Rachel Mbuki Marete Litvishkova is a Kenyan entrepreneur, television host, model and beauty queen based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Her husband Dmitry Litvishkov is Russian.
Litvishkova’s father Chacha Zakayo Wangwe was a Tarime Member of Parliament in Tanzania. After his marriage to her mother ended, he moved from Kenya to Tanzania and had several more wives.
Litvishkova holds bachelor’s degrees in broadcast journalism and communication. She owns Mbuki’s Closet, a fashion store in Nairobi, Kenya, and Werk Gal Apparel, which was incorporated in Los Angeles on October 1, 2020.
Originally from Baringo County, Kenya, Litvishkova has nine paternal half-siblings that she never met. Here are 13 more things about her:
- In 1992, she hosted a children’s Christian TV show on KBC Network.
- She won Miss Universe Kenya 2005.
- She was a Miss Universe 2005 candidate.
- In 2006, she graduated from high school and moved to Miami, Florida, USA where she worked as a model.
- In 2007, she moved to Los Angeles, married her first husband then divorced him after five months.
- In 2008, she met Litvishkov in Miami and they started dating.
- In 2012, Litvishkov proposed to her but she turned him down.
- In 2015, she underwent liposuction and had breast implants done.
- In 2016, while she was busy with Mbuki’s Closet, she and Litvishkov broke up then they reconciled and he proposed to her.
- After gaining 40 kilograms between 2018 and 2019, she worked out regularly to loss weight naturally.
- In 2021, she launched Werk Gal Apparel.
- In 2024, she made her debut as an entertainment reporter on national TV in the U.S.
- On December 30, 2024, she turned 39.
Rachel Mbuki’s timeline
Mbuki speaks Swahili, Kamba, German and English. She was 19 when she represented Kenya in the 54th edition of Miss Universe.
2005
- On May 31, 2005, she represented Kenya at Miss Universe 2005 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand and competed against 80 other candidates. She was unplaced.
2008
- Her father turned 52 on July 15, 2008 and died on July 27, 2008 in a road accident along the Morogoro-Dodoma highway in Tanzania.
2020
- She and Litvishkov were supposed to get married in Hawaii, USA in July 2020 but it was canceled due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
- On October 22, 2020, she and Litvishkov got married at Makena Cove in Makena, Maui County, Hawaii.
2021
- In August 2021, she underwent a breast reduction surgery.
- On October 23, 2021, she hosted the Hollywood African Prestigious Awards (HAPAwards) 2021 red carpet in Los Angeles.
2022
- On March 26, 2022, she attended the Annual Oscars Weekend Influencer’s Brunch in Beverly Hills, California.
- On October 29, 2022, she hosted the HAPAwards 2022 with Darius McCrary at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
2023
- On March 11, 2023, she attended the Annual Oscars Weekend Influencers Brunch at SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Beverly Hills.
- On March 25, 2023, she attended The Foundation for Reconstructive Surgery’s 15th anniversary fundraiser dinner gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
- On June 23, 2023, she attended the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards international nominee welcome party at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles.
- On June 27, 2023, she attended the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards at The Beverly Hilton International Ballroom in Beverly Hills.
- On September 16, 2023, she received the Red Carpet Royalty of the Year Award at the 2nd Annual AFRO Awards: Celebrating Humanitarian Excellence at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles.
2024
- In January 2024, she traveled to Falmouth, Trelawny, Jamaica and Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica.
- On February 06, 2024, she hosted Xtra Access TV’s red carpet coverage of the “Bob Marley: One Love” premiere in Los Angeles.
- On February 18, 2024, she covered the 11th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills for Xtra Access TV.
- On June 21, 2024, she attended at the 4th Annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
2025
- On March 8, 2025, she and Litvishkov celebrated his 39th birthday in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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