Mrs Olena Zelenska was born on 6 February 1978 in Kryvyi Rih. She studied at Kryvyi Rih Gymnasium № 95, where she met her future husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In 2000, she graduated from Kryvyi Rih Technical University, majoring in "Urban and Construction Management", receiving a specialist diploma. She also graduated from a music school with a piano class. In 2003, she and Volodymyr Zelenskyy got married. After the marriage, the family moved to Kyiv. Olena and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are raising two children: daughter Oleksandra (born in 2004) and son Kyrylo (born in 2013). The family loves animals, they have two dogs, a cat, a parrot and a guinea pig. The First Lady of Ukraine actively goes in for sports, likes to read and is a fan of cinematography.