U-Alena Vodonaeva oneminyaka engama-38 uqale njengentatheli, kodwa kwakukhona okunengqondo ukuthi ubambe iqhaza kwiphrojekthi ye-TV "Yomndeni ethandwayo. U-Alena wayengomunye wabahlanganyeli abakhumbuleka kakhulu futhi abahlambalazayo, futhi abahlinzeki ngokuhlanganyela kwakhe babehlala bekalwa. Ngempumelelo "ukuvala phansi" ku-TV, i-vodonaeva isiphenduke imodeli ethandwayo ne-blogger, manje kaningi kumaqembu ahlukahlukene kanye namaqembu. Amantombazane amaningi azama ukulingisa u-Alena, agxile ezithombeni zakhe ezinhle namathiphu ku-Instagram. Imodeli imvamisa ihlukaniswe ngemininingwane evela empilweni yakhe futhi ibhala ngezibuyekezo zemfashini nezitayela. Ngasikhathi sinye, u-Alena akakhohlwa ngesikhathi sakhe esidlule, atshele ngobuntwana bakhe ebuntwaneni eTyumen.
Abazondayo basola ukuthi ngemuva kokubamba iqhaza embukisweni, uVodonaev washintsha umlingiswa wakhe, enze imisebenzi eminingi yepulasitiki, kodwa imodeli ngokwayo ithi bonke ubuhle bayitholile endalweni. Iningi lazo zonke u-Alena ziyaziqhenya ngezindebe zalo ze-chubby tury, izihlathi eziphakeme namashiya aminyene. Muva nje, umlingisi utshele icala elihlekisayo elihlotshaniswa nezimila ebusweni bakhe. Ababhalisile bamangala ukuthi u-Alena wakwazi kanjani ukugcina amashiya aminyene, ngaphandle kokuvumela isilingo sokubakhipha, njengoba bekuyimfashini ku- "zero".
Ngokusho kombukiso womgcini we-TV, abazali bamsize "wonga ubuso". Umama nobaba bentatheli besikhathi esizayo nabalingisi bebeqinile kakhulu futhi benqabela amadodakazi ukuba bahlole ukubukeka, noma ngabe eneminyaka engama-21. U-Alena wanquma ukushintsha isitayela sakhe kuphela ngemuva kokuthuthela eMoscow. "Abazali bami babengavunyelwe ukupenda futhi banciphise amashiya. Ngiqale ukupenda, vele ngifikile eMoscow. Bengineminyaka engama-22. I-InstaDIV yavuma eTetaDIV.