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Repossi Dinner at Cristal Room Baccarat on October 22, 2014 in Moscow

 

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Moscow is hosting the International Forum "Every child deserves a family" 

 
Children with disabilities - how to adapt to normal life, ready for school, get a proper education and to find a common language with their classmates? Devoted to these issues held in Moscow International Forum "Every child deserves a family." Experts recognize that in Russia there is still a sad trend when parents refuse to children with disabilities, and those who do decide to leave such a child, is often faced with a lack of understanding of others. About it - and not only - said the program "Vesti-Moskva" famous supermodel Natalia Vodianova, who heads the charity fund "Naked Heart". 
 
"Today I am very proud of what we have achieved, ranging from some very personal aspects of what was done and how it has affected my life. Example, my sister Oksana is now 26 years old, she was not a child, but she still visits the family support center, which we opened in Nizhny Novgorod, and Oksana is completely changed her life. she's a young girl, she feels finally no longer a child. she loves to take care of herself, loves dresses in. my mom again, there was a desire to work, do business again. Now, when I call, I can not hear what's spring, autumn, Oksana sad, she cries, she is lonely. Mama contrary Oksaninoy talks about the successes of her new friends "- said Natalia Vodianova.

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Natalia Vodianova hosts dinner for Gaia Repossi in Moscow

 

The likes of Buro 24/7 founder Miroslava Duma and supermodel Natalia Vodianova joined French jewellery maverick Gaia Repossi in Moscow last night, during a visit that made quite the impact on the city's social scene. "For me it is important to associate the brand with creative design. My idea was to update it," said the third-generation jeweller, who has masterminded the vision of the brand in recent times, making it thoroughly modern – although still making pieces int he same workshops that her grandfather did for the same brand, 90 years ago. 

 

The designer personally responded to questions an audience at Moscow's pioneering department store TSUM, and showcased her artistic pieces, before heading to dinner at the Baccarat Cristal Room for a private dinner, co-hosted by Elena Perminova and and Natalia Vodianova, as well as Mira Duma and Vika Gazinskaya. Vodianova, who is currently in Moscow as part of the third International Forum for the 'Every child deserves a family' charity, as part of her Naked Heart Foundation – for which proceeds of some Repossi pieces are donated. 

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ZARINA ss15 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia on October 23, 2014

 

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yesterday with the company Zarina and Naked Heart Foundation in the framework of Moscow Fashion Week, we presented a collection of "Fashion with meaning," which is based on the drawings of children with special needs. This - a special project, our task - to show that people with the features may also like all of you do, make friends, love to draw. They have a special view of the world, and therefore their creations look very cool. # modasosmyslom

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From 2010. Natalia getting ready for Givency (getty images)

 

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Natalia Vodianova described how her sister diagnosed with autism has made her strong

 
25.10.2014 9:41
 
Natalia Vodianova has a younger sister with autism. When Oksana grew, the family had to deal with an incredible amount of difficulties and problems. But thanks to Oksana Natalia knows how to appreciate life and to help those in need. 
 
From October 20 to 23, Natalia and her Foundation for Children "Naked Heart" for the third time spend Forum "Every child deserves a family" on the theme of "Education with meaning: a special child in the educational space." In Moscow attracts specialists from everywhere to eliminate the information gap, to develop relationships, which in most cases has never been. HELLO! met Vodianova on the eve of the forum. Natalia said that she was ready to tell a very personal story ...
 
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Natalia Vodianova with Oksana and sisters Christine and her mother Larisa
 
Natalia, your Foundation for Children "Naked Heart" this year for ten years. You founded it for the benefit of people with disabilities, like your sister Oksana?
 
- In 2004, I knew nothing about autism and did not even know that this diagnosis of Oksana (Oksana at birth diagnosed with "cerebral palsy." - Ed.). Of course, I knew that children with disabilities exist, so all of our parks and playgrounds at the outset were inclusive. But then, ten years ago, to be honest, I generally thought that between us - me and Oksana - it's me, not her - the child who was in a difficult situation. 
 
