Petra Němcová is a fashion model and; founder and president of Happy Hearts Fund. In December 2004, she was injured in Thailand by a tsunami resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; her then-fiancé, Simon Atlee, was killed in the tsunami.
She is currently signed with Next Modeling Agency and has contracts with the likes of Max Factor and Cartier.
(December 26, 2004): Had to hang on to a tree for eight hours when tsunami hit Phuket, Thailand where she has been vacationing. She suffered multiple broken bones and internal injuries. Her boyfriend, photographer Simon Atlee, has been killed by the waves.
Named #76 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement..
Began modeling at age 15.
Speaks Czech, Slovak, Polish, Italian, English, and a little French.
Was engaged to English Actor Jamie Belman.
(December 27) Recovering in a hospital near Phuket, Thailand from injuries suffered when a tsunami plowed into the resort where she was vacationing with her boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon Atlee. Atlee was still missing as of December 28.
There are lots of things which I would love to tell him, but in some way, I also feel that I lost the person closest to me. And I got a second chance to live. So in a way I feel that I live for both of us. . . and I will do my best.
So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive.
Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present. .
