Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model, philanthropist and occasional film actress. She is well known for her rags to riches life story and for her eight-season, seven-figure contract with Calvin Klein. In 2012, she came in third on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8.6 million in one year. Vodianova is currently ranked by models.com as one of the New Supers in the fashion industry. Vodianova is founder of the Naked Heart Foundation, a philanthropic...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth28 February 1982
CountryRussian Federation
I raised my sister. I was six when she was born. My mother had to make a living for herself and it was very hard, so I was looking after my sister, cooking and cleaning, and she had four jobs.
It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.
I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.
Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation.
When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.
Russian women are very friendly with makeup, almost too friendly sometimes.
You cannot leave the house to take the garbage out without full-on makeup and your hair done. You have to fight for your man out there.