Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation.

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

We all have our own purpose in life and I feel very strongly that I have a bigger purpose than giving to just my immediate family and friends.

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

I love Yves Saint Laurent and Giambattista Valli and Givenchy and I get given quite a lot, but perhaps nothing is as wonderful as the white fake leather trench coat I got when I was 15.

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

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