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" 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

Looking Back

People

Life

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" I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home. "

" 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. "

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

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Child

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you. "

" Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation. "

" 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. "

" When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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

Myself

Children

" I believe in reincarnation of the soul. "

" 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. "

" Moscow is a huge inspiration for me. I love what I find here, I love being here. "

Natalia Vodianova

Here

Love

" I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11. "

" 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. "

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