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Petra Nemcova Supermodel Turned Actress


Petra Nemcova is widely known for her voluptuous beauty. She is a fashion supermodel turned actress with heart throbbing look. She was born on June 24, 1979 at the populated location of Karvina, Czech Republic.

Petra Nemcova came of a middleclass family – her father was masons while her mother, a teacher. The course of her career was canalized towards modeling industry when she was rightly spotted out at the age of sixteen during a national talent search.

Petra Nemcova was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and has also modeled for Victorias Secret. Apart from these performances, her photographs were published in the womens clothing market. It was on June 3, 2004, Petra Nemcova was one of the telecast judges during the 53rd annual Miss Universe competition in Ecuador.

Petra Nemcova survived somehow from the 2004 tsunami. She was at the Khao Lak resort in Thailand with her main photographer and finance, Simon Atlee. The tsunami struck where they were staying. Initially, Atlee was found missing but his body was found and identified on March 3, 2005 on the shores of Sumatra.

Atlee was killed by drowning while Petra Nemcova suffered a broken pelvis with serious internal injuries. She managed holding a tall palm tree nearly for eight hours to save her life. But her partner remained out of the screen for the next two months.

Petra Nemcova spent three weeks in the hospital and then flew to her motherland. She vent out the entire story and her experience on the Coady Read Live program on CNN.

Petra Nemcova has recently got Survivor Award for the tsunami ordeal. Her comeback was completed with her appearance in the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She also appeared in the 2007 British FHM calendar as Miss May. At present, she is hosting TLCs A Model Life.

Petra Nemcova is a prolific writer too. Her Love Always was published on December 2005. It tells of her early life under communist rule in Czechoslovakia. She also included her entrance into the field of fashion and modeling in her writing. Her breakthrough into Sports Illustrated gave her springboard to become a supermodel.

Petra Nemcova also added the story of her life with Simon Atlee and how they fell in love and decided to marry. It is on July 7, 2007; when she was given chance to act at the American leg of Live Earth. She is now working with HP computers for producing a multi-million dollar TV and web campaign.

Petra Nemcova acted in some popular television serials including A Model Life, Absolument fabuleux, Last Call with Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and many more. She has also written many articles, and pictorials. Petra Nemcova







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Petra Nemcova Supermodel Turned Actress was written on June 05, 2007. Posted in Celebrities and Tagged Celebrities.












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