Oksana was surrounded by love our mom as any child of the innocent age (and Oksana as a consequence of her condition that innocence still preserved), did not know the hardships through which we passed. So when I created the Foundation, I do it for the little girl Natasha, who once was. Every child needs a place where he can play, make friends, rejoice. Little kids want to be like everyone else. This is the teenagers want to stand out, and we adults. (Laughs.) And the kids like to be like the others. The feeling of rejection is very grieved. I know it well, because Oksana is another, and I have all my childhood was "attached" to it. And this feeling of isolation was very painful.
 
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Natalia Vodianova and her sister Oksana
 
 "Naked Heart Foundation" originally became well known due to the construction of children's play parks and playgrounds throughout Russia. How did you come up with this idea? 
 
- A powerful impetus to create the Fund was the tragedy in Beslan. And when I tought how to help child victims, I drew inspiration from her childhood, as we understand that these children, too, will feel the other, going through such an ordeal. Injuries, no matter what size - is injury. A park - it is a place where you can get lost in the game and forget about reality. If you pushed on the hill, you go on the swing and forget about everything. Game - this is one of the first needs for children. In the game, children develop in a natural setting to learn to communicate and socialize. Feeling carefree, even if the child attends only a few hours a day, allows the child to develop harmoniously. 
 
It turns out that the other children in the courtyard rejected you and Oksana? Did not want to be friends with you? Have you tried to find a common language with them?
 
- Other children laughed at us, called names, spit. I have tried to win their friendship. If you have little money (I still moonlighted with 11 years), then buy all the sweets or fruit. But in response, I heard something like, "Okay, Vodianova, we can still be friends with you, just do not bring your sister." 
 
You agree to such terms? 
 
- No, of course. How would I have left Oksana ?!
 
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But at least in school-all was different?
 
- We were very poor, I was wearing the worst of all, torn between working with mom and caring of Oksana, so always late to school or even missed. We all lived together in the 18-meter Khrushchev, and Oksana was impossible to hide something. By the end of the year,  it was impossible to see my textbooks - dirty cover, pages torn out. So I walked around the side of the school, looked disdainfully, not talking. 
 
And what Oksana did at this time? 
 
- Oksana did not go to school. She did not speak. Such children in our country do not take to school. At the time, especially now, is  also very rare. And this is a very big problem that these children are deprived of normal communication, limited in their rights, are not integrated into society, have no opportunity to develop. And so we had to take Oksana almost every day for some time to leave the house alone. When I came back from school, we had walked around the house. Oksana loved to walk, and we had to walk around with it for six hours without stopping. Her home was not drag: not a long walk, Oksana began screaming, as if it was cut, and the neighbors, of course, complained about the troublemakers. My friends and team Foundation often say that I'm a patient man, for this I am grateful to my sister.
 
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Natalia Vodianova with her sister Oksana and eldest son Lucas
 
How adults respond to you without asking what with Oksana?
 
- Up to ten years Oksana did not know how to ask the toilet, so to make their case directly on the street, no one warned. Money on diapers we did not have. When this happens, people often react very negatively or with contempt: "Ugh, take it away! Take her! Where are you looking at?" In these moments I was very ashamed, I hid my sister's head under her arm and tried to take her home soon. 
 
You do not know how to teach Oksana take care of herself? There were no experts who could tell? 
 
- Oksana was quite a clever girl. I remember how we were proud when she learned how to ask for a drink of water, and then eat. In the end, when she was ten years old, we taught her to ask the toilet. It cost us all a lot of effort. A request to clean up after themselves or go to the toilet in a position that she did not take place. Back then we had neither the time nor the opportunity. My mother worked in four different places. She could not been able to visit any of my school assembly, and she did not have time to check my "homework" or diary. In school my study was not very good, although was not the last in the class. Mom knew that in the conditions in which I grow up, can not demand high ratings, so leave my education on my own responsibility.
 
