Popular name Natalia Vodianova
Birth name Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova
Russian name Наталья Водянова
Birth date February 28, 1982
Birth place Gorky, Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Hair colour Light brown
Eye colour Blue
Measurements 86.5-61-86.5 cm (34-24-34 in)
Dress size 34 EU / 4 US / 6 UK
Spouse Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman
Resident United Kingdom
Biography
Natalia Vodianova grew up in a poor district of the city with her mother and two half sisters, one of whom has cerebral palsy. As a teenager, Vodianova helped her mother sell fruit on the street and later set up her own fruit stand with a friend to help her family out of poverty. Her life came to be known as a 'cinderella story.' Vodianova's 'perfect-Russian-features' are now well known as her trademark. Vodianova's father walked out on the family when Natalia was a toddler, and she did not have any further contact with him until after she had become famous. At the age of 15, Vodianova enrolled in a modelling academy and was told she would need to learn English to succeed, and mastered the language in three months. By the age of 17, Vodianova had moved to Paris, and signed with Viva Models. Vodianova has achieved considerable success as a runway, editorial and advertising campaign model. To date, Vodianova has walked in more than 175 runway shows for U.S. and European based designers' ready-to-wear and haute couture collections, has appeared in editorial spreads in fashion magazines worldwide and has completed advertising campaigns for Shiatzy Chen, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, L'Oréal, David Yurman, Marc Jacobs, Pepe Jeans, Diane von Fürstenberg, Chanel, Guerlain and others.
Source http://agiosubaruss.blogspot.com/2010/07/natalia-vodianova.html
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