Her mother, Martine Fechino, was a retailer in Antibes while her father, Sergio Borchio, was an Italian hairdresser working in Cannes.

Alexandra Borchio Fontimp began her professional career as a journalist covering French local news in the Alpes-Maritimes.

She became reporter and editor in 2005 thanks to her graduation following the obtention of her master's degree named "Information and communication sciences" issued by the Faculty of Arts in Nice.

She invested herself in politics during 2008, first as a member of the French right-wing party, UMP and then as an advisor in the municipal council of Vallauris Golfe-Juan.

In 2015, she is working part-time in the Provencale radio Kiss FM, covering the French Riviera and the Mercantour’s area as head of business partnerships.

From the rostrum of the Senate, she questioned the Minister of Higher Education, at that time Frédérique Vidal, on the situation of thousands of students who find themselves without access to a master's degree for the next academic year.

On 13 January 2022, Alexandra Borchio Fontimp succeeded David Lisnard[8] as head of the Côte d'Azur France regional tourism[9] committee, of which she had already been vice-president since 2015.