Petra Nemcova
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Petra Nemcova is a vegetarian fashion model
Birth date: June 24, 1979
Birth place: Karviná, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Petra N?mcová is a supermodel who began her modeling career at the age of 16 when she was spotted at a talent search. Since, Nemcova has appeared in numerous fashion magazines and ads, including the cover of the Sports Illustrated Magazine for men. Nemcova is also the founder of Happy Hearts Fund, an organization that advocates and provides for disadvantaged youths who have had to endure hardship and who are not receiving the essential and sustainable help they need for healthy childhood development In December 2004, she was injured in Thailand by the devasting tsunami that had resulted from the Indian Ocean earthquake. Her then-fiance, Simon Atlee, was killed in the tsunami. In 2006 she dated British singer James Blunt.