Lola Melnick

Lola Melnick
Born
Olga Ivanovna Melnyk

(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982
NationalityRussian people
CitizenshipUkrainian
Chilean (naturalised in 2009)
Occupation(s)Dancer, TV presenter, model
Years active1990s–present
ChildrenNone

Olga Melnyk (born Olga Ivanovna Melnyk, 29 October 1982) known by her stage name Lola Melnyck, is a Russo-ethnic Ukrainian, naturalised Chilean exotic dancer and vedette who made most of her career in Argentina, Chile and currently Brazil, where she is based since 2009/2010.

Biography

Melnick was born to a Russian family in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine.[1] Her father was a diplomat. When she was 14, the family moved to France, where she learned French and English. She eventually learned to speak Spanish and Portuguese as well.

Career

Early in her career, Melnick was a dancer in Argentina. In the late 2000s, she met Brazilian talk show host Jô Soares in Chile, who invited her for an interview, making her famous in Brazil. She was then hired by Rede Bandeirantes and worked as a reporter in the carnival program Band Folia. From 2011 on, she has worked for SBT as a talent judge, reporter, and interviewer. She was the cover of Issue 475 of Playboy Brazil, from December 2014.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lola Melnick: Uma russa em terras tropicais".
  2. ^ "'O Rio me faz lembrar da minha Odessa', diz Lola Melnick, capa da 'Playboy". Folha. 8 December 2014.