Every single model wants to be in 'Sports Illustrated,' and I feel extremely blessed to have that opportunity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.'
It's become another dimension to who I am. I don't think Sports Illustrated is going to be wanting me. But who cares? I'm at a different place in my life.
I'm really getting into acting and TV. 'Sports Illustrated' is a big, iconic brand I'd like to work for, too. But TV and acting is really funny and a bit more exciting than shooting all the time.
I've never been a model, I was an actress for like a minute, but I've always been a writer. That's where I'm going to stay.
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've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.
I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.
Not every model wants to be an actress.
After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.
I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the world that you can't choose for yourself - you have to be chosen.