Elina Ivanova was a contestant during Cycle 11 of ANTM.
Based in Seattle, Washington but born in Berdichieve, Ukraine, Elina was nineteen years old during her run on America’s Next Top Model. She was known for being openly bisexual and for having difficulty opening up to the camera and judges.
Elina had her ups and downs during Cycle 11, but maintained good standing with regards to her photos. She became better and better the first four episodes of the season, winning her first reward challenge during episode 3. She continued to do well through episode 7, then she had two continual appearances in the bottom two. Incidentally, she was bottom two during two episodes where she’d also won reward challenges, which rarely happens. After her two consecutive appearances in the bottom two, she was finally eliminated during episode 11. She was the 9th girl eliminated from the show.
Elina Ivanova is now signed with TCM Models & Talent in Seattle and Vision Models in Los Angeles.
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September 17, 2010 at 1:01 am
Her face never changes!!!
September 25, 2010 at 3:15 am
I love Elina’s racial and sexual ambiguity; it’s very ‘now’.
Watching ANTM 11, I felt sorry for Elina. She was unlucky enough to walk into the “introverted girl” stereotype the show’s creators wanted. As a result, she was subjected to a big mind trip from Tyra, who systematically tortured her and placed her in the bottom two, week after week.
I guess Tyra kept waiting for Elina to crumble and cut her wrists. Hilariously, Elina kept her cool throughout; could have been the Russian/Ukrainian resilience in her genes.
Go Elina!
January 18, 2012 at 2:42 am
I completely and totally agree!
Elina is a wonderful role-model to prove to girls that no matter what people say or do, NEVER give up and continue being your self, as long as YOU are happy with your self. She’s beautiful inside and out. I began fighting for her as soon as she showed up on ANTM, which is actually one of the very last seasons I watched, lol.
September 27, 2010 at 5:22 am
She has a classic and sexy face. Wonderful.
November 4, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Post her work for Tarina Tarantino, its amazing!
August 18, 2011 at 7:36 pm
yeah..she is really beautiful,
November 12, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Очень красивая! И кстати татуировка у неё на руке на русском языке написана.
Translation: “Very beautiful! And by the way, the tattoo on her hand is written in Russian.”
November 13, 2010 at 1:13 pm
ANYA а что написано на татушках?
November 16, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Славянская красота не победила европейскую…жаль..она величественно красива!
November 16, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Написанона руке: Галина Прокофьевна Костюк или Костюх, не совсем разобрала.
Галиночка, ты просто суперкрасотка!!
August 27, 2011 at 12:51 pm
‘это не она галина,а её бабушка
December 8, 2010 at 10:50 pm
She’s soooo sexy!
January 17, 2011 at 11:20 pm
Она просто супер!!! Настоящая модель!!! Достойная представительница славянской национальности на международном конкурсе.
Кстати, она мне нравиться больше, чем Наташа из 8 сезона.
January 19, 2011 at 3:16 am
Liked her, but no, she was really annoying.
January 27, 2011 at 4:53 am
She’s the hottest.
February 5, 2011 at 12:31 am
Elina was my favorite through the whole season. And yes she fell into the stereotype that Tyra wanted, but maintained her cool throughout the season.
February 6, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Kira from Russia: A coglasna, elina ochen krasivaia.
February 13, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Она потрясная!
February 14, 2011 at 5:12 am
Russian girls!!! Are you kidding me?!! She’s gorgeous, yes. But “real Russian beauty?!!”
Да по ней все татаро-монгольское иго разом проскакало! То, что она из Украины еще не делает ее славянкой.
February 26, 2011 at 1:59 am
So if you say that she’s Tatar it doesnt mean all Ukrainians are tatarian and are not Slavic people. But I agree her beauty is typical for the Crimea, nevertheless Zhitomyr lost her.
February 14, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Элина – красотка. она мне очень нравится!! Болела за неё,…жаль(( Она самая лучшая!!
February 14, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Оч. люблю её!!.. она шикарная
February 15, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Her look was the most interesting of all of the contestants, however she was eliminated.
February 15, 2011 at 10:51 pm
I am so proud that Russian girls have such a big success on this show!
February 25, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Very nice!
Элина супер,она лучшая!
И Наташка. Да они вообще похожи.
