At fourteen, Monika was the youngest ever to win the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency's Supermodel of the World competition. By fifteen, she was the youngest ever to have appeared on the cover of American Vogue and in the pages of the coveted Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

After five years of a short but remarkable career, Monika left modeling, finished high school with honors and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. "Modeling was something that I just fell into -- it wasn't my main goal in life and I felt that I had accomplished everything I would in that area. I wanted to move on and prove that I could make it in another industry -- one that I was more passionate about."

Prove it, she did. Not long after arriving in Los Angeles, Monika landed the lead role of Ivana in the daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful and has since appeared in countless other television shows, including Andromeda, Caroline in the City, Total Recall, , Dead Man's Gun, Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, and many more. [Full Bio]

Snowbound (2001) .... Liz 
Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001) (V) .... Erica Black 
Vegas, City of Dreams (2001) .... Jessica Garrett 
"BeastMaster" (1999) TV Series .... Sorceress 
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999) (VG) .... Oxanna Kristos 
Dead Fire (1997) .... Kendall Black 
Sanctuary (1997) .... Colette Fortier 
Peacekeeper, The (1997) .... Jane 
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996) (TV) .... Augusta Blair 
"Boogies Diner" (1994) TV Series .... Zoya 
Junior (1994) .... Angelic Nurse 
"Bold and the Beautiful, The" (1987) TV Series.... Ivana Richards Vanderveld
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) .... Sarah Brightman 
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