Katya Zharkova
{{short description|Belarusian plus-size model and actress (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Katya Zharkova
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|30|mf=yes}}[http://www.zharkova.com/index.php/biography Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130210011701/http://www.zharkova.com/index.php/biography |date=2013-02-10 }}, www.zharkova.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16
| birth_place = Minsk, Belarus
| occupation = Plus-size model
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| haircolour = Blonde
| eyecolour = Brown
| agency = Wilhelmina Models
Brigitte Models
| website = {{official website|www.zharkova.com}}
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Katya Zharkova ({{langx|be|Кацярына Жаркова}}; born October 30, 1981) is a Belarusian plus-size model and actress.http://issuu.com/plusmodelmag/docs/plus_model_magazine_plus_size_january_2012/61 Plus Model Magazine Jan 2012 Issue
Career
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 [http://plus-model-mag.com/ Plus Size Magazine] with another skinny model to raise awareness for the young girls who lose confidence because of oversized body figures.{{cite web|title=Plus Size Magazine?|url=http://www.vegmomos.com/supermodels-with-large-hips/3/|publisher=Katya Zarkhova|date=9 Dec 2014|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809043556/http://www.vegmomos.com/supermodels-with-large-hips/3/|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
She has appeared in and modeled for labels such as Forever 21, Silver Jeans and plus-size specialists Fashion To Figure.[http://plussizemodelsunite.com/2011/03/17/our-interview-with-russian-model-katya-zharkova/ Our Interview with Russian Model Katya Zharkova] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120716132737/http://plussizemodelsunite.com/2011/03/17/our-interview-with-russian-model-katya-zharkova/ |date=2012-07-16 }} Plus-Size Models Unite, March 17, 2011
In 2006, Zharkova was the first plus-size model to appear in Cosmopolitan Russia, in the November issue.{{cite web|title=Katya Zharkova in Cosmopolitan Russia?|url=http://www.stylehasnosize.com/2013/home/katya-zharkova-in-cosmopolitan-russia/|publisher=Style Has No Size|date=5 July 2013}}
In 2013, Zharkova was selected as one of Plus Model Magazine's Women of the Year for 2013 as an advocate for woman's choice to be healthy and not to subside to society's standards.{{cite web |url=http://plusmodel.uberflip.com/i/219771/82 |title=PLUS Model Magazine - PLUS Model Magazine - December 2013 Holiday Issue |accessdate=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212161158/http://plusmodel.uberflip.com/i/219771/82 |archivedate=2013-12-12 }} Plus Model Magazine Dec 2013 Women of the Year 2013
Zharkova is managed by Wilhelmina Models and Brigitte Models.
References
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{{cite web|title=Curve d'ascolto Le nuove muse del web lottano per il diritto di essere sexy anche oltre la small.|url=http://www.marieclaire.it/Moda/fashion-blogger-curvy-chi-sono-Marina-Rinaldi-Women-Are-Back|publisher=Italian Marie Claire|accessdate=21 April 2014|language=Italian|date=17 September 2013}}
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=Sources=
- http://en.cilantro.ru/2016/01/20/plus-size-model-katya-zharkova/
- http://thestylejungle.ru/post/801
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160809043556/http://www.vegmomos.com/supermodels-with-large-hips/3/ Plus Size Models]
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