Katya Zharkova

Birthday: October 30th, 1981 Place of Birth: Minsk, Belarus

Zharkova started modeling when she was 14 years old and is considered the first plus-size model of Belarus. Katya is known for her bare-skinned photo shoot by Plus Size Magazine with another skinny model to raise awareness for the young girls who lose confidence because of oversized body figures. She has appeared in and modeled for labels such as Forever 21, Silver Jeans and plus-size specialists Fashion To Figure.