Supermodel Natalia Vodianova graces the pages of VOGUE Russia in a gorgeous regal/baroque-inspired editorial/cover. The Russian blue-eyed beauty wears pieces from the Haute Couture Fall 2014 collections, shot by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi. Natalia stuns in designs by Chanel Haute Couture, Dior Couture, Maison Martin Margiela and Valentino styled by Fashion editor, Robbie Spencer.
Vodianova was born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia in 1982. She grew up in a poor district of the city, in order to provide for the family, she would help her mother sell fruit on the street. At just 16 years old, Natalia was discovered at that particular. She became some-what known for her ‘rags to riches’ life story – from selling fruit on the street to earning an eight-season, seven-figure contract with Calvin Klein.
After moving to Paris at 17 years old & learning english to reign the European fashion industry, Natalia signed with Viva Models. Her modeling career is iconic: from advertising campaigns with Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, L’Oréal, Marc Jacobs, Pepe Jeans, Diane von Furstenberg & Chanel, including rocking the runways of Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Chloe, Marc Jacobs & many more.
In 2012, she was place 3rd on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8.6 million in one year.
The classic beauty married Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman – they had 3 children together, following a separation from Portman, she began a relationship with Antoine Arnault, son of LVMH founder Bernard Arnault & CEO of Berluti. She had a 4th child with Arnault, son Maxim born this past May.
She took a little break from modeling while getting acclimated to motherhood, in 2005 Natalia founded the Naked Heart Foundation, an organization which aims to provide play facilities for children in urban Russia. She returned to her modeling-roots in 2009 by making a surprise catwalk appearance during Stella McCartney’s spring/summer 2010 show. Yes, it was epic.
Natalia Vodianova still remains one of the top ModelPreneur’s in the world- just in 2014 she’s graced the September issue of Vanity Fair (by Mario Testino), Vogue Italia’s 50th anniversary issue, covered Vogue Paris – stunned in the US VOGUE November issue shot by Annie Liebovitz & now majestically covers Vogue Russia.
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