Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.

My ideal man is faithful, honest, and a gentleman who knows how to treat women.

What I've never understood is why some women use plastic surgery to make themselves more attractive to men. The most beautiful woman is someone who's happy and is always smiling.

For my body, I like high-waisted jeans because they make your leg look longer and hides this extra thing on my stomach. You can eat extra food with it because it hides, and I like to tuck in my t-shirts.

I was born and raised in a small village, and I didn't even think I was especially pretty.

I'm Russian: I'm into men, diamonds, and caviar.

Use coconut oil; it is one of the best moisturizers. Use it right after the shower on wet skin and then wipe it off with a towel.

I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face.

I think whatever dress you wear, people will criticise you. Different people have different opinions.

I don't spend a lot of money on clothes, which is weird because I am a fashion model, but when it comes to the new collections coming out, I am just praying designers send it to me for free.

I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer.

Sometimes I wake up and think I look horrible. And sometimes I see a strong woman.

I always had a short bob with bangs, and I hated it. My mum would always say, 'A short hair cut is always the way to go for you.' I had it for fourteen years!

Stay away from the sun and remember the skin on a woman's neck, hands and face is sensitive and ages easily, so apply a high SPF sunscreen on those areas.

It doesn't matter if you're small, big, or fit: if you go in front of the camera and deliver and say, 'Oh my God, I look amazing,' and just be sure about yourself, everything will be perfect.

I do boxing; I do a little jiu jitsu, which I am obsessed with.

We will all be gone one day. Not as a negative thing - as a positive thing, too, you know, and we should leave something behind ourselves.

The only art I have is a Polaroid from Peter Beard from his book. I shot with him four years ago, and he did a special Polaroid for me, so I consider it a piece of art.

My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.

Even if you have some extra kilos, you don't need to kill yourself for that; you just have to look at yourself as a positive.

I'm always sad to leave paradise, but I leave behind the hopes of coming again soon.

I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano.

I would never do 'Playboy.'

All women have insecurities and bad times. What counts is how you overcome them.

When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best.

Of course I prefer to be with someone, but with the right someone.

When it comes to lingerie, there are no rules. I feel the sexiest when I'm myself, no hair, no makeup.

Nothing is easy, and as far as my modelling career goes, the path to the top has been long and difficult, but that's what makes it special. I always look back to remind myself where I've come from.

At 14, I'd have given my left arm to be a boy: I thought I was horrible and that no-one would ever find me attractive.

My father used to be a fisherman, so it always makes me feel close to him when I am there on the water catching my dinner.

You have to invest the money in a certain thing, because, you know, at 40, I want to enjoy my life. So I do a lot of investments. Apartments back in Russia and New York. It's a good thing to do.

I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.

Don't forget to eat a lot of greens and fish oil pills. Those are two of the best things to keep your skin glowing.

I get my light eyes from my mother.

Just for you to know, people, models, are very smart. We're investing money in the right way, and, you know, a modeling job I'm taking as a businesswoman. So it's not fun for me; it's work.

In Russia, we eat a lot of heavy food like potatoes and lots of meat. I can't eat one apple or a salad a day. You wouldn't want to come talk to me if I don't eat. I have to eat, or I am in a really bad mood.

I'm from a very small village in the middle of nowhere, four hours by airplane from Moscow. Yemanzhelinsk - you wouldn't find it on the map. Don't even try it. It's super, super tiny.

Try not to eat after 7 P.M. Try to stay away from heavy food in the night, like hamburgers and chicken nuggets. Eat that stuff in the morning or early afternoon.

The 'Hercules' role just kind of came to me, but I had a lot of fun trying something new.

You can't just dream about what you want and leave things to chance. You have to get it yourself.

I hate cardio; I hate to go for a run. I hate physical things. But Jiu Jitsu is fun because its self-defence and you get some good cardio.

I'm a woman who is very confident with the body, with my body.

I couldn't speak any English when I first left Russia, and Intimissimi taught me everything. The team was like a family to me - they showed me how to model and how to stay in shape. They really believed in me.

I don't believe in men who make us feel unhappy, because they're boys, not men.

When I was a teenager, I experimented a lot with hair colour, and the result was just awful.

I love honest men, and a I love a man who is loyal to women.

After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat.

I think of myself as a cover girl. But I would never do some kind of cheesy magazine.

I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold.

Yes, I am a lingerie model, but I have class.