March 5, 2011 at 11:56 pm
My daughter’s name is Elina so she was one of my favorites. But I agree she has a very still face. Bad enough to her she can’t let it go.
March 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Great look.
April 12, 2011 at 4:20 am
I think she rocks, but it’s not just about the look, it’s about the personality to handle it in this dastardly biz!
April 17, 2011 at 3:11 am
She was 18 not 19. She had a pretty enough face but played a character the entire time. She had no dimension or depth and was stiff and ice cold.
May 30, 2011 at 4:15 am
You are exactly correct. She still has “dead” eyes. She cannot allow herself to show emotion, which reasons she openly stated in ANTM, however, she had some of the best advisers in the world and always thought she knew best. A few sessions with a psych would perhaps show her how to open up on camera at least.
April 24, 2011 at 2:18 am
My favorite model of all time on ANTM. Love you, Elina! – Your “Montana Gay Buddy”.
May 5, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Элина самая красивая из этого сезона.
Ну..не считая Анали))
June 5, 2011 at 1:49 pm
I loooooove her!!!!
June 9, 2011 at 6:36 am
I had her picked for top three. Like Kat from cycle 10, I loved that great European face. I am sorry she went home. Does anyone know what tats she had on her arms? I know what the one on her stomach said but I could never quite get a look at those others. I thought she was just gorgeous, but you know how it goes on the shows….
June 13, 2011 at 3:49 am
LOVED her! She was one of my favorites. I loved how she managed to keep her cool when the b****ier girls picked on her. She’s breath-takingly beautiful as well, and I”m glad she went on to do more work.
July 14, 2011 at 5:24 am
I love Elina because she stands up for what she believes in and is beautiful inside and out. Yes, Tyra and Mr J. ( whom I know personally ) had it out for her and she didn’t let it break her at all. She listened at the right times and got better and better. Unfortunately, they really did have it out for her. It was so glaringly obvious the way Tyra and the other judges and the J’s talked to her. They would tell her to do one thing and then chastise her for doing it at the next judging or photo shoot. The other girls were so damn prissy ( except for Analeigh, Marjorie, Isis, ) and obviously ganged up on her because of what she believed in and didn’t believe in……like God. But, that’s typical of holier than thou Christians anyway. They ALWAYS cast the first stone. Then, when they got to Amsterdam and the red light district, Elina said she didn’t see anything wrong with a woman choosing to be a prostitute if she chose to and that it doesn’t have to be respected ( because it’s no one else’s business, much like abortions! ). I so agree! The prissy, Christian girls got all whacked about that. I think the same as Elina. Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world and if a woman wants to do that, she should be able to. Hey, it’s good money too! Anyway, Elina is a shining star in the world of modeling and she will continue to be one of the best if not THE best. Keep up the great work, Elina.
– Your Montana Buddy
August 26, 2011 at 9:08 am
does anybody know her date of birth?i can’t find it…
August 30, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Oh yeah,russian beauty!I love her,she is my compatriot
August 31, 2011 at 3:20 am
she’s best)
I want kiss she, but I am hetero)))
She is really excites…
September 2, 2011 at 6:21 am
I find her to be one of the most beautiful women ever on ANTM. I don’t even find her to be B*****. There was a lot of misunderstanding on Tyra’s and the Judging panels part. I have a huge problem when 4 people (3 really) tell someone they don’t have a personality or they aren’t letting loose. I actually found a load of personality and passion in Elina. Just go back and watch her during the scenes where she is feeling slighted against. Her eyes actually say loads.
September 16, 2011 at 2:35 am
She was gorgeous but looking at her photos even from most recent I can see what the panel meant by lackluster emotion in her eyes. Her facial expressions only seemed to changed by the angles of the camera and not her face. I think she has a lot of potential but she does need emotion. All the “Slip Is Showing” Photos she wears the same look and that’s a bit dull when looking at photos.
September 24, 2011 at 7:36 am
This chick pissed me off. She had a decent look (though not as visually stunning as Marjorie), but her pretentious, petulant personality was so grating to me! I wanted to like her, but just couldn’t get past the B.S.
November 26, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I loved her look but I HATED her pretentiousness.
This is a girl who claims to be an animal rights activist, yet she’s competing for a contract with covergirl, owned by a company that does animal testing? Shouldn’t she have done a little bit of research?
Also, what was Tyra thinking giving her that awful red hair?