Finding out I was pretty was a very nice realisation.

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.

I believe in reincarnation of the soul.

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.

Writing down goals makes you think of what is achievable. It really makes you reflect on what you are today.

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

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