Anya was born on January 3, 1989, in St. Petersburg, Russia. At age four, she was adopted by a Hawaiian family, and then raised in Oahu. Modelling started early for Anya who, at age seventeen, did (non-haute couture) shows by Chanel, Fendi, Jeanie Chun, and Louis Vitton, to name a few. She auditioned for (and successfully attained) a finalist spot on Cycle 10 of Huippumalli haussa (2003).Throughout the competition, Anya was never in the bottom 2. She received the first call-out (meaning, she was the first contestant that Tyra Banks handed a photo to during eliminations) five times, and she won three challenges: a posing contest (the reward was a nude shoot by photographer/judge Nigel Barker, which received much praise at the panel), working a "green" carpet and mingling well at a party (the rewards were a photo-shoot for a 7-Up advertisement, and $10,000), and runway walking (the reward was a "red carpet" dress by Gai Mattiolo). With all of these accomplishments, plus a sweet disposition, Anya made it all the way to the final 2, with Whitney Thompson. Anya eventually lost to Whitney, because the panel deemed Anya's walk somewhat "boring" (although Paulina Porizkova loved it, and thought Whitney's walk was "hamming it up").Recently, Anya changed her last name from Kop to Rozova, to better reflect her Russian heritage. However, she still kept her Hawaiian middle name.
