Katya Shchekina

Katya Shchekina

Katya Shchekina modeling in the Cynthia Rowley spring 2006 show, New York Fashion Week, 14 September 2006.
Born (1986-05-18) May 18, 1986
Perm, Russia

Modeling information

Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9.5 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Green

Katya Shchekina (Russian: Катя Щëкина, Romanized Katya Shchokina) (b. May 18, 1986[1]) is a Russian model.

Biography

Katya was born in 1986 in Perm, Russia to a Russian father and mother is of Komi and Hungarian descent. She rejects the rumor of her mother being of Somali background.[2]

Shchekina has appeared in Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris and Harpers Bazaar,[3] and has been featured on the cover of L'Officiel (France & Russia). In addition, she has done advertisements for Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, Juicy Couture, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman. She has also walked the runway for many top designers such as Givenchy, Alexander McQueen, La Perla, Etro, Oscar de la Renta, and Stella McCartney, as well as Victoria's Secret.

In 2008, after graduating, she married and had quit her modeling career.[4]

Notes

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.