Petra Němcová

Petra Němcová
Petra Němcová, December 2006 Birth name Petra Němcová Date of birth June 24, 1979(1979-06-24) (age 28) Place of birth Karviná, Czech RepublicHeight 1.79 metres(5 ft 10 in) Hair color Brown Eye color Brown Measurements 34B-24-35 (US) Weight 139 pounds(63 kg) Shoe size 8 Official website

Petra Němcová (IPA: [ˈnjɛmtsovaː], pronounced NYEMtzovah; born June 24, 1979 in Karviná, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a fashion model and; 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-fiancé, Simon Atlee, was killed in the tsunami.

1 Biography
- 1.1 The 2004 tsunami
  - 1.1.1 Happy Hearts Fund
- 1.2 Moving on
2 Notes
3 External links

Biography

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 [1].

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 [2]. 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.[3] On June 3, 2004, she was one of the telecast judges during the 53rd annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador.

The 2004 tsunami

During the Indian Ocean earthquake of December 26, 2004, Petra was at the Khao Lak resort in Thailand with her main photographer and fiancé, Simon Atlee when the tsunami struck where they were staying. Initially, Atlee was presumed missing, but his body was found and identified on March 3, 2005, on the shores of Sumatra (near the epicenter of the earthquake that caused the Tsunami).

Atlee drowned, and Němcová 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 March 9, 2005. She has also spoken of her experiences on the "Larry King Live" program on CNN.

Happy Hearts Fund

In 2005, Nemcova started The Happy Hearts Fund, a charitable campaign 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.[4][5]

Moving on

Glamour magazine awarded Němcová 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 is now the host of TLC's A Model Life.

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, dating British singer James Blunt in 2006. They have reportedly broken up since early July in 2007

On July 7, 2007 she was a presenter at the American leg of Live Earth and appeared in the music video 'Misfit' by American indie group Elefant [2]. She is currently working with HP computers to produce a multi-million dollar TV and web campaign.[6]

In July of 2007 Nemcova has become a vegan after learning about the planet’s rapidly depleting fish stocks. The Czech Republic born model gave up meat and dairy in February.[7]

On November 12, 2007 Nemcova visited Haiti alongside Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean as part of a charity-sponsored event. The inauguration of a computer lab and an eatery in the slums of Port-au-Prince were funded and sponsored by Jean's Yéle Haïti foundation and Nemcova's Happy Hearts Fund.[8]

Petra was sighted at a New Years Eve party on Kaua'i Dec 31 2007.

Notes

^ Sunday Times, 24 September 2006
^ a b Petra Nemcova Profile in the FMD-database. Accessed 2008-06-10.
^ SI Swimsuit Collection: Petra Nemcova. Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
^ Who We Are and What We Dosource:happyheartsfund.org Retrieved October 4, 2007.
^ Fund Name Happy Hearts Fundsource:give2asia.org Retrieved October 4, 2007.
^ HP - The Computer is Personal Again
^ Petra Nemcova is speaking out against overfishing
^ http://www.miamiherald.com/804/story/304900.html/celebrities/hollywood/petra-nemcova-goes-to-haiti/#news

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Petra Němcová

Official website
Petra Nemcova in the Fashion Model Directory
Petra Němcová at MySpace

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PersondataNAME Němcová, Petra ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Czech fashion model DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1979PLACE OF BIRTH Karviná, Czechoslovakia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH