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Petra Nemcova

IN THIS FEATURE: Meet Petra Fashion Focus Biography

irth Year : 1979

Birth Place : Karvina, Czechoslovakia

Nicknamed : Czech Chick

Best Known As : Cover model for the 2003 Sports Illustrated

swimsuit issue.

Born and raised in Karvina, in the Czech Republic, Petra Nemcova has taken the modeling world by storm. Ever since a modeling scout discovered her on the streets of her native country, she has seemingly been plastered in every magazine and advertisement. Petra won the opportunity to appear in the Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in 2002, which was her second appearance in the magazine that has launched the careers of several world-renowned models. In addition to her work for SI, the Next Agency model has graced the pages of Elle, Harper's Bazaar and the French model Madame Figaro, and has worked on campaigns for companies like Max Factor, La Perla and Cartier. Her first American TV appearance was on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, where the smitten host (who announced his love for her and British singer Dido) predicted that she would make the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in 2003 and he was right.