Zdenka Podkapova (born August 6, 1977 in Brno, Czech Republic) is a
Czech erotic actress and an adult model. She is sometimes credited as
Zdenka or Zdenka Popova. She is best known for winning Penthouse
magazine's Pet of the Year for 2001.
Before Zdenka started her modelling career she was a professional
gymnast for more than ten years. She was in the Czech national team
for five years and she became the Czech national champion four times
during her young career.
In 1996 she posed for her first photoshoot, and in 1998 tried
contacting USA Penthouse. Her first pictorials for USA Penthouse were
published in April 1998. She was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month.
Two years later she won USA Penthouse Pet of the Year 2001. "It was a
very big surprise for me and I cried like a baby" because "I was the
first girl in history from the Czech Republic to win the title as Pet
of the Year and the second girl from Europe".
Later she became a cover girl for issues of Perfect 10, Perfection,
Esquire, QUO, Ironman, Front and Maxim magazines.
Zdenka Podkapova currently lives in Brno, Czech Republic.