- Daughter of Irina Rodnina and Leonid Minkovski.
- Emigrated to the U.S. with her family at age four, and grew up in Lake Arrowhead, California.
- Graduated with a degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Was named one of the '30 Most Influential Media Personalities Under the Age of 30' by Forbes Magazine in 2011.
- Was one of the first journalists to speak with Julian Assange following the 2007 Baghdad airstrike controversy.
- She was only 23 years old when she began hosting The Alyona Show (2009).
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