Catrinel Menghia was discovered by a local agent when she was 16 years old on the streets of her hometown in Romania. The agent took her to Bucharest to meet Liviu Ionescu of the MRA Agency. Six months later, her parents let her move to Bucharest and start an international modeling career.
Menghia currently lives in Milan and works mostly for lingerie clients worldwide. She has been seen posing for various ad campaigns and the standard guy mags like FHM and Maxim.