Paravanova was born 4 May 1958 in
Razlog. Her education includes a degree from
Sofia University in the field of History and Ethnography received in 1982. In addition she received a
Ph.D. in History in 1989. From 1997 to 1999, she served as a lecturer at the
Varna Free University and the Slavic University in Sofia. She has authored at least 20 publications and monographs. Parvanova is married to
Georgi Parvanov. They have two sons, Vladimir and Ivaylo. ==Honours==