Sold batteries on Times Square to pay for her point shoes.
She loves learning new languages, and is learning to speak Italian. She is already fluent in Polish, English and French.
Came out with her own sustainable candle line called EkoMiko Candles, made out of coconut butter wax, to raise money for her eco foundation EkoMiko.
After training 6 months on a trapeze for film Bye Bye Blackbird (2005) she fell in love with the circus and has become a skilled aerialist, performing on a trapeze and silks.
Moved to New York City at 15 on her own, barely speaking English, after accepting scholarship to School of American Ballet.
Is a passionate environmentalist. She has created an eco foundation called
EkoMiko.