Modern Cinderella story: Russian super model Natalia Vodianova

Posted by mija on Mar 27, 2010 in News | 0 comments

Russian model Natalia Vodianova was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. She grew up in a poor district of the city with her mother and two half sisters, one of whom has cerebral palsy. To make the pot boil, Natalia had to sell fruit with her mother on the street.
At the age of 15, Vodianova chose to study in a local modelling academy and was told she would need to learn English to succeed, and mastered the language in just three months.
By the age of 17, Vodianova had moved to Paris to seek for a bright future. And soon, she has achieved considerable success as a runway, editorial and advertising campaign model.
source: news.xinhuanet.com