Who is Nikita Kahn, the model spotted smooching Mauricio Umansky? The Buying Beverly Hills star has moved on from his Real Housewife ex Kyle Richards – she even dropped ‘wife’ from her Instagram bio

Shortly after reports of Umansky and Kahn’s rendezvous surfaced, Richards, 54, dropped “wife” from her Instagram bio. Her fellow Bravo star, Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Melissa Gorga, called the situation “a little sad”, per People.

Here is everything we know about Umansky’s new love.

Nikita Kahn is a multi-hyphenate

A quick glance at her Instagram shows that Kahn remains in demand as a model. Her website also describes her as a “multitalented artist” who has dabbled in acting. She was in Catch.44 (2011) and was executive producer on the 2017 documentary The Last Animals. You can also catch her in the upcoming R-rated crime thriller Crescent City (2024), which stars Terrence Howard and Alec Baldwin.

According to her resume on her website, Kahn is currently taking classes at Lesly Kahn & Co., an acting programme for aspiring talents in LA, and studied at Howard Fine Acting School and Speiser/Sturges. She even learned performance and stunt driving at Scotty’s Stunt and Tactical Driving School.

She is an animal advocate

Kahn shared in an interview with Attract Magazine in 2017, while promoting The Last Animals, that she’s loved animals ever since she was a child and adored playing with her grandmother’s dogs and cats, as well as other farm animals like geese and chickens.

Now, much of her time and effort is dedicated to animal welfare as she supports multiple organisations dedicated to the cause. One of which is the Nikita Kahn Rhino Rescue Center, which focuses on protecting and preserving the endangered northern white rhinos. She also supports the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Northern Kenya, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, California Wildlife Center, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, Lanai Cat Sanctuary, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, as stated on her website.

She owns an interior design studio

Although her new beau is the owner of billion-dollar brokerage The Agency, Kahn’s own ambitions are nothing to be sneezed at. She is the founder and CEO of Solagio, an interior design studio, which is backed up by her MBA from Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, and her degree in interior design and architecture from UCLA.

According to a post on the Solagio Instagram account, Kahn has a “passion for designing homes with classic pieces, neutral colour palettes, and touches of timeless sophistication”.

She was previously linked to a tech billionaire

She’s into fitness

Kahn has a passion for staying active, and from her Instagram it’s clear she has a love for skiing. But you’ll also see her boxing and going horse riding. She’s also vocal on her platform about health and well-being in general, sharing the benefits of ice baths on her account, for instance.