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.

You can see designers and fashion people bringing in older girls to do their shows - I'm not even afraid to say 'older.'

Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.

It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.

I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not.

I was noticed by a person from a local model agency, and he proposed that I participate in a beauty contest Miss Chelyabinsk.

I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris.

Actually, I wanted to become a journalist, but no matter who I imagined myself to be in the future, somehow I was sure: I would leave my hometown. I felt it was my destiny.

I think a woman feels ugly when she's got the wrong man at her side.

I've felt ugly and insecure.

Relationships are hard, so you have to know what type of man you want by your side and what their values are, what is important in his life.

Both should share the same concept of what a relationship means and the same energy to believe in a monogamous relationship.

I feel like woman was brought to this world to have family and kids.

I don't know how many kids I am going to have, but definitely I am one of those women who wants to have family and kids.

I would love to play a crazy Russian spy, run with a gun. That's something I would love to do.

In the morning, I always use a cube of ice on my face - it gives me a natural lift.

Mutual respect is very important in a relationship, and since my work is part of my life, he would have to respect it.

I believe women should be independent and have their own life. But I also think that when a couple decides to have a family, things change because you need to live in unison.

Of course I want to have a family, but there's a right time for everything. When my time comes, it will happen.

I'm really grateful to my fans - to all the people who support me.

I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.

I'm a model, but I love to eat.

Sometimes when I'm on set, I keep eating, and people are like, 'You really eat that?' I'm like, 'Yes, I do.'