Where were you born.

I was born in a small town of northern Lithuania called Birzai which is surrounded by nature.




Where do you live now.

Hard to answer, as I am based in Milan, but maybe spending there 35 % of my time, because of the travelling . I spend few months a year in Ibiza (there is some thoughts to move there), from time to time going back to Lithuania for couple of weeks or a month, than sometimes visiting my dad in Norway (he lives there for quite some time now) or go visit my mom in the UK (she lives there also for some years now) and on top me and my boyfriend we like to travel a lot , plus working as a model you spend quite some time travelling too. So I guess I’m a bit of a nomad with my main things in Milano hah.




Where are your mother and father from and if you want to a line about them.

They are both from my hometown, but now living abroad. When I was a kid we didn’t have much, but I never was missing anything, because they are both very hard working and they gave me all they could in their circumstances. I guess I just want to thank them both for it and the biggest gift - life.





A couple of things you have done previousely  or do now and the inspiration and reasons for doing them.

Since I was a kid I was active, couldn’t sit too much in one place (can’t say I changed too much) Used to play soccer, do atletics, dance, some singing, did some guitar lessons, even went to school theatre class (but as my mom told me I quit it because of the attention on the scene - couldn’t handle the peoples eyes on me ( I guess that’s why working in front of the camera for me is more my thing, than walking the live show) I loved maths too, so was full of sports, activities and studies (used to do competitions for maths and be good at it). In my teenage years started snowboarding, loved to run , especially long 10-20km runs, later did some years of boxing training, joined some muay thai classes, now doing some reformer pilates, time to time doing some yoga, trying to surf, tried kitesurfing, wake boarding, also I’m interested in meditation and spiritual side of this world, love nature and hiking, reading, cooking some nice foods for myself and my family and friends, love dancing and music. It just a pity sometimes that because of the work and travelling, can’t get into routine , as all of the hobbies or studies (tried to study international business too, but had to stop it) requires time and consistency to get better at it and this I don’t really have, but I know if I sit too long in one place I start to go a bit crazy haha and this what makes me feel alive and happy.
Causes close to you heart.

I guess everything what includes nature, Earth, body and health. Suffering of the poor, suffering of the kids, nature and what we have done to all of it.I have a soft heart, which feels a lot, so maybe it’s a bit hard for me to be in some thing fully, as I take it very deeply and that’s why I guess I’m a bit stopping myself from it, because I always was a bit of a fighter and seen what is unfair and where people use the weaker ones and it broke my heart, I never understood the cruelty of this world. So in nowadays chaos with wars all around and people suffering it’s hard to live and enjoy the life fully for me, as my heart breaks every day when seeing others suffering so much and I don’t understand any of this or how can so many people just close their eyes or be so cruel for one another.




What is beauty to you.

Beauty for me is whole nature, nature on earth and just natural person inside out, without pretending to be someone else with many masks on. It’s beauty in their faces with all their real emotions, smiles, sad or teary eyes. So I guess it’s everything what is natural in this world.





what do you find beautiful in others.

Compassion for one another, makes me always smile. Being childish, playfull and not too serious is very beautiful for me in others, because everyone is too busy of being serious and  super cool these days…




Who represents a beautiful person for you at this moment and why.

It’s always have been my grandma. She is so beautiful within her heart, she always there for the family, even she have been through a lot, but she kept the heart and pure soul and she took a lot of care of me when I was growing up. So for sure the heart comes from her in me.



What are your thoughts about ageing and beauty.

I just love when people age with grace, love their wrinkles, those faces have the stories to tell. Love older peoples real faces, not the ones which are “perfect” and made up with plastic surgeries or botox fillers… Nowadays when everyone wants to be perfect, I really don’t get it at all (I do understand if there is some really big issues and it helps to treat it, but not what is going around now…) and it makes me a bit sick, seeing those botox lips, cheeks, fake bodies, full on painted faces every day and those filters around and for me they all start to look the same… There is no authenticity left in there. And I really dislike the society for demanding it nowadays, because this is the most beautiful thing - aging with grace and it’s completly normal and fine, it’s how it should be and I’m happy that some fashion brands started to move show it too. I guess myself I don’t know how to fake things and I hope to stay the same, even this industry requires this sick perfectionism, but this industry also teached me how to accept the beauty and see the beauty in others real faces.
What gives you strength in life.

Don’t really know, because I always been a strong person, many times even way too much. It just by nature I am like this and because of the life lessons had to toughen up to get through life. So actually I am trying to teach  myself to become the opposite - to soften, because I have a lot of strenght inside me and I can push my body and mind to the very limits where I end up sick or in the hospital because of exhaustion, as I don’t really know how to stop and relax fully. But I guess when this kind of things happens the nature is my cure and it gives me my strength back. This is where I recharge and feel the best.




What gives you your sense of identity.

I really don’t know.. as I don’t think too much of me as only me and give only one perspective on myself. There is so much to experience and learn and me as a person I am constantly changing and evolving, so I really can’t put myself in some kind of frame of who I am and really don’t want to, as what I need in this life is freedom and be free to change for who I am at that moment.




What do you do to keep in shape and how often.

I guess I have to thank my genes for sure and my nature, that even at home I move all day around, as mentioned before - I can’t really sit still, so in general I burn a lot of calories. Me and my boyfriend we joke sometimes that I eat more than him. But to be honest, I guess just eating as healthy as possible, not overeating, making my own dishes, just use less unhealthy carbs, less sugar, don’t consume much alcohol, a good night sleeps, this would be my key and of course if not sports than moving around and do things. Also I grow up in a family where we grew our own foods, used to work as a kid in fields to help the family and we were always cooking home made foods, so this maybe gave me a sense of what is real food and not fats food people love nowadays . I always was interested in health and foods and herbs, what they do for a body, what healthier food options there is, so educate yourself on this and I think really fast you won’t put too much of bad foods inside yourself. But don’t get me wrong - I’m always for keeping a balance and enjoying the food, so from time to time it is ok to give yourself that sweet treat, just make sure it’s not a priority in life.





What do you do to keep your mind in shape.

To keep my mind in shape, it’s a bit tough for me as I am a big over thinker, but meditation, walks in nature, a good night sleep, good rest, healthy foods really helps to calm the mind down and recharge the body. Sports is essential if you want to get better, as I’ve been in my life in some really down moments, so to keep my mind in place - psychologist and sports helped did it’s magic. Yoga and gong/sound baths always relaxes me. Love ice baths, which are incredible what it does for body and mind even on the heaviest days. Reading a book to get some new things in my head, gardening and cooking relaxes me. So I guess just trying to slow down myself when I can and do something what is good for my body or brain really helps to keep my mind in shape.