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

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.

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

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.

Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation.

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

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