Oksana Grigoryeva

She was born in Saransk, by education she's pianist. After graduating Kazan conservatory she left to foggy Albion. At first she took care after the elderly Englishwoman, gave lessons on the piano, held free concerts in churches. Then she was hired as waitress in cafe in the centre of London. There she faced Patrick Ansen, the cousin of prince Charles and the royal family's official photographer. Soon numerous fashion magazines began to call her as a model.

Having become model, Oksana changed her fatherly surname Tchernukha to her mother's surname - Grigoryeva. On one of London film festivals Nikita Mikhalkov asked her to work as his translator. In this way she got acquainted with Timati Dalton.

Oksana managed to force the inveterate bachelor Dalton to go to an altar, but she could not get on with him.

Gibson and Oksana Grigoryeva became a magnificent pair and didn't veil their relationships. They were always in the public eye of fans and paparazzi. They were seen together for the first time on a premiere of the movie 'People X: the Beginning. Glutton'. Enamoured Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigoryeva openly held each other by hands and did not hide their feelings.

But nevertheless the pair split with a great scandal. Oksana revealed the tapes where Mel shouted at her and threatened her. She revealed all bruises and they hardly solved the case in court. Now they are and are battling in court for custody of their daughter Lucia.