Petra Nemacova Biography
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Petra Němcová (born June 24, 1979 in Karviná) is a
Czech-born female supermodel. She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and has also modeled for Victoria's Secret, and for
many other companies in the women's clothing market.
On June 3, 2004, she was one of the telecast judges
during the 53rd annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador.
During the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Petra was
at the Khao Lak resort in Thailand with her photographer and boyfriend, Simon
Atlee when a tsunami struck where they were staying.
Atlee was killed, and Němcová suffered a broken
pelvis and serious internal injuries, but managed to hold onto the top of a palm
tree, reportedly for eight hours, until she was rescued and airlifted to an
island hospital nearby. Petra spent six weeks in a Thai hospital, and then flew
back to the Czech Republic, where she spent an additional six weeks in the
hospital. Her first interview after her near-death experience was with Diane
Sawyer on ABC's Primetime Live, on March 9, 2005.
Petra has also told of her experiences on the
"Larry King Live" program on CNN.
Glamour magazine recently awarded Němcová a
"Survivor Award" for the tsunami ordeal and how she has picked up her life since
then.
She authored Love Always, Petra (ISBN 0446579130).
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