Natalia Vodianova

I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.

My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

I think protecting your family and giving to them is so important. It's the most important achievement.

Whenever I write about immigration, I hear heart-wrenching stories of computer workers who are unemployed and facing severe hardship.

If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support.

I don't like to get in front of people.