Tanya has worked as a model for over twenty years, shooting for magazines such as Vogue Italia since the beginning of her career.
She is the best-known Italian curvy model in Italy and abroad - having worked and lived in New York, London, Istanbul, and Barcelona. Much of her fame is given by the combination of model & gastronome. She graduated from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, reason why she was chosen as Brand Ambassador, together with Michelin-Star Chef and TV personality Carlo Cracco, for Lets' Eat - European Authentic Taste funded by the European Union.

A nature lover, she launched two campaigns in Italy to raise awareness about the harmful effects of disposable plastic on the sea and its creatures, especially turtles: Plastic For Coffee, in Torre Guaceto in Puglia; and Giaveno Cannuccia-Free, in Giaveno in the province of Turin. Both campaigns had national resonance, culminating in the banning of disposable plastic products.

Spiritually, she likes to define herself as just a little good witch.