Born in 1994 in Barysaw, Belarus, Zhenya Katava is a runway model known for walking for household names in the fashion industry. Immediately after her scouting by one of the leading modeling agencies of her time, Zhenya’s name grew and landed opportunities to appear in various international editorials and magazine covers, in addition to working with popular models like Kate Grigorieva.
At the onset of her modeling career, Zhenya walked for Costello Tagliapietra Spring/Summer 2012 Collection. The debut catwalk opened doors to collaborate with Yohji Yamamoto, Dolce & Gabbana, Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Philipp Plein, and Ermanno in 2016. In 2017, she walked the runway for Nicole Miller, Cushnie et Ochs, and Oday Shakar, while 2020 was quite packed for her as she walked for Ralph & Russo Haute Couture Spring, Armani Prive Spring, Stephane Rolland Haute Couture Spring Show, and Ellie Saab show. Others for the year include Zuhair Murad, Dolce and Gabbana, and Elisabeth Franchi Shows. In 2021, Zhenya appeared on The Bride and The Female Gaze in 2022.
Apart from walking the runway, Zhenya Katava is known to appear on several magazine covers. A few examples of these include Interview Russia and Ellie Italia. Besides, she appeared in the 2017 May edition of Bullett Magazine, and later in the year, she was featured on the April Cover of Mujer. Other editorials that she has appeared in include the February edition of Harper’s Bazaar Serbia, Glamour Italia June edition, the July edition of Harper’s Bazaar Kazakhstan and most recently, on The Cube Magazine cover.