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School picture of Natalia Vodianova
 
But it's not that my mother did not have time to deal with my sister, and that around us there was no support system to explain what to do, how to communicate with Oksana, there was no basic information. We taught Oksana as unruly puppy - clapping on the pope and raised her tone, if something was wrong. We explained to her, cursing, shouting, because it is clear that, living in a small room with all of this, we are not always survive. Oksana was impossible to hide anything, and she really loved to mix everything. You came home from school, and in one heap all your clothes, her toys, flour, oil, books, soap, garbage from a bucket. 
 
On the top of the heap sits contentedly Oksana. Welcome home! We, of course, blamed her for it, trying to tie the handle of cabinets as they could, but nothing helped, and all over again. Then it seemed to us that she is punishing us for what we have left. And now it seems that she is trying to say to us: "Dear, I'm not a fool! You think you can outsmart me? Do not leave!" But we did not understand. No one explained to us.
 
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Natalia Vodianova's 26-year-old sister Oxana
 
Is it true that your mom offered to abandon Oksana? 
 
- When she was born, her mother said that Oksana does not feel anything and never feel or understand. That she will not. At the hospital advised to always give it to the boarding school, give up, because it would ruin the lives of all of us.
 
What's her character? 
 
- Oksana have lovely character, she is absolutely a sunny person. Her smile and positive help us when things were very bad. At this point, especially important were her kisses, her carelessness. Herself without knowing it, Oksana helped us cope with mum and wait out the hard days. She still was. Somehow, of course, still a 26-year-old girl, she has learned to control his emotions and behave like a lady. But then everything was exaggerated, life is beautiful, the emotions over the edge. 
 
We were with her, of course, were very close, always slept together in one bed, played very fond of each other. When I left Russia, parting with my sister for me it was very painful. And for her, too. I remember when I first returned to Nizhny Novgorod, Oksana is very angry at me, pounding her fist on the floor, crying bitterly because it was hard that I left her. 
 
You explained to your sister before leaving for Paris, where and why are you leaving? 
 
- No, only many years later, when the experts of Naked Heart Foundation explained to me that it needed to do and how to prepare for change, Oksana was told of the potential and impact of communication for people with autism and on examples of specific people have shown this.
 
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Natalia and her sister Oksana on walk near Nizhny Novgorod
 
Can you elaborate? 
 
- For example, I was introduced to Alyosha from Tula. A young boy of the same age as my sister, he, too, autism and even many manifestations as Oksana. He can not speak, or write, or print, but, pointing to the letter, it can slow and even put them into words, words - in the proposal, and offers - in fine literary works in Russian and English languages. For me it was such a breakthrough, before meeting with Alyosha, I never suspected that it was possible. 
 
Why Naked Heart Foundation is embedded in the educational program?
 
- Because we can see the result. I can see the result on my sister. For the third year running, we provide a forum "every child deserves a family", which brings together experts from across the country, four days of work, participate in workshops, lectures, master classes of the world's leading experts to address the information gap to such families, like ours, knew what to do and where to go. 
 
How to work with professionals in your organization and other activities of the Fund affected the life of Oksana? 
 
- They completely changed her life and the lives of our family. Oksana has friends. She loved to dress up, to look after themselves. She sees this as an incentive. Earlier, Oksana did not think about how she looks. And now she carefully chooses her clothes, she began to love the dress, asking to braid her hair. In our Family Support Center she learns to communicate, less afraid of people, she has become more open and communicative, including home, when we have guests. Now she realized that she could love not only her family. At the Center she has a boyfriend, they hold hands, hug. Denis a bit younger than her, but we know many such couples. (Laughs.)
 
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One of the favorite games of Oksana - mix all the things in the house in a heap. "Before, we did not understand what she wants to say, and angry at her," - said Natalia
 
And, of course, all of this makes our mom happy. Whereas before, when I called, she sadly lamented: "This spring has come, Oksana suffers, I do not know what to do, how to comfort her, she was constantly crying," now mom talks about the new Oksaninoy achievements and friends. Mom had time to herself. But, like me, finding happiness, could not sit around and here recently called me, asking not to curse and tells that suddenly struck again in the home business. Now this is not the fruit, and cakes .... It works, as before, to wear, six hours a day consuming only stuffing, bake at night, she lost ten pounds. Buy pies from Simferopol. (Laughs.) 
 
