She made her debut as a runway model for Comme des Garçons, Givenchy, and Balenciaga in 1998, and appeared in various photoshoots for Vogue.

She was classically trained as a pianist as a child, and later attended the University of Warsaw, where she graduated with a degree in literature.

In 2001, Bela moved on to an acting career, playing leading role in the Polish movie Stranger[4] (dir.

[5] In April 2011, Malgosia appeared on the cover of Vogue Turkey, photographed by Cuneyt Akeroglu.

[7] Bela has a son, Jozef (born 2004),[8][9] with her first husband, Polish director Artur Urbański.