Twenty years ago, Petra Nemcova was waking up the morning after Christmas and preparing to leave her vacation in Thailand when disaster struck. In 2004, Nemcova was 25 years old and vacationing ...

The next year, she founded the Happy Hearts Fund, which works to accelerate the rebuilding of safe schools and homes after ...

Petra Nemcova recalled the "split seconds" before the 2004 tsunami in Thailand changed her life forever. Nemcova, now 45, had been vacationing during the Christmas holiday with her then-boyfriend ...

Nemcova was vacationing in Thailand when a tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004. In 2004, supermodel Petra Nemcova was on a dream vacation in Thailand with her boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon ...

So, when all Nemcova suddenly heard was screaming that morning, she barely had time to catch a glimpse out the window toward the pool before tragedy struck. For more on Petra Nemcova's account of ...

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 wh ...

Twenty years after losing her boyfriend in the 2004 tsunami, Nemcova found joy again through her global philanthropy and life at home with her family Growing up, Petra Nemcova had never heard of ...

I write about female entrepreneurs in healthcare. Two successful women, Petra Nemcova and Stephanie Stahl joined forces to develop Ace of Air, a company targeting skin health and overall well ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova, who miraculously survived a deadly tsunami in 2004 by clinging to a tree with a crushed pelvis, opened up about the horror she faced two decades ago. Nemcova sat down for ...

Nemcova shares the painful yet powerful lessons she learned from the disaster that killed her boyfriend There was no warning before a tsunami consumed Petra Nemcova's vacation bungalow in Thailand ...