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.

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

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.

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.'

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

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

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.