Irina Shayk

“I love food - I am never on a diet - I swear to God!”

“I believe women should be independent and have their own life. But I also think that when a couple decides to have a family, things change because you need to live in unison.”

“I hate jet lag, but I love, love, love, love traveling - to meet new people, to try different foods because I'm a big foodie. I love food, even though people think models don't eat. We do eat.”

“I am really bad with cleaning my closet.”

“To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.”

“I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris.”

“You can't break Russian people, you know? 'Cos we're made in cold snow. We're very resistant.”

“My father died when I was 14, and my mother juggled two jobs so she could make sure my sister and I were OK.”

“I get my light eyes from my mother.”

“I believe in eating what I like and sweating it out in the gym.”

“It doesn't matter if you're small, big, or fit: if you go in front of the camera and deliver and say, 'Oh my God, I look amazing,' and just be sure about yourself, everything will be perfect.”

“I hate morning workout; I'm a night person more. But it's good to work out in the mornings because then you can have all day free.”

“I don't cook. I love to eat. I love to go to the restaurants.”

“I think whatever dress you wear, people will criticise you. Different people have different opinions.”

“It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.”

“I think a woman feels ugly when she's got the wrong man at her side.”

“You can see designers and fashion people bringing in older girls to do their shows - I'm not even afraid to say 'older.'”

“I think of myself as a cover girl. But I would never do some kind of cheesy magazine.”

“I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.”

“I'm Russian: I'm into men, diamonds, and caviar.”