Petra Nemcova
Petra Nemcova
Sports Illustrated
Cover Model
www.petranemcova.com
www.givezasia.com
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About Petra Nemcova
Petra Němcová is a Czech model, television host, and philanthropist who gained international recognition as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model in 2003. After surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, she founded Happy Hearts Fund in 2005 to rebuild schools in disaster-affected communities. She hosted TLC's A Model Life, competed on Dancing with the Stars, and published her autobiography Love Always, Petra. In 2017, her organization merged with All Hands Volunteers to form All Hands And Hearts - Smart Response.
Since this interview
Němcová became the face of Ultimo underwear in 2015 and was appointed UN Disaster Risk Reduction Champion in 2017. Her organization merged with All Hands Volunteers that year, forming All Hands And Hearts, which has built 232 resilient schools benefiting over 100,000 children across 12 countries. She married Benjamin Larretche in 2019.
