Natalia Vodianova (Russian, born 28 February 1982) is a Russian-born model, actress and philanthropist who now permanently resides in the U.K. At age 15 Vodianova enrolled in a modeling academy, was told she would need to learn English to succeed and mastered the language in three months. In 1999 at age 17 Vodianova moved to Paris, France and signed with Viva Model Management Paris. Vodianova has achieved considerable success as a runway, editorial and advertising campaign model. To date, Vodianova has walked in more 175 runway shows for U.S. and European based designers' ready-to-wear and haute couture collections, has appeared in editorial spreads in fashion magazines worldwide and has completed advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, L'Oréal, David Yurman, Marc Jacobs, Miss Sixty, Pepe Jeans, Diane von Fürstenberg, Chanel and others.
