Petra Nemcova is a famous fashion model. She was born on 24 June 1979 in Karvina in Czech Republic. Petra Nemcova is also called the "Czech Chick”.Petra Nemcova comes from a background that has nothing to do with the glamour world. Petra Nemcova’s father was a bricklayer. Her mother was a teacher.
Petra Nemcova is one of the most famous names of the fashion world today. She is five feet ten inches tall. She made her place in the in the FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. She was ranked seventy sixth. Petra Nemcova loves dancing.
In the year 2004, Petra and her British Photographer boyfriend Simon Atlee were caught up in the devastating Tsunami in Thailand. At that time Petra Nemcova and her boyfriend were on a holiday in a Thai resort of Khao Lak. Petra Nemcova had to hang on a tree for eight hours while water was gushing by. In the accident she survived but broke her pelvis and suffered several severe internal injuries. Simon Atlee went missing in the accident and still no news of his survival has ever received. Petra Nemcova was shuddered by the accident of Tsunami. She posed from the hospital bed in US so that funds could be raised for Tsunami hit people. Petra Nemcova started a Happy Hearts Fund to provide help to tragedy-affected kids in Asia. A Glamour magazine awarded Petra Nemcova a “Survivor Award" for the tsunami disaster.
