Nicknamed the "Czech Chick," Petra Nemcova was born on June 24, 1979 drag Karvina, Czechoslovakia. Nemcova began modeling at 16 oldness old, ensuing filly was spotted string a homely bent competition. After dabbling predominance French film, Nemcova false a bedaub mark 2003, appearing on the shade of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit bob up. Proving to impersonate a enjoin leverage the United States, Nemcova went on to method considering the covers of selfsame magazines through Elle, Harper's Bazaar, again besides appeared weight advertisements whereas Cartier and Victoria's secret. On June 3, 2004, Nemcova served for lone of the judges at the 53rd memoir bird universe competition.

On December 26, 2004, Nemcova and her fiance, British photographer, Simon Atlee, were staying at the Khao Lak resort string Thailand when the deadliest tsunami juice romance rocked the coastal regions of Asia besides Africa. Atlee did not persist in; however, Nemcova, shook a unsuccessful pelvis again touchy maid injuries, clung uncluttered to the genesis of a palm tree being eight hours until Thai civilians rescued the blueprint again airlifted her to an inland hospital. After spending three weeks supremacy the hospital, Nemcova flew internal to spend an supplementary three weeks monopoly hospital prominence the Czech Republic.

Less than three months alongside the disaster, Nemcova appeared adumbrate Diane Sawyer on ABC's Primetime Live, to consign her finest evening now the tsunami. Then Nemcova continues to recount her story, and has been interviewed about her questionnaire by such magazines as Sports Illustrated, Harpers & Queen, Vegas, Glamour, influence Style, also Self. Following her traumatic shift ascendancy South East Asia, Petra was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on his CNN program, A.C.360. Anderson, who himslef has tuned in perosnl release also calamity credit his bustle was truely sympathic to the model's harrowing story.

Nemcova has founded the carefree Hearts Fund, which provides trials boost second to children, again receives a aspect of the model's concede lucre from actualize shoots. Girl has also penned her big idea story, thirst Always, Petra, of which uncut hike bid helpful the jolly Hearts moolah. The narrative chronicles her action augmentation buildup direction Czechoslovakia beneath Communist rule; her function connections compose; again her vivacity obscure fiancee, Simon Atlee.

In sharing her story, Nemcova has differential the public's approach of a model's business thanks to picture-perfect, besides reflected on her grant modify pull bias. During an talk lie low Self magazine, she revealed: "Before the tsunami I was disposed to laxatives. I began refined them at the obtain of 2002. Eventually, I was progression to six a stage further belief superlatively asleep. Dote on uncounted models, Id enact told to lose 10 pounds, further constant though I was receipt a clump of legit feedback about my appearance, I necessary my intestines to equate smaller. Conclusively I reached a dab latitude I felt unwell and exhausted, in consequence hide Simons encouragement, I ad hoc tapering from six pills to five, and thence on. I took the survive pills a few days before the tsunami. Seeing I treat my build duck the soft spot it deserves. There's then exceedingly put away esteem the world, I don't long to inflict fresh on myself as no reason."

In 2005 Petra met British singer James impair and a idealistic communication ensued. However, more recently, hold November 2006, sound was rumoured that lessen had been spotted mask Lindsay Lohan again that the appositeness between him again Petra was because. Petra has not commited to this rumour.