Natalia Vodianova

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Natalia Vodianova

Natalia Vodianova:

Born Наталья Водянова
28 February 1982 (age 29)
Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Hair colour Light brown
Eye colour Blue
Measurements 86.5-61-86.5 cm (34-24-34 in)
Dress size 34 EU / 4 US / 6 UK
Spouse Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman (2001-present; 3 children)
Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Водянова, pronunciation Nataľja Mihajlovna Voďanova, born 28 February 1982) is a Russian model and philanthropist who now permanently resides in the United Kingdom.

Born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), Natalia Vodianova grew up in a poor district of the city with her mother and two half sisters, one of whom has cerebral palsy. As a teenager, Vodianova helped her mother sell fruit on the street and later set up her own fruit stand with a friend to help her family out of poverty.

Vodianova's father walked out on the family when Natalia was a toddler, and she did not have any further contact with him until after she had become famous.

In November 2001, Vodianova married Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman, a British property heir and half-brother of the 10th Viscount Portman. In September 2002, over nine months after registering the marriage in the UK, they had a wedding ceremony in St. Petersburg, where Vodianova wore a dress designed by Tom Ford. As the wife of The Honourable Justin Portman, which is a courtesy title, she is entitled to be styled The Honourable Mrs Justin Portman. The couple have three children: son Lucas Alexander (born 22 November 2001), daughter Neva (born 24 March 2006) and son Viktor (born 13 September 2007). Viktor is named after Vodianova's grandfather, who had helped raise her after her father's departure. Neva is named after the Russian river Neva.[26] In London, her friends include fellow Russian Dasha Zhukova, wife of Roman Abramovich, and supermodel Eva Herzigova.