Strong, confident and goal-oriented 19 year old Anastasia Marinina moved from Kazakhstan to Canada at the age of 11 to begin a new journey to a great beginning. Ever since she was a child, her tomboyish character and a sense of independency helped Anastasia to become who she is now. Having a healthy lifestyle physically, mentally and emotionally is one of the most important aspects to her. At the age of 13 Anastasia joined the Royal Canadian Army Cadets and successfully finished after 4 years with several medals and many awards which gave her the opportunity to work with the troops of Canadian Army Force.

After building leadership skills, developing teamwork and intensive physical training, Anastasia had successfully completed her goal as a Cadet, as a female and as a human being. She was then ready to move on and take that experience with her for the rest of her life.

Being a multicultural person of half Russian, half Mongolian descent, Anastasia is currently part of the hospitality industry. When she has completed her major in Hospitality Travel and Leisure program, she will then explore the world and learn about different cultures and values of our nation. Anastasia plans to travel and work with kids by developing an eco-friendly environment, and to open doors for many opportunities for any sex, age, race and nationality. She believes children are our future and by helping to protect and guide them to the right path, our future will become a safer and a better place to live in.

Anastasia hopes to leave a print on this path and show the world that she can truly make a difference. Anastasia believes that in order to have something in life you must fight for it, because anything that you want - you can achieve! Happiness comes by realizing who you really are and what you can become. She believes that everyone must try to become the best for themselves so others can benefit from it. As long as you are loving person who is honest and real, you can have it all! If you are beautiful on the inside, you will sure be beautiful on the outside.

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