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Natalia Vodianova reckons she spends twice as much time working on her Naked Heart Foundation as she does on her modeling, but she couldn’t do one without the other. “I come from nothing, and in going back and helping others, I can show people in need that this world of beauty and glamour is not so far away from them,” she says. The foundation has so far placed 39 playgrounds in Russian cities, the last in Biisk, in the Altai region, where 3,000 people turned out for the opening. “The further out you go, the more misery you see,” says Natalia, “but the more incredible souls you meet.”

Natalia appreciated the therapeutic value of play from her own deprived childhood. “Except,” she says, “I was playing in basements, running in the street unsupervised…” Her parks offer secure facilities for kids, and contracts with local governments guarantee they’re free to all. And despite having to deal with corruption (two instances of people charging to use the parks) and a local indifference to philanthropy, she feels the tide is slowly but surely turning in its favor. Events like the Love Ball, to be held during London fashion week, certainly help. Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is among the performers (Lily Allen will be there, too) because he and his song “Where Do the Children Play?” have always inspired her. Hopefully he can also inspire others to contribute the hoped-for million pounds that will build four more parks, too.

Source: Style.com.

There was a mix of rising stars and seasoned favorites at the shows Saturday. After two seasons without staging a proper runway show, Peter Som selected Lisanne de Jong to open. Jacquelyn Jablonski continued to score yet another opening look, this time for Ohne Titel, with Estonian model Karmen Pedaru closing. Power stomper Natasha Poly picked up her first (of many to come, we’re sure) closing slot this week for Altuzarra. But the model who stood out the most was Natalia Vodianova, who made a special runway appearance when she opened and closed for Alexander Wang’s tightly cast show. And when a supermodel like Natalia hits the runway, rookies had better take a step back.

Source: NY Mag.

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Here are a couple new videos of Natalia talking about her upcoming London Love Ball. Tomorrow, Natalia will be answering questions submitted to her through the Snob.ru website. If you’d like to ask her something, you may do so here. To view the rest of the videos, click on read more.

Friday 19 February
10:35pm – 11:35pm

Jonathan Ross presents another edition of the current series. His guests are: actor Colin Farrell, Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, comedian Jason Manford and chatting and performing, the biggest rapper on the planet, Jay-Z.

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Editorials > 2010 > Love Spring/Summer

Issue: Love Spring/Summer 2010
Title: Natalia
Photographer: Mert & Marcus
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