Was discovered at age 15 by Elite Modeling agent John Casablancas. Her first professional modeling job was in Europe, shooting fashion layouts for Italian and French 'Bazaar'. She then moved to New York to pursue a professional model career, leaving her family in Las Vegas. She appeared in Elle, Vanity Fair and French Vogue. In 1993, now living in L.A., Stephanie had her first on-screen appearance in the short-lived Spelling TV show Models Inc.
Romanov claims to be a descendant of the Russian Tsars, but the Imperial Family denies a relationship. She is not, as is sometimes reported, granddaughter of Grand Duchess Xenia, sister of Tsar Nicholas II. Measurements: 36-24 1/2-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) On June 1, 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Lily Andreja Romanov.