Petra Nemcova
Petra Nemcova was born 28 years ago in the Czech Republik. At the age of 16 she was discovered during a national talent search. She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and has also modelled for Victoria's Secret. In addition to working with world class photographers on her Sports Illustrated shoots, she was the subject of Joanne Gair's body painting work. 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.