When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world. Natalia Vodianova Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I’m really grateful for it. Natalia Vodianova Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I have made enough money to secure my family and that is all I care about. Natalia Vodianova Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I know what it’s like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more. Natalia Vodianova Read Quote
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 Read Quote
