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Katja Shchekina, model

Katja Shchekina, model

Katja Shchekina, model


Katja Shchekina is a beautiful Russian model.
Pretty girl was born on May 18, 1986 in Perm, Russia. Her mother is Komi-Permian and her father is Russian. That’s why the girl has dark brown hair, dark skin, expressive eyebrows and bright green eyes. Because of her exotic looks, many people often think she is a Brazilian, not guessing about her Russian origin.
The girl started her career in the Permian modeling agency LIKSTAR. At the age of 15 Katja first went to Milan. In 2004, she took part in several shows including Costume National, Emanuel Ungaro and Givenchy, thus attracting attention. A year later, in 2005, she was offered to take part in 40 shows. In the same year she became the face of the world famous brand Dolce & Gabbana, as well as Juicy Couture, Zara, Byblos.
Then, in 2006, she was chosen to participate in the Victoria’s Secret show, which is famous not only for its luxurious underwear and unforgettable show, but also for inviting only the most popular models.
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Katya Zharkova, beautiful Plus-size model

Katya Zharkova, beautiful Plus-size model

Katya Zharkova, beautiful Plus-size model


Katya Zharkova is a visual artist inspired by rich and diverse landscapes, naturally occurring patterns and vibrant natural colors. She is a Russian model, actress and TV producer.
Pretty girl was born on October 30, 1981 in Minsk. She was born into the family of officer Nikolai Zharkov and professional photographer Nadezhda Zharkova. In September 1982, her family moved to the Chukotka Autonomous District (RSFSR). Later the Zharkovs lived in Moscow and Smolensk. From September 1991 to May 1994, she studied at a school in the east of Germany. Then she returned to Smolensk (Russia). She studied at the same school with the TV presenter Masha Malinovskaya.
At the age of 14 the girl started her modeling career as a plus-size model.
In summer 2003 she moved to Moscow. Zharkova graduated from the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. And after post-graduate course she made PH Doctor Degree in Pedagogical science. Also Katya tried herself as an actress in some TV series and movies. By the way, she met her husband Andrei on television. They got married in 2010 and in May 2016 their daughter was born.
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Kira Plastinina, young fashion designer

Kira Plastinina, young fashion designer

Kira Plastinina, young fashion designer


Kira Plastinina is a Russian fashion designer, daughter of Russian businessman Sergei Plastinin (a major shareholder of Wimm-Bill-Dann).
Pretty girl was born on June 1, 1992. She has brother Alexander and sister Antonina. Her mother is a co-founder of the Academy of Children’s Musical.
Brand Kira Plastinina is a personal project of Sergei Plastinin (he is the CEO of KP style).
Her first fashion show and the opening of her namesake brand Kira Plastinina Style Studio was held on March 14, 2007 at the Evropeisky Shopping Mall.
In Spring 2007 Kira became the official designer of the TV show Star Factory 7.
Then, in October 2007, she presented her collection at Moscow Fashion Week. Paris Hilton, Girl Number One in the world, came to Moscow to attend the fashion show as the special guest. According to some information, the arrival of Hilton cost Plastinina $ 2 million.
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Kristina Semenovskaya, Russian top-model

Kristina Semenovskaya, Russian top-model

Kristina Semenovskaya, Russian top-model


Kristina Semenovskaya is a Russian top-model.
In 1993, Karin Models signed a contract with an adorable young girl. She had light brown hair and green eyes, a delicate constitution and gentle features. The girl was really amazing, and almost from the very beginning it was obvious that she would become a real star. Her name was Kristina Semenovskaya, who came from Russia.
There was not much information about the cute girl. It was known that she was born and raised in Moscow, studied at school and lived with her parents and brother. In Moscow, she was accidentally noticed by one of the agents. He took several photos and sent them to the agency. So, the agency realized that they found someone amazing.
At that time, Kristina was not yet 16 years old, therefore she could not work on the territory of France. However, the French agency immediately signed a contract with her. The modeling future of the girl began with studying at an international school in Paris. First of all, it was necessary to learn foreign languages. It was almost impossible to work in the modeling business without them.
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Ksenia Kahnovich, Russian fashion model

Ksenia Kahnovich

Ksenia Kahnovich, Russian fashion model


Ksenia Kahnovich was born on January 29, 1987 in Vladivostok, USSR. When the girl was 5 years old, her family moved to Togliatti (Samara region). She was an active child and was engaged in dancing and athletics. At school the girl participated in amateur competitions and various events. She liked being in the spotlight.
Pretty girl is a Russian fashion model, who won the first season of the reality television show You Are a Supermodel (Russian version of America’s Next Top Model created by Tyra Banks).
For two months the girls took part in the reality show. The hosts of the program were Alexander Tsekalo, Fyodor and Svetlana Bondarchuk. After each episode one of the participants left the project. Prominent personalities Sergei Zverev, Alexander Vasilyev and Tatyana Mikhalkova, Irina Ponarovskaya were members of the jury.
17-year-old Ksenia won the show in 2004. The first prize was the contract with modeling agency NEXT. When her victory was officially announced, Kahnovich had already moved to Paris as she received a more lucrative offer from IMG Models.
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Supermodel – Ksenia Maximova

Supermodel - Ksenia Maximova

Supermodel – Ksenia Maximova

Ksenia Maximova is a supermodel from Russia.
Ksenia appeared in the fashion world in 2002 and in just six months, she became the face of prominent companies such as Hugo Boss (2002), Trucco (Spring-Summer 2003) and Chloe (autumn-winter 2002-2003).
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Lina Shekhovtsova, Russian-Canadian model

Lina Shekhovtsova, Russian-Canadian model

Lina Shekhovtsova, Russian-Canadian model

Lina Shekhovtsova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia but now the girl lives in Toronto.
Pretty girl is a semi-independent model managed by Chantele Nadeau.
She is also represented by Folio (Montreal), Code (New York), Ford (Miami), Ford (Chicago), Quintessentially (London).
Source: www.modelresource.ca
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