Czech Supermodel Petra Nemcova
Petra Nemcova Profile/Biography
Nationality: Czech聽
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Date of Birth: June 24, 1979
Place of Birth: Karvina, Czech Republic
Height: 5′10″ ; 178cm
Bust:聽 84 cm
Waist: 61 cm
Hips: 86.5 cm
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 8 ; (EU) 39聽
Petra Nemcova (Petra N臎mcov谩,聽 born 24 June 1979 in Karvin谩, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a model and the founder and president of Happy Hearts Fund. In December 2004, she was injured in Thailand by a tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; her then-fianc茅, Simon Atlee, was killed in the tsunami.
Her father was a mason and her mother, a teacher. She became a model after being spotted at the age of 16 during a national talent search.
She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue but appeared also in the editions of 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. She has also modeled for Victoria’s Secret, and for many other companies in the women’s clothing market. In addition to working with world class photographers on her Sports Illustrated shoots, she was the object/subject of Joanne Gair’s body painting work. On 3 June 2004, she was one of the telecast judges during the 53rd annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador.
During the Indian Ocean earthquake of 26 December 2004, Petra was at the Khao Lak resort in Thailand with her main photographer and fianc茅, Simon Atlee when the tsunami struck where they were staying. Initially, Atlee was presumed missing, but his body was found and identified on 3 March 2005, on the shores of Sumatra (near the epicenter of the earthquake that caused the Tsunami).
Atlee drowned, and N臎mcov谩 suffered a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries, but she managed to hold onto the top of a palm tree, reportedly for eight hours, until she was rescued by Thai civilians and airlifted to an inland hospital nearby. Petra spent three weeks in a Thai hospital, and then flew home to the Czech Republic, where she spent an additional three weeks in the hospital. Atlee’s body was not found until over two months after the tsunami. Petra’s first interview after her near-death experience was with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Primetime Live, on 9 March 2005. She has also spoken of her experiences on the Larry King Live program on CNN.
In 2005, Nemcova started The Happy Hearts Fund, a charitable organization and campaign formed after her survival and recovery from the Tsunami of 2004. It aims to advocate and provide for disadvantaged youngsters who have had to endure hardship and who are not receiving the essential and sustainable help they need for healthy childhood development. It actively partners with charities, donors and foundations committed to providing immediate, tangible assistance for children.
Glamour magazine awarded N臎mcov谩 a “Survivor Award” in 2005 for the way she picked up her life following her tsunami ordeal; her comeback being complete with her appearance in the 2006 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She also appeared in the 2007 British FHM calendar as Miss May.
She wrote Love Always, Petra (ISBN 0446579130) published December 2005, which tells of her early life under Communist rule in Czechoslovakia, her entrance into the field of fashion and modeling, and her breakthrough into Sports Illustrated, which was her springboard to becoming a supermodel. She also tells of her life with Simon Atlee and how they fell in love and became engaged to marry.
Nemcova has also moved on romantically, briefly dating British singer James Blunt in 2006.
She like dancing, scuba diving, and She has a tattoo on her right ankle.
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Petra Nemcova - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2002
Petra Nemcova - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2003
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Petra Nemcova - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2004
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