Born in Cantemir, she became a model at age fifteen, and continued her involvement in the activity through her twenties.

[2] She graduated from high school in 2007, and in 2011 obtained a degree from the economics faculty of Moldova State University.

[4] During the campaign, some online commentators questioned her fitness for office, citing her provocative modeling photographs.

[3] In August 2015, when five PL members of parliament resigned in order to join the new Streleț Cabinet, one of the vacancies fell to Zotea, who agreed to fill it.

[6] In autumn 2017, Zotea married Vlad Durnea;[7] she gave birth to a child a year later.