Irina Shayk Quotes

"What I've never understood is why some women use plastic surgery to make themselves more attractive to men. The most beautiful woman is someone who's happy and is always smiling."

"My ideal man is faithful, honest, and a gentleman who knows how to treat women."

"Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing."

"I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano."

"I spend time doing cardio because it makes me feel good."

"I would never do 'Playboy.'"

"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."

"My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian."

"After school, my sister and I helped our mom in the garden. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes - not for fun, but to eat."

"I couldn't speak any English when I first left Russia, and Intimissimi taught me everything. The team was like a family to me - they showed me how to model and how to stay in shape. They really believed in me."

"If you want to eat chocolate or cakes, you have to eat it in the morning, for breakfast or lunch - don't eat it in the night."

"I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold."

"I don't spend a lot of money on clothes, which is weird because I am a fashion model, but when it comes to the new collections coming out, I am just praying designers send it to me for free."

"I'm always sad to leave paradise, but I leave behind the hopes of coming again soon."

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

"I always had a short bob with bangs, and I hated it. My mum would always say, 'A short hair cut is always the way to go for you.' I had it for fourteen years!"

"I am trying to concentrate on books. You know, I love Dostoevsky; he's my favourite writer."

"I travel around the world, and there are so many beautiful girls, but that's not going to make you a supermodel. You have to have something more than just a pretty face."

"I love fast food, but you have to try to eat healthy."

"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 was born and raised in a small village, and I didn't even think I was especially pretty."

"When I grew up, my role model was my grandma because she's just the best."

"Of course I prefer to be with someone, but with the right someone."

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

"I don't believe in men who make us feel unhappy, because they're boys, not men."

"I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not."

"I was noticed by a person from a local model agency, and he proposed that I participate in a beauty contest Miss Chelyabinsk."

"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."

"I get my light eyes from my mother."

"Actually, I wanted to become a journalist, but no matter who I imagined myself to be in the future, somehow I was sure: I would leave my hometown. I felt it was my destiny."