Maria Guzenina
Maria Guzenina (born January 12, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a television presenter and former MTV VJ.
After the MTV years
Her later career has involved politics within the ranks of the Finnish Social Democrat Party (abbreviated SDP). She has been elected a member of the Espoo community council and is campaigning to become MP in the spring elections of 2007. Asked by the Channel 3 election special hostess about how many votes she hoped to win, she answered:
"9875 + 1 from myself, equalling 9876"1
which proved that she had not lost her sense of numeric humour unlike many others running for politician. A place in the legislature can be secured with 5.000-25.000 personal votes (constituencies favour whole parties) but competition is the stiffest in the biggest three cities Turku, Tampere and Helsinki.
Private Life
Marriage to Briton Mark Richardson, the drummer of Skunk Anansie, ended in early 21st century due to the spouse's alleged infidelity. Custody of their joint child was entrusted to Guzenina, who allows paternal visits.
Guzenina has given several interviews in Finland making comments about her troubled teenage in a dysfunctional family.
Trivia
Her surname Guzenina comes from her maternal, partly Russian side.
Before she became MTV VJ, she hosted an advertising campaign (1994-1995) about study and job prospects in Europe with an educational rather than entertaining emphasis.
References
1 MTV:n vaali-ilta 15.2.2007. Programme aired on Finnish TV network.
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