The secret to applying my makeup is that I just put it where it's needed.

You cannot leave the house to take the garbage out without full-on makeup and your hair done. You have to fight for your man out there.

I don't want to have strong arms, like you get from Pilates or yoga. But dancing arms become your best accessory. And it's great for your core muscles.

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.'

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

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

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.