Katya Karlova is an American fuller bust curve/midsize model, content creator, actress, and vocal mental health, body confidence & endometriosis advocate with a highly engaged 400k fan base on social media. Now based in Los Angeles, she was born in Chisinau, in the Republic of Moldova, before emigrating to the United States as a child. Katya attended UCLA, graduating early to accept a scholarship from the University College London where she completed her master’s degree. Katya then built a successful career as a corporate executive before she began modeling to tackle her own body image issues and pursue her lifelong passion.

While Katya’s corporate career was thriving, she struggled privately with her mental health. She loved helping people shape their success stories but realized she needed to do the same for herself. As a travel and adventure lover, risk-taking and pushing outside her comfort zone were already part of her life philosophy. By taking those approaches again, Katya discovered that being in front of the camera came more naturally than she ever expected.

Through boudoir photography, Katya found confidence, empowerment, and most importantly, self-love and healing. As a model and content creator, she specializes in working with lingerie, swimwear, travel, and lifestyle brands. Given her corporate leadership background, she brings a unique set of skills to the table as a brand partner: professionalism, expertise in marketing data & analytics, and excellent public speaking skills combined with a strong work ethic. However, her authenticity in showing her fun, playful, and engaging personality has been the key to her rapid growth on social media.

In 2023, at the height of her social media growth, Katya was diagnosed with endometriosis after a decade-long battle with unrelenting & worsening mysterious pelvic pain. This chronic illness affects 1/10 women and is one of the most painful medical conditions, with flare-ups often likened to the pain scale of a heath attack. She spent nearly a year undergoing four painful surgeries, five procedures, multiple ER admissions, and countless specialist doctor visits before finally getting the symptoms of this incurable illness under control. Katya decided to share her painful journey and the disappointing care endo patients endure with her followers. Despite the veneer of perfection often expected on social media, her fans responded to her transparency and vulnerability with support and empathy, sparking dialogue and revealing how many had loved ones affected by the illness.

Her battle with endo led her to make the decision to prioritize her health, mental & physical, and leave the corporate world behind to dive into modeling, content creation, acting and other creative pursuits full-time. Katya continues to share her life, the lessons she painfully learned, and her unique approaches to finding confidence, resilience, and self-love from within. All with the hope that it will encourage others to find the courage to be vulnerable, step outside their comfort zones, and create their unique success stories.

Katya is now working on her first book about her incredibly unique life journey, preparing for her first acting role, and continuing to model & create content in partnership with her favorite brands. She is also a sought-after public speaker and frequently gives speeches about achieving professional success, leadership, courage, and resilience. Katya is also very involved with her UCLA community and has received several prestigious awards and accolades in recent years in recognition of her service to the university and her professional career.