season 2018 - “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”, and the founder of an English Speaking Club in 2020 in Ol...

Lilia Minko is the Vice President of Outgoing Global Volunteer for AIESEC in Kyiv, Ukraine. She loves dancing, learning languages, discovering other cultures, and currently she is studying Swedish and Dutch at Taras Shevchenko National University (KNU). Her Instagram: @minko_lilia

Sofi Simonova is that aesthetic girl from French streets who has always been dreaming about being a perfumer-beautician and having her own little painting studio. She started building her character and personality through sports, which increased her patience and made her able to handle hardships. Then playing piano, drawing and learning French and German. Her Instagram:  @francais_sofi

Sofiia (Sonya) Kovtun  won a $108,000 scholarship to study in one of the best school in Canada - Pickering College. She took 1st place in Pickering College Global Leadership Program with a project for the environment in 2021. She took 1st place in Pickering College Global Leadership Program with a project about Epilepsy. In 2017, Sonya was ranked in the Top 100 most talented kids of Ukraine And sh...

Sasha H  is a student of Bioscience (with a Major in Genetics) at a University in Canada. Born in Luhansk, she grew up in Kyiv as a dreamer and an active girl who was involved in many extracurricular activities: from Art to Dance to Business to IT. Currently, she is passionate about Witchcraft, Meditation, Gardening and Drawing. Her Instagram:  @havruk_oleksandra

Mariia Fylyppova is a FLEX Alumna '18 & a Political Science & International Relations Bachelor's Student at American University in Bulgaria. Originally from Ukraine, she is currently the assistant to the CEO at Lemon.io, a marketplace of developers. Mariia is a #TEDxAUBG Organizer, a #pianoplayer, a #harpplayer, and a #pastalover Her Instagram: @m.fylyppova

Sasha Vinnichuk is a Law Student at the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics She loves photography, taking pictures and making short videos. Her Instagram: @lilsanechka

Olya Kryvitska is an International Curvy Model from Ukraine who studied at the University of Culture and Art in Kyiv and has modelled all over the world. Instagram: @kryvitskaolya

Anastasiia Bilenka is an international model born in Dnipro, Ukraine. After graduating from the Trade & Economics College in Kyiv, she decided to travel, to learn directly from people, to travel, and to feel the special energy she can experience when meeting new people from all over the world. Instagram: @belenkayaaaa

Olga Melnik is a free and open minded girl from Ukraine studying at the Faculty of International Communications, Taras Shevchenko University (KNU) in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her Instagram: @thmelnik__th