The fashion-savvy star, who worked as a model and is close friends with many A-list designers, says of her Cannes resumé: “All of these dresses mark an extraordinary time in my life.”

Russian reality star Elena Lenina graces the Cannes Film Festival with increasingly elaborate—and gravity-defying—hairstyles. Here’s a look back at her most outrageous looks.

Recent Cannes editions have produced several best-picture winners, including Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” and this year’s winner, “Anora” by Sean Baker. The sway Cannes has on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has only grown in recent years as the academy has expanded its overseas membership — many of them European voters who closely follow the buzz in Cannes.