The model speaks about her work helping others after natural disasters. Dec. 16, 2009— -- Nearly five years ago Petra Nemcova was swept from her hotel room when a tsunami struck Thailand. Now the ...

Petra Nemcova was on vacation in Thailand at the time of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 across Southeast Asia. (Vianney Le Caer / Invision / Associated Press) Two decades after a ...

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 ...

May 17, 2005 — -- Sports Illustrated cover girl Petra Nemcova, 25, continues to amaze doctors with her quick recovery from injuries she sustained in December's deadly tsunami. And now Nemcova is ...

MIAMI – Former model and philantropist Petra Nemcova knows firsthand about natural disasters. "I survived a tsunami in Thailand. My partner unfortunately passed away. My pelvis was broken in four ...

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. Atlee was swept away in the ...

Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling what, and who, helped her survive the storm. “It's always difficult to go back in that moment when my ...