51 Quotes by Natalia Vodianova

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

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.

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 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.

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

I think protecting your family and giving to them is so important. It’s the most important achievement.

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

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.