Russian Model Natalia Vodianova Natalia Vodianova Profile: Name: Natalia Vodianova Born: 28 February 1982 Nationality: Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Soviet Union Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 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 Russian Model Natalia Vodianova Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Водянова, pronunciation Nataľja Michajlovna Vodjanova, born 28 February 1982 is a Russian model and philanthropist who now permanently resides in the United Kingdom. Early life 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 t...