Valeria Lukyanova was born on 23 August 1985 in Tiraspol, in what was then part of Moldavian SSR in the Soviet Union.[5][6] Her mother, Irina, worked for the military sector and her father was a builder who also worked part-time as a disc jockey.[7] As a child Lukyanova had a huge doll collection, and she was intrigued by spirituality.[7][8] She has a bachelor's degree in architecture from Odessa State Academy of Constructions and Architecture.[2][9]