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Nicknamed the "Czech Chick," Petra
Nemcova graced the cover of the 2003
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
(She also appeared in the magazine's
2002 swimsuit edition.) Nemcova has
been a cover model for Elle,
Harper's Bazaar and other magazines,
and has appeared in ads for Cartier
and Victoria's Secret. She made a
brief appearance in the French film
Absolument fabuleux (2001, starring
Marie Gillain and based loosely on
the British TV show Absolutely
Fabulous).
Extra credit
: Nemcova suffered a
broken pelvis and other injuries in
the December 2004 tsunami which
killed tens of thousands of people
in the coastal regions of Asia and
Africa. She had been vacationing in
Phuket, Thailand with her boyfriend,
photographer Simon Atlee. Atlee was
killed in the disaster... Nemcova
founded the Happy Hearts Fund to
give aid to disaster-affected
children in Asia... Other Czech
models: Eva Herzigova, Karolina
Kurkova and Daniela Pestova. |
