Growing up, Petra Nemcova had never heard of tsunamis. Her introduction tragically came first-hand when she was caught up in the disaster that swept through parts of Asia in 2004 after a 9.1 magnitude ...

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 ...

MATTAPOISETT, Mass., May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- All Hands and Hearts (AHAH), a non-profit organization that provides community-centered disaster relief to international communities, is proud to ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Before she walks in to Elton John's Oscars party, model Petra Nemcova promises to save ABC7's Elex Michaelson a dance. Watch the action unfold in the video above.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Petra Nemcova had never even heard the word "tsunami" until one hit her. Now, the Czech supermodel is calling on the United Nations to help the world better prepare natural ...

Booth is a reporter at TIME. Dave Benett—Getty Images Supermodel Petra Nemcova’s idyllic holiday was violently shattered on Dec. 26, 2004, when the deadliest tsunami in history tore through her Thai ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of people died, and Nemcova herself barely survived — but in the 20 years since, she has turned tragedy into a source of global philanthropy Petra Nemcova's pelvis shattered in ...