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Born
and raised in Karvina, in the Czech Republic, Petra Nemcova
has taken the modeling world by storm. Ever since a modeling
scout discovered her on the streets of her native country,
she seems to be plastered in every magazine layout and advertisement.
She
won the opportunity to model "swimsuits" for Sports
Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in 2002, which was her second
appearance in the magazine that has launched several modeling
careers. In addition to her work for SI, the Next agency model
has graced the pages of Elle, Harper's Bazaar and the French
model Madame Figaro, and is a model for Max Factor, La Perla
and Cartier. |
Her first American TV appearance
was on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, where the smitten
host (who announced his love for her and British singer Dido) predicted
that she would make the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue
in 2003 -- and he was right.
In December 2004, Petra and
her boyfriend Simon Atlee (a British fashion photographer) were
caught in the devastating Asian tsunami disaster. Their hut on the
Thai beach resort of Khao Lak was swept away by the tsunami, leaving
Petra holding on to a tree for eight hours while the water washed
by. She was rescued and taken to a hospital to treat a broken pelvis
and several internal injuries. Unfortunately, Simon Atlee is still
considered missing (as of January 4, 2005).
Petra considers herself "lucky
to be alive," and she is giving back to those who were not
as lucky, by posing from her hospital bed for US Weekly as a fundraising
effort that will donate $200,000 to tsunami relief efforts.
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