By the age of 17, she had moved to Paris, and signed with Viva Models. Career Modelling Īt the age of 15, Vodianova enrolled in a modelling agency. One of her grandmothers is Mordovian ( Erzya). 4.2 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassadorīorn in Gorky, Soviet Union (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), Vodianova grew up in a district of the city ( Avtozavod, GAZ car factory) with her mother and two half-sisters.In 2021, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador for the sexual and reproductive health agency. She is also a member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors. In 2014 Glamour recognized her as Woman of the Year and awarded her its The Voice for Children award. In 2010, Vodianova was awarded by Harper's Bazaar as Inspiration of the Year. Vodianova is the founder of the Naked Heart Foundation, a philanthropic organization committed to helping children with special needs and their families.
Vodianova was ranked in 2015 by as one of the New Supers in the fashion industry. In 2012, she came in third on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $8.6 million in one year. Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Водянова, IPA: born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian model and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. VIVA Model Management (Paris, London, Barcelona).