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Daniela Pestova

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    Daniela Pestova View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    Czech
    Birth Date
    October 14, 1970
    Lives Now
    New York, NY
    Status
    Cover girl, Sexy girl
    Known for
    Breasts, Legs
    Agencies
    Women Direct
    Dated
    Pavol Habera
    Friends
    Fernanda Tavares, Rachel Hunter, Eva Herizgova, Veronica Varekova, Petra Nemcova, Oluchi Onweagba, Vicky Andren
    Children
    Ella (Born 7/21/02), Yannick Fausto (Born 96)
    Married
    Tommaso Buti (95 - 98)

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    Daniela Pestova's Career Highlights

    14 OCT, 1970
    Born in Teplice, Czech Republic
    1989
    Discovered by Madison Agency scout Dominique Caffin in Prague
    1990
    Appears in GUESS? ad campaign alongside Claudia Schiffer
    JAN 1991
    Lands first major cover for Cosmopolitan
    1992
    Moves to New York to pursue modeling full-time
    APR 1992
    Appears on cover of Cosmopolitan
    AUG 1992
    Appears on cover of Mademoiselle
    1993
    Lands on cover of Glamour four times (January, March, September, October)
    1994
    Signs contract with L’Oreal
    1994
    Lands on the cover of Glamour three times (January, May, November)
    APR 1994
    Appears on the cover of the premier issue of Czech Elle
    1996
    Signs contract with Victoria’s Secret
    1996
    Lands on cover of British Cosmopolitan three times (January, March, June)
    FEB 1995
    Appears on cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
    NOV 1995
    Appears on cover of Australian Vogue
    NOV 1998
    Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
    FEB 2000
    Appears on cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
    NOV 2001
    Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
    2003
    Appears in the H&M lingere ad campaign alongside Naomi Campbell
    FEB 2006
    Appears on the all-star cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, alongside Veronica Varekova, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romjin, Rachel Hunter, Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy, and Yamila Diaz-Rahi
    APR 2006
    Appears in Italian Elle editorial
    30 OCT, 2006
    Appears on the Today show alongside Elsa Benitez and Yamila Diaz-Rahi to speak about the all-star Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover
    18 APR, 2007
    Featured in WWD as one of the models GUESS? helped to launch
    NOV 2009
    Featured on the cover of Czech Marie Claire
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