Petra has reached the highest level in the fashion industry and this captivating, beautiful and charming supermodel has appeared in advertising campaigns for high-end brands such as Cartier, Pantene, Lancaster, Graff, Max Factor, Clarins, Rampage, Fortunoff and Ann Taylor. Petra’s looks have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, ELLE, Sports Illustrated, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire to name a few. She became a cover girl for many of these international magazines. Since her introduction to modeling, Petra has worked with some of the industry's most prominent photographers, notably, Mario Testino, Patric Demarchelie, Gilles Bensimon, and Vincent Peters.
Petra’s heart has always been in helping others and after surviving the 2004 Asian Tsunami in Thailand, she got more opportunity to help and established the Happy Hearts Fund in 2005. HHF became an official charitable foundation in 2006 and was initially started to aid children affected by the Asian Tsunami that claimed almost 300,000 innocent lives. HHF broadened their mission and they are now helping other countries affected by natural disasters.
They are in nine countries, mainly in Asia and the Americas. The mission of Happy Hearts Fund is to improve children's lives through educational and sustainable programs in natural disaster areas. To date, HHF has built or rebuilt 55 schools benefitting more than 34,000 children and over 337,000 community members. HHF receives specific donations to underwrite all administrative and fundraising expenses, allowing all public donations to support HHF programs.
“HHF empowers children with the tools they need to build a better and sustainable life for themselves, their families, communities and their country. It breaks my heart to think what these children have gone through, they deserve stability and a bright future.” said Petra Nemcova, HHF’s Founder and Chair.
Petra has received several accolades for her philanthropic work for children around the globe including The United Nations, Women Together, Do Something and numerous other organizations.
She is the author of “Love Always, Petra,” a book about her life and Tsunami survival. She wrote this book to help children affected by the Tsunami and all the proceeds were sent to support Thai children.
On TLC in 2007 debuted “A Model Life with Petra Nemcova,” a series which Petra co-produced and served as a mentor and friend to the models, who were brought to New York to audition for potential contracts with NEXT Model Management.
To view 'A Model Life with Petra Nemcova' Episode 1, Part 1 click here
In 2011 Petra took part in huge ratings hit ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in the US (series 12) where she finished 8th and very much became a household name in the US.
Petra is based in the US but does come to Australia every year and would come back for suitable ambassador roles.