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Katya is an international plus

several magazines this year,

size model and household name

including the “Cosmo Girl Power”

in Russia who is making her mark campaign for Cosmopolitan
worldwide. The year 2013 has

Russia, O, The Oprah Magazine,

been a whirlwind of international

Good Housekeeping, Fitness

success for Katya, including

Magazine, Fashion Collection

landing an exclusive contract as

Magazine, Marie Claire Italy, and

the face of Russia’s TV broadcast Marie Claire Russia. She has
channel Friday and being actively also appeared on the runway of
involved in two of the networks

NBC’s hit show Fashion Star, and

programs; a show called “There is walked on runway for the Curvy
One Secret with Katya Zharkova,” Berlin Pre-a-Porte Exhibition.
where she advises women on

What’s next for this

happiness and self acceptance,

international supermodel? She

and “American Groom”, a dating

is in pre-production for a new

reality show where four single

Russian TV show called “Model

men are looking for a wife.

XL”, and feels driven to change

Katya has spent the past year

the body image mindset in Russia

traveling the globe modeling for

by spreading the “Love your

her international clients, including body” message. Katya says, “The
Maybelline and Macy’s in NYC,

female form is beautiful and it

German fashion brand, Tchibo

doesn’t matter what size or shape

in Cape Town, South Africa, Bon

we have. I am tired of the many

Prixodi Lingerie in Hamburg,

people who constantly try to do

Germany, Paprika in Belgium,

everything in their power to give

Curvation in Nashville, and “The

me another complex about my

Women are Back” campaign for

body. I want women to live their

Marina Rinaldi in Italy. Katya

life and be as happy as I am with

has also graced the pages of

mine.”
dec2013

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