The owner of one of them, Cros Coitton of Parisian agency Nathalie Models,[1] noticed her photo and signed her almost immediately.
After signing with New York Model Management in 1999, she walked for Calvin Klein as an exclusive.
[1][3] She began booking many editorials as well,[4] posing for magazines like I-D, Vogue, and Velvet.
Since her debut in 1998, she has also walked for Viktor & Rolf, Versace, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Givenchy.
[2][1][3] Pechekhonova made friends with other models like Anouck Lepere, Iris Strubegger, and Eugenia Volodina.