Maria Bousseva is 27 years old and was born in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. She attended school in Sofia and then moved to Berlin, where she studied a foundation course in Economics. Between 2003 and 2008 she studied Fashion Design at the University for Applied Sciences in Berlin. During this period she also took part in an exchange to study at the University College for the Creative Arts in Kent, UK. Since completing her studies she has had work experience at fashion houses in Berlin, London and Sofia and has also had her own work exhibited – in July 2008 during Berlin Fashion Week, her designs were part of the exhibition at the Collegium Hungaricum. She is currently working as an intern for Michael Michalsky in Berlin.
