Rano Erkinbaevna was born in 1986 in Tashkent region. She graduated from a law college and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Kamoliddin Behzod National Institute of Arts and Design. She is currently conducting research on “Clothing Design for Plus-Size Women” as part of her work toward a PhD. She founded her own brand, NANOOTTO, which produces exclusive clothing, and simultaneously runs a design school where she teaches sewing and pattern making. She is married and has four children.