Wróbel entered modeling at the age of 15 after being discovered by a local photographer. At the age of 18, Magdalena entered the 1993 Ford Supermodel of the World contest and placed 2nd. She started her modeling career with Eastern Models in Warsaw before moving to Paris and finally the US as she appeared on the covers of magazines such as the French and Australian editions of Marie Claire and Glamour, as well as the international editions of Cosmopolitan and Woman. She was ranked #47 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.