She was the winner of the ninth season of the modeling-competition Germany's Next Topmodel, and was on the cover of the German Cosmopolitan in June 2014.

[2] Her parents are ethnic German and emigrated from Siberia to Germany in 1995, a year before her birth.

After winning Germany's Next Topmodel in 2014, she was signed to Günther Klum's modelling agency ONEeins.

[6] She was also cast for the music video to the song "80 Millionen" by German artist Max Giesinger (not related),[7][8] and walked for Dolce & Gabbana during Milan Fashion Week 2017.

[9] In 2018, she was honoured as "Idol of the Year" at the About You Awards held by German fashion online retailer About You.