In 1997 she won the title "Miss Krasnoyarsk". In 1998 she became a national finalist in the Elite Model Look competition. Working as a model she was on the catwalk for the designers Maurizio Galante, Alexandre Matthieu, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Sportmax, Viktor & Rolf. At the age of 19 she was admitted to the Moscow Art Theatre School, where she studied acting while modeling at the same time. In 2006 she graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School.
