By: Gabriela Yareliz
I was absolutely captivated by Olga Kurylenko’s photoshoot in March’s Madame Figaro. Wow. Magnifique. The photography is brilliant.
Behind this gorgeous face is a young woman who lived through the explosion in Chernobyl; who ate cereals when there was nothing else; who grew up with her mother and grandmother, seeing her father only once.
Despite now being a top-model, Bond girl and more, it is safe to say there is a story and sometimes a lot of suffering behind every face, even the beautiful ones.
She has risen above every obstacle and continues to fight her way to success. Her palace in Paris was well earned; and she rocks; she rules and she shows that with God’s providence, hard work and compassion you can go a long way.
She is a philanthropist who helps children in need in her native Ukraine.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 