Petra Němcová - born 24 June 1979 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic). 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.
Petra is a model, television host, author, and philanthropist.
In December 2004, she was injured at the Khao Lak resort in
Thailand by a tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; her then-fiancé, photographer Simon Atlee, was killed in the tsunami. Nemcova suffered a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries, but managed to hold onto the top of a palm tree, reportedly for eight hours, until she was rescued and airlifted to an island hospital nearby.
Petra agreed to pose in her hospital bed for Us Weekly, after the magazine agreed to donate $200,000 to the
Asian tsunami relief efforts. Petra, started a charitable children's foundation, The Happy Hearts Fund.
2007 was a year of humanitarianism for Petra Nemcova. Not only was she a presenter at the American leg of Live Earth in July 2007, but she also visited Haiti in November with Wyclef Jean as part of a charity-sponsored event. She even became a vegan!
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 has gained the nickname of "Czech Chick".
Ivanka Trump / Daniela Pestova
Supermodel PETRA NEMCOVA has created a new charity calendar full of "
Czech chicks" to raise cash for her tsunami charity Happy Hearts Fund. The Supermodels 2008 calendar features sexy shots of Nemcova herself and other Czech Republic stunners, like Ivanka Trump (daughter of Czech supermodel and business woman Ivan Trump and
American, Donald Trump) and Daniela Pestova. The shots were taken in Prague and New York
She is so beautiful, on the inside and out, she is using her fame to help those in need which is admirable and inspiring a real sweetie with a big heart. She sets a great example to follow.
English born singer, James blunt, told gorgeous Petra Nemcova: Goodbye My Lover. Looks like she's over it... She was last seen with
American Film actor Sean Penn. Czech model Petra, 28, arrived at Sir Elton John's bash with Madonna's ex-husband Sean Penn, 47 - and they looked very much an item.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, in December. 30, 2008 .- The recognized reality show Life Model of the beautiful super model Petra Nemcova, ended, and the girls were on the verge of hysteria.
The candidates have already known guapas regret in regard to the profession, how to deal with the demands of some photographers and designers, and learned that beauty is not everything outside in life. The models in the wake of their youth, tested what it is like at Fashion Week in New York while Petra and agents discussed which of the girls have an assured future as the award winning models to sign with a major agency.