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Issue: Vogue US July 2010
Title: Magnificent Obsession
Photographer: Peter Lindbergh

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She is amongst the best known supermodels in the fashion world, with a personal history reminiscent of a fairy tale.

Natalia Vodianova was born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), into a very poor family. She was noticed by chance and after being chosen in a casting session she appeared on the Paris runways in 2000. She appears in campaigns for Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Mark Jacobs and then became the face of L’Oréal.

In 2003, she signed exclusively with Calvin Klein, appearing in the print campaign and video for the Euphoria fragrance shot by Steven Meisel. Natalia has been photographed by virtually all of world’s most lauded masters, like Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Mario Sorrenti and Patrick Demarchelier. Part from her breathtaking beauty, Natalia fascinates with a unique kind of mystery that manages to embody both innocence and sophistication, both irony and wistfulness – evoking an Eastern European allure.

Her sensuality was on full display in Paolo Roversi’s campaign for Guerlain’s Shalimar. In 2008 the French maison selected Natalia for her “splendid, ever-changing look in addition to her personality, talent and commitment to good causes.” (Vodianova founded the Naked heart foundation, which builds playgrounds for Russian children, Editor’s note).

What’s your make-up style?
I prefer a natural look, accentuated with just a touch of blusher (e.g. Guerlain’s Terracotta powders) for a healthy, natural look. The perfume world fascinates me.

One of your beauty secrets?
I adore spa treatments. Whenever I go back to Russia I seize the chance for a Black Banja Sona, a traditional Siberian treatment. In Paris, I always go to Maison Guerlain for face and body treatments. But to me true relaxation is spending time with my husband and our children.

How do you keep fit?
I try to eat a healthy diet and get enough exercise. But I believe that beauty is an innate quality, something that’s part of your being.

Source: Vogue Italia.

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Model Natalia Vodianova recently struck a pose–while surrounded by babies–as the face of Bugaboo’s partnership with (RED), the initiative to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. Bugaboo has agreed to contribute 1% of all its revenue to the Global Fund.

And Vodianova couldn’t be happier to participate, joking with Oliver Bennett in an interview, “I’m always broody around children. They’re so cute and adorable.” She continued, “If I can support children worldwide, of course I want to help….HIV/AIDS is a very smart enemy of the human race and the fact that children are born carrying this enemy makes me sad.”

Vodianova also shared some stories from her childhood–she grew up in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia and started working in a market at age 11: “I come from a very poor background, brought up by a single mum, with a little sister who is mentally disabled.”

She became a model at age 17, and eleven years later, has three children of her own. “My oldest son is very sensitive, while my youngest son is the cheeky one. My daughter is a princess who gets away with everything,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post.

A big thank you to Christine for sharing these never before seen outtakes from past Vogue editorials. Enjoy!

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