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

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

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.

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.

My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

When I'm down on energy, I have these superfoods powders with supergreens, algae, spirulina, and wheat germ extract. Sometimes I have a course of vitamins. For example, in autumn I'm going to start shots of B12 and biotin. For me this is really important because I travel so much. My lifestyle is quite challenging and this is something that supplements me before winter starts, which is a difficult time for your body.