Sasha Emiri Sander (born may 8,1995) is a television news producer, lifestyle blogger, and social media celebrity cut of St. Louis. ^{[1] [2] [21]}

Sasha Emiri was born Sasha Sander, to parents Vince and Yuki Sander. She was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Emiri is of half Japanese and half Caucasian ethnicity. She is fluent in both Japanese and English. Emiri is a graduate of North Oldham High School in Goshen, Kentucky. ^[3]

Sasha Emiri graduated from the University of Missouri in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in radio and television. Emiri was a member of the University of Missouri's D1 gymnastics team and received a full athletic scholarship. ^{[2] [3]}

Sasha Emiri studied at Perfection Gymnastics under the direction of Enrique Trabanino and Lucas Wasson.

She also trained at several other gyms including the Lynchburg Academy in Lynchburg, Virginia and Champion Gymnastics in Louisville. She was a three-time Level 10 Region 5 competitor . ^[3]

In 2011, she got a 23rd place finish in the all-around at the U.S.

Junior Olympics.

She finished second in the all-around at the 2011 Kentucky State meet, and also took first place in the all-around at the CGA Coaches Spectacular .

She earned a second place finish on beam and a fourth place finish on vault at the 2011 Region 5 competition.

She also earned a top five finish on both vault and beam at the 2012 Regional meet .

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Sasha Emiri earned the SEC All-Freshman Team honors after earning a 9.825 on bars at the SEC Championship .

She picked up first career event win on beam on Feb. 21 against George Washington University with a career high of 9.825 .

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She established five new career-highs in her inaugural campaign .

Emiri competed on beam in all 12 meets and on bars the final six meets of the season .

She also earned a spot on the SEC First Year Honor Roll.

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Sasha Sander competed the first three meets of the season .

She missed the final 10 meets of the year due to injury .

She was part of Mizzou's bars lineup in the first three meets, posting a 9.725 in the event at Georgia .

She also competed on beam for the Tigers at Georgia .

Sasha was named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

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Sasha Sander started her career in media working as a Gymnastics Sports Analyst for Mizzou Network while studying at the University of Missouri. She also worked as a Media Official for China Open Promotions Ltd. and and in social media marketing for Slim Chickens while in college. ^[2]

In 2016, Sasha Sander worked as a television news producer and reporter for KOMU-TV. ^[2]

In 2017, Sasha Sander spoke as the main English host for an international event celebrating the anniversary of the tsunami/earthquake in northeastern Japan.

She also created a unique video highlighting portions of the event.

The event raised more than $30 million for charity.

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Since April 2019, Sasha Sander has worked KSDK as a Social Producer. ^[2]

Sasha Emiri has a large following on Instagram and on her blog as a lifestyle blogger. She has over 82,000 followers on her Instagram account, @sashaemiri .

Emiri decided to start blogging as a way to show others, that everyone can live their dream life while still working a full-time job.

She enjoys sharing the cities she visits and their attractions on her Instagram.

She also enjoys sharing her personal style with her followers.

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On her blog, Sasha Emiri explains:

Sasha Emiri has worked for and collaborated brands including ESPN2, SEC Network KSDK, HiSmile, Daniel Wellington, KOMU-TV, Love Your Melon, Fukkonsai, Sephora, and Thv11. ^[5]