Natalia Vodianova Quotes & Sayings

I live a very different life now, with incredible privileges, but looking back I realise that growing up in Russia gave me tools that other people don't necessarily have - such as the will to push that bit further, to make things happen, to succeed. — Natalia Vodianova

Before I left Russia in 1999, I was living in a very poor factory town with my family and friends, and nothing was ever going to change. — Natalia Vodianova

When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours. — Natalia Vodianova

I think protecting your family and giving to them is so important. It's the most important achievement. — Natalia Vodianova

The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out. — Natalia Vodianova

When I was a teenager, I remember I wanted to put so much makeup on - it was just a natural thing over there. Why they do it, I guess, is because historically, there were twice as many women as there were men after the World War II. — Natalia Vodianova

Moscow is a huge inspiration for me. I love what I find here, I love being here. — Natalia Vodianova

I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed. — Natalia Vodianova

I don't mind being called 'Supernova.' If one nickname is going to stick, that's not a bad one! — Natalia Vodianova

The big contracts go to the girls who are healthy - they need to have a sparkle in their eyes and you can't fake that if you're unhealthy. — Natalia Vodianova

It's better to be skinny than to be fat. — Natalia Vodianova

I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home. — Natalia Vodianova

I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little. — Natalia Vodianova

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world. — Natalia Vodianova

If you are ambitious you can have a moment of glory but it will most likely be temporary. But talent always finds its way out. — Natalia Vodianova

Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation. — Natalia Vodianova

I love Yves Saint Laurent and Giambattista Valli and Givenchy, and I get given quite a lot, but perhaps nothing is as wonderful as the white fake leather trench coat I got when I was 15. — Natalia Vodianova

I have made enough money to secure my family and that is all I care about. — Natalia Vodianova

Russian women are very friendly with makeup, almost too friendly sometimes. — Natalia Vodianova

My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it. — Natalia Vodianova

I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11. — Natalia Vodianova

Because of my childhood where I was constantly by myself, I always feel lonely. I have a lot of people that I absolutely love and I know love me but I can't get rid of that feeling of loneliness no matter who I'm with - even with my children. — Natalia Vodianova

I wear fragrance when I feel that just makeup is not enough. I'm not someone who uses it daily, but when I do, I feel so proud that I remembered and almost like I treated myself because I work really hard. — Natalia Vodianova

When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break from being a mother or running a charitable organization and other philanthropic projects that I'm really passionate about. — Natalia Vodianova

My childhood gave me resilience - and there's little that can surprise me in life. — Natalia Vodianova

The best part of work is always working with people and getting to know them and having the sense that you're not actually working. — Natalia Vodianova

But when my grandmother saw me plucking [my eyebrows] she said: 'Don't. You will regret it. One day you will wake up with no eyebrows and think how stupid you were. Your eyebrows are the most beautiful thing about you.' — Natalia Vodianova

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. — Natalia Vodianova

As a child I really didn't like men at all, in fact. — Natalia Vodianova

If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you. — Natalia Vodianova

We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends. — Natalia Vodianova

When I really treat myself, I go to incredible Leonor Greyl in Paris for a head massage. — Natalia Vodianova

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. — Natalia Vodianova

I believe in reincarnation of the soul. — Natalia Vodianova

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down. — Natalia Vodianova

I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more. — Natalia Vodianova