Model Petra Nemcova Recovering After Tsunami. By ABC News. May 17, 2005, 9:03 AM. May 17, 2005 — -- Sports Illustrated cover girl Petra Nemcova, 25, ...

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In 2004, supermodel Petra Nemcova was on a dream vacation in Thailand with her boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon Atlee, when a tsunami tore through their bungalow. ABC News’ Diane Sawyer ...

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The supermodel was vacationing in Thailand when a tsunami struck in 2004, killing nearly 230,000 people. Nemcova tells ABC News' Diane Sawyer about how the kindness of strangers helped her survive.

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Petra Nemcova tells Diane Sawyer how surviving 2004 tsunami gave her new purpose The supermodel discusses her dedication to helping victims of natural disasters, 20 years after she survived the ...

Czech model and entrepreneur Petra Nemcova is the official UNDRR World Tsunami Awareness Advocate, a Day which is commemorated on 5 November every year. Petra was officially recognized by Robert ...

Twenty years after the unprecedented 2004 catastophe, Nemcova shares the painful yet powerful lessons she learned from the disaster that killed her boyfriend I've taken my family to 5 major ...

Twenty years after the unprecedented 2004 catastophe, Nemcova shares the painful yet powerful lessons she learned from the disaster that killed her boyfriend There was no warning before a tsunami ...