Petra Nemcov? (born June 24, 1979 in Karvin?) is a Czech-born female
supermodel. She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and has also modeled for Victoria's Secret.
On June 3, 2004, she was one of the telecast judges during the 53rd
annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador.
During the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Petra was at the Khao Lak
resort in Thailand with her photographer boyfriend, Simon Atlee when a
tsunami struck where they were staying.
Atlee was killed, and Nemcova suffered a broken pelvis and serious
internal injuries, but managed to hold onto the top of a palm tree,
reportedly for eight hours, until she was rescued and airlifted to an
island hospital nearby. Her first interview after her near-death
experience was with Diane Sawyer on ABC's Primetime Live, on March 9,
2005.
Glamour magazine recently awarded Nemcova a "Survivor Award" for the
tsunami ordeal and how she has picked up her life since then.