During her sports career, Elena Levchenko managed not only to enter the top ten European basketball players. The athlete has many awards and titles both in individual and team events. Elena has become an idol for all Belarusian girls playing basketball. In addition, she successfully realized herself in the modeling business.
Elena Stepanovna Levchenko is the leader of the women's national basketball team of Belarus. She does not limit her range of interests only to sports. The successful fashion model demonstrates clothing collections of leading fashion designers on the catwalk and actively participates in charity work.
The beginning of the path to the heights
The biography of a spectacular blonde began in 1983. The child was born on April 30 in Gomel in an ordinary family. Lena was the youngest: her brother was 9 years older than her. High growth has become for the girl the cause of many complexes.
Mom took her daughter to ballroom dancing, as she was worried that the girl was not plastic enough. The ballroom trend was replaced by folk dances. Then there were music lessons. In her hometown, Lena began playing basketball at the age of nine. The coach realized just two months later that his pupil had bright prospects.
However, the pupil was torn between music school and sports. She was able to fully switch to basketball only after finishing her music lessons. Elena was distinguished not only by suitable height, but also by excellent coordination of movements, plasticity and accuracy.
Among her teammates, Levchenko stood out at republican competitions. The game of the nugget made a huge impression on the metropolitan coaches. The girl was offered to study in Minsk, at the school of the Olympic reserve. Elena decided to leave home to improve her skills.
Her father, who played volleyball himself, took her side. A fourteen-year-old teenager had to live without parents and friends, but she firmly held to her goal. The basketball player dreamed of becoming the best in the country and playing in the women's NBA. In 1999, the athlete was included in the youth national team of the republic. In its composition, the basketball player went to the first European championship.
New successes
The guys did not achieve outstanding success, but Elena again won general admiration. She collected rebounds, threw balls exactly into the ring, becoming a full-fledged mistress of the zone under the shield. The result was the title of the best center tournament. In 2000, the girl went to the United States.
Levchenko was the first Belarusian athlete to compete in the United States. The girl was offered an athletic scholarship at a West Virginia College, where she received further education. This time she had to get used to the American sites. It wasn't easy at first. The local stars did not take the newcomer seriously.
However, colleagues gradually considered Levchenko as an intrepid center and entrusted him with the main roles in the student team. The foreigner was in the top ten college players in America for two years. A brilliant game helped her to get such a title.
Excellent performance in the student league did not help the athlete to enter the women's NBA. Elena decided to pursue a career in Europe. Its first club was TEO Vilnius. Levchenko entered the Lithuanian team for three seasons. With her help, the team won the national championship.
Then the club was replaced by the Russian "UMMC". In Yekaterinburg, the basketball player played in 2008-2009. She managed to become the champion of the country and get the Euroleague bronze. The next were "Galatasaray" from Turkey, Polish "Vistula" and "Gorzow". In the same period, they joined the NBA. She made it to the finals with the Atlanta Dream.
Elena at home has become a sports star. After a period of performances for Yekaterinburg, she went to China. There, all the clubs of the local super league argued for Elena's consent.
All facets of talent
In addition to sports, the celebrity realized the role of a photo model. She is very comfortable in this capacity. The first shooting lasted 8 hours. The girl's images were changed, her hairstyles and makeup were altered. Levchenko never studied the skill of working with a camera specifically. However, after completing the work, the photographer said that he really liked the professionalism of the model.
The athlete sees something new and interesting in each new session. He gets the process, according to her confession, great pleasure. She likes two completely different worlds, basketball and the world of beauty and style. Repeatedly Levchenko appeared on the podium. The debut was a charity event. The athlete was very worried about the very high heels.
Elena is sure that you should not talk about your personal life. She tries to never understand this topic in an interview. It is known that the athlete has a young man. He is a professional basketball player, so the pair has a complete understanding.
The star is used to living according to a sports regime. She doesn't like parties, and the active nightlife is completely out of place with the usual routine. Levchenko loves to host theaters and charity events. It is very important for her to switch from one activity to another.
The famous basketball player loves classes in the gym. She is sure that she will do fitness even after saying goodbye to great sports. She especially likes Pilates and Bodyflex.
Off site
Elena loves coffee and dreams of making a large cup of her favorite drink without haste so that she can spend the morning quietly next to the TV.
She sticks to her own style. The basketball player is sure that the main thing is to be able to present oneself, and not mindlessly buy branded things. She likes shopping, but the athlete knows how to pull herself up in time.
But the Belarusian woman never refuses to purchase eau de toilette. She is well versed in fragrances and is very fond of perfumery, follows new products. Each scent she associates with individual people, reminds of various events.
Elena calls her real weakness the love of bags. She already has a very impressive collection of these accessories.
