Paulina Porizkova: Born April 9, 1965, Prostejov, Czechoslovakia.
An Elite modeling scout spotted her in Sweden.
She has appeared in "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition", "Cosmopolitan", "Glamour", "Harper's Bazaar", "Self".
She has appeared in advertisements for "Anne Klein Footwear", "Episode", "Escada", "Capezio Bags", "Maybelline", and others.
Porizkova was chosen twice by People magazine as one of the Fifty Most Beautiful People in the world, in 1990 and 1992.
Harper's Bazaar magazine named her one of its ten most beautiful women in 1992.
American Photo magazine in its first issue declared her to be the model of the 1980s.
She appeared on the covers of numerous magazines around the world during the 1980s and 1990s, including appearances on Vogue, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Self, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour.
She also featured in advertising for Diet Sprite. Porizkova was the cover model for the 20th Anniversary issue of Cosmopolitan magazine in November 1985.