The same month she appeared on Jeremy Laing, Richard Chai and Vera Wang's runways and became a featured rising star in Women's Wear Daily.

She appeared on walks at Moschino Cheap & Chic, Sportmax, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel and Yohji Yamamoto in Milan and Paris.

In March 2009 Mambetova appeared in V Magazine as well as the Italian edition of Vogue where Craig McDean photographed her.

In September 2009 she was featured in Dazed & Confused magazine photographed by Paulo Sutch and on the catwalk of Alexandre Herchcovitch, Nanette Lepore, Lacoste, and Phillip Lim in New York City.

[2] In 2012 Mulberry creative defector Emma Hill named a collection of bags after Evelina Mambetova .