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Petra Nemcova

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Petra Nemcova's photo View off-the-runway photos
Nationality
Czech
Birthday
June 24, 1979
Born In
Karvina, Czechoslovakia
Lives Now
New York, NY
Agencies
Next
Known For
Smile, Body
Status
Sexy girl
Dated
Sean Penn, James Blunt, Simon Atlee
Friends
Oluchi Onweagba, Russell Simmons, Vicky Andren, Veronica Varekova, Noot Seear, Daniela Pestova, Estella Warren, Bar Refaeli, Georgina Chapman
Interests
Dancing
Model Turned...
activist, Talk show host (A Model Life with Petra Nemcova )

Off the Runway Photos

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Petra Nemcova's Career Highlights

24 JUN, 1979
Born in Karvina, Czech Republic
1995
Discovered at the age of 16 during a national talent-search
1996
Wins Elite Look of the Year competition in the Czech Republic
2002
Big break: modeling for Sports Illustrated
5 APR, 2002
Appears on “The Late Late Show” with Craig Kilborn, who predicts she’ll land the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue Video»
2003
Meets British photographer Simon Atlee on a photo shoot; the two begin dating
FEB 2003
Appears on cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
3 JUN, 2004
Telecast judge for the 53rd-annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador
AUG 2004
Appears on cover of British GQ
NOV 2004
Appears on cover of Italian Cosmopolitan
26 DEC, 2004
While on vacation in Thailand, Nemcova and fiancé Atlee are caught in a tsunami; Atlee drowns, but Nemcova survives (suffering a broken pelvis and internal injuries)
2005
Returns to Thailand to thank the medical staff at the hospital where she got treated
2005
Starts her charity foundation, Happy Hearts Fund
JAN 2005
Appears on cover of Italian GQ
9 MAR, 2005
Appears on ABC’s Primetime Live to talk about her near-death experience
5 DEC, 2005
Publishes autobiography, Love Always, Petra
2006
New face of Fortunoff jewelry
2006
Dates British singer James Blunt
2006
New face of Rampage ad campaign
FEB 2006
Makes modeling comeback with appearance in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
DEC 2006
Appears in the British 2007 FHM calendar as Miss May
2007
Hosts TLC’s Model Life, which exposes the ups and downs of the modeling industry
2007
Face of the Hewlett-Packard-computers TV and web campaign
7 JUL, 2007
Present at the Live Earth concert for the environment
DEC 2007
Becomes the face of Ann Taylor's first fragrance, Possibilities
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