Romina Juravskaia was born and grew up in Moldova. Her family primarily spoke Romanian, and is said to have been very poor. She started modeling in 2001 and signed for a small agency based in Chisnau in 2004. In 2007, she married Daniel Leuenberger, The documentary "Passion Despair" by Steff Gruff, documented and filmed the wedding. The cover picture of Passion Despair features Romina and Daniel when they were first married.