Name Sasha Sander (Sasha Emiri)
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB May 8, 1995. As of 2025, she is around 30 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner Check the full bio for relationship details.
Wikipedia Bio / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Sasha Sander is a former American journalist and TV news producer, with some Japanese roots.
- Since the last few years, Sasha has expanded her career scope to become a model, lifestyle blogger and social media celebrity. On her Instagram account @sasha_emiri, she has over 180,000 followers, who follow her for her fashion, style and food tips.
- Sander never thought modeling was possible due to her height (5’2½) and being very curvy. However, a career in modeling came unexpectedly after her rapid Instagram growth, for which she feels thankful. She weighs approximately 110 lbs (50 kg) and has a pretty face, slim build, brown hair, and hazel eyes.
- Besides modeling and broadcasting, Sasha also worked as a Social Media Marketing Manager at Perficient from 2022 to 2024, having transitioned from traditional journalism to corporate digital marketing since January 2020.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Sasha Sander was born Sasha Emiri Sander on May 8, 1995, in Louisville, Kentucky, to parents Yuki and Vince Sander.
- Parents : Sasha’s mother is Japanese and her father is American. As a result, she is bilingual in English and Japanese, which has been crucial for her international work in Japan and China.
- Growing up, Sasha attended the North Oldham High School in Goshen, Kentucky.
- She then attended the University of Missouri (Mizzou) in Columbia, Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio and Television.
- Sasha is a highly accomplished gymnast. During her high school years, she trained at Perfection Gymnastics as well as Champion Gymnastics in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Lynchburg Academy in Lynchburg, Virginia. During this time, she competed three times as a Region 5 Level 10 participant. She was twenty-third in the all-around event at the US Junior Olympics in 2011. She was second in the all-around event at the Kentucky State meet in 2011. Sasha also competed in the vault and beam events through the years, earning various accolades.
- She was also part of the gymnastics team at her university and continued to compete in events for the duration of her studies, becoming a D1 college gymnast.
- Sasha now lives in LA (West Coast), having made a permanent move in February 2025 after starting a cross-country road trip.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
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Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Sasha began her media journey as a gymnastics sports analyst for the University of Missouri's Mizzou Network, gaining hands-on experience in sports broadcasting during a five-month stint.
- From March 2016 to May 2017, she served as Social Media Marketing Director at Slim Chickens, overlapping with her journalism work, marking her initial foray into digital marketing.
- She worked at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri, first as a News Reporter from July to August 2016, and then as News Producer from August 2016 to May 2017, honing her television news production skills.
- Between July 2017 and April 2019, Sasha continued as a News Producer for THV-11 News Station in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- From April 2019 to January 2020, she worked as a Social Producer at KSDK - 5 On Your Side in St. Louis, Missouri, blending her journalism expertise with digital content production.
- Between February 2017 and March 2019, Sasha also took on an international role as an English Show Host and Reporter for Fukkonsai in Fukushima, Japan, hosting annual events focused on raising awareness and funds for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
- In October 2016, she worked as a Media Official for China Open Promotions Ltd. in Beijing, where she interviewed top tennis players, including Andy Murray and Martina Hingis.
- From 2022 until 2024, Sasha was a Social Media Marketing Manager at Perficient, a global technology consulting company, marking her transition from traditional journalism to corporate digital marketing.
- She describes herself as having over 10+ years of video production and writing experience, with specialties in digital marketing and social media consulting.
- Currently, Sasha has transitioned from journalism to full-time content creation, now streaming on Twitch and creating lifestyle content. She moved permanently to the West Coast in February 2025.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Sasha hosted the Fukkonsai event from February 2017 to March 2019, conducting multiple interviews and gathering information from local leaders in the Fukushima prefecture, and producing edited and translated scripts for other event hosts.
- Despite a busy work schedule, Sasha reshaped her career to become a popular influencer and blogger, using her Instagram to show that daily routines don’t have to stop anyone from living life to the fullest. She spends most of her free time traveling, discovering new locations, and indulging her love of food at new restaurants.
- She travels extensively and has documented trips to Japan in April 2024, a European tour in 2025 including France, Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal.
- Sasha values the opportunity to meet talented and kind individuals through her modeling and Instagram work, including her most famous encounter with the founder of NARS Cosmetics, the creator of Victoria’s Secret Angels.
- To aspiring models, Sasha advises, “Create your own luck.” She encourages people not to wait for opportunities but to be proactive by emailing, messaging, and reaching out to brands, photographers, and organizations.
- In a rapid-fire round, Sasha shared that the last good movie she watched was Knives Out. She finds beauty in anything pure, honest, and good-hearted, and hopes to skydive, visit Europe, and attend culinary school. Her biggest flaw, she admits, is being a risk-taker with big dreams—something that sometimes worries her and her family.