Since the age of 16 Vilia has been in a whirlwind of glamour and fame that most women only dream of.

At just 18 years old she became Miss Belarus and since that time has lived in London, Paris, New York; the list goes on and on. Like all people however, full of energy in our younger years, Valia has begun to settle down at the age of 24 in Milan, getting her feet wet in the world of real estate. Still, that old model spirit shines through every now and again. “A day without red wine,” she says, “is a day without meaning.”

Photographed at the world renowned winery Castello di Bossi in Tuscany, Valia proves that you just can’t keep a good model down.