What is your relationship with Oksana now? Do she know your kids? 
 
- Yes, of course, they communicate. They know that she is their aunt and a very important person in my life. Oksana loves his nephews, always hugging and kissing them. Unfortunately, we are in the bottom on the strength of a couple of times a year, and for Oksana travel, and even more so the flights are very painful.
 
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You are not afraid to scare the children who do not want to protect them? 
 
- Not at all! Oksana - their aunt, a loved one, yeah, it's not like everything, but in our world, a lot strange. This is real life. Children need to know about it. Especially if the children are explained everything in a small age, they begin to perceive it as a given. This is the story of our family and it's different facets of life. After all, everyone has different tastes and preferences, that one sounds interesting, others may result in a state of shock. I have four children and they are all very different. 
 
Maxim is now five months old, and he already has his own preferences. Read him a book - do not like starts to be distracted. Read other - listening and smiling. Sometimes I read a book to him six times in a row, and he sits quietly. It's surprising that in such a small age he already makes his choice. Actually, I have, like any parent, the task to offer your child an interesting menu of life. And Oksana's presence in this "menu" directs their life choices in favor of humanity, empathy and tolerance. 
 
Many mothers want to protect children from unnecessary feelings, afraid to hurt them. 
 
- I remember when I was in boarding school in Yekaterinburg, in the life of which we are engaged, I was amazed by the very scary, creepy atmosphere. I was there the first time we opened the playground. At the opening of the local elite has arrived and some with their children. One of the parents allow their daughter to play only on the court and forbidden to go inside the orphanage. I stood and heard them say, "I will not show my child this nightmare, why traumatize her ?!" 
 
Then I thought, what an opportunity this girl will lose the lesson and how I feel sorry for her. At that moment I decided that the next time be sure to bring the children here. They need to know that it happens in different ways. This is an occasion for our dialogue with them and thought. We do a lot of talking with them about this, and as a result, they are grateful to the life that they now have.
 
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Natalia Vodianova with her children - Lucas, Neva and Viktor
 
And as to the fact that so much of your time is spent on the Fund relates to the father of your fourth child, Antoine? 
 
- He supports me in everything. Antoine is not jealous of me for charity, it is an important part of my life, something that he loves me, respects. In principle, we would not have been able to build a serious relationship if he had not supported me mentally. It's my life's work. AS Larisa Dolina sang, "chief of all the weather in the house." 
 
And your main job as a model Antoine never asked to quit to devote more time to the family? 
 
- Do not requested. Because he knows that if I have free time, I will put it right there in charity projects. I'm working on a model not only for the money, though, and for them too. The fashion industry is helping me to attract donations and interest in the activities of the Fund in Russia. And as for many modern women, for me the most important financial independence and a sense of demand industry. Throughout the world and in Russia a huge number of working mothers, and I do not want to be a housewife. 
 
You do not want to be a housewife, and wife? 
 
- The first time I called Antoine husband at a reception at the doctor. The doctor asked me a question and I say that my husband is my husband is. And only then realized that for the first time in his life he was called. This was before the advent of Maxim when we started living together.
 
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Antoine Arnault and Natalia Vodianova
 
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Natalia Vodianova with her fourth child - son Maxim
 
Very often a baby -  is a test for couples ...
 
- We love each other very much wanted a child, so for us it was not a test, it's happiness. For me, it was not the first child, but for Antoine was particularly important and reverently. Maybe it's too early to talk about it, but I can already see that Antoine - a wonderful father. I thought I would never be able to love him more stronger, but when I see him with our son, I realize that I love him even more than before. Children teach us this. And basically taught to love. For me, a prime example of infinite love will forever remain Oksana. 
 
Text: Natalia Kiseleva 
 
Text: HELLO! 
 
Photo: Press office Supernova

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It's a wonderful article, meloni ! :hug:

All the pics with Natalia and her family are so beautiful and touching. I love them even more than a fashion editorial :heart: :heart:

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