
Natalia Vodianova’s rags to riches life story has made her one of the most talked about models in recent memory. Born in Gorky (now Nizhni Novgorod), Russia’s third largest city, she lived with her mother and two half-sisters in unpleasant conditions. Her mother’s abusive boyfriends and a tight financial situation dogged her throughout childhood. Helping her mother with her fruit stall business at the tender age of 11, Vodianova moved into her own apartment with a friend at 15 years […]