10 Reasons To Love Natalia Vodianova

Natalia Vodianova is arguably one of the most famous super models, and her ability to distinguish herself from the eastern European wave of models in the fashion world is one of at least 10 reasons to love Natalia Vodianova. She is also involved in philanthropy and film and is already hugely successful.

1. Rags to Riches. Natalia comes from a very humble background and was discovered by an agent while selling fruits at a local market. She had set up the stand with a friend in order to help her family financially. One of Natalia's sisters suffers from cerebral palsy and we can see this lovely model's early years were anything but carefree. One of the 10 reasons to love Natalia Vodianova is surely her amazing climb from poverty to worldwide success.
2. Ambition. This alluring super model has the drive to make it, and make it big. Natalia had signed with Viva Models by the age of seventeen and she had also moved to Paris. She has appeared on numerous covers of Vogue, in the USA as well as the UK.
3. Beauty. Natalia Vodianova, with her sunny spark in the eyes, high cheekbones and lovely fine lips represents eastern European beauty. Familiarizing the rest of the world with the classically beautiful, graceful features of her native land, Russia, is another reason to love Natalia Vodianova.
4. Fashion Designers' darling. Natalia has worked with some of the most acclaimed and famous designers of our time, including Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, and Marc Jacobs. She has conquered the runway as well as the more commercial market, and her work with so many of the biggest names in the industry gives us another reason to love Natalia Vodianova.
5. Multi-talented. This lovely Russian beauty appeared in "CQ" and "Clash of the Titans". Natalia has not limited herself to modeling and film, though. She is also designing a line for the french lingerie company Etam. We add versatility to the reasons to love Natalia Vodianova.
6. Mother. Natalia has created her own family, while climbing to the very top of the fashion world. Her children are her priority, and she has stated she has no interest in filmmaking because of them. She puts her heart in her family and it is only another reason to love Natalia Vodianova.
7. Philanthropist. Further on the big heart of this beautiful woman: Natalia visited Moscow and decided to start the Naked Heart Foundation. It provides playgrounds for children in urban cities and towns across Russia.
8. Devotion. Natalia is an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Games to be held in Sochi, Russia. She has become a key advocate for the first Olympic Games to be held in Russia. By not forgetting her roots and playing an active part in her native place's positive global image, she adds to list of reasons to love Natalia Vodianova.
   
9. Intelligence. Natalia is still very young, yet she was seventh on "Forbes"' list of highest-earning models in recent years. She has managed to achieve such financial success in relatively short amount of time, which speaks volumes for her intelligence, another reason to love Natalia Vodianova.
10. Hard Worker. This super model has stated she never sits around, doing nothing. Natalia shared that growing up, she didn't have many opportunities and when one comes around, she gives it her best and does not have the vain security of an achiever. Putting so much of herself into her endeavors tops off our list of reasons to love Natalia Vodianova. This gorgeous woman has gained recognition, success and started a family, after a challenging, humble childhood and we cannot help, but be in awe of Natalia.

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