Happy Birthday wishes go out to Russian tennis star/model Maria Yuryevna Sharapova who turned 25 years old on April 19th. Maria was born in Nyagan, Russia, but has lived in the U.S. since she was 7 years old. She currently has homes in Manhattan Beach, Ca. and Netanya, Israel.  Maria is engaged to Slovenian professional basketball player Sasha Vujacic who plays in Istanbul, Turkey.  

I was surprised to read that Maria is 6'2" tall!!

Did I mention Maria plays tennis??

I want you to know I looked thru hundreds of photos of Maria to ensure that you, my loyal readers, received the proper perspective of her.  LOL!!!