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Paulina Porizkova
Birth at
9 April 1965
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Paulina Porizkova (full name – Paulina Porizkova Okeysek) was born on April 9, 1965 in Prosteeva, Czechoslovakia. Paulina’s parents left Czechoslovakia after the invasion of Soviet troops and the events of the Prague Spring. They moved to Sweden and left their daughter to be raised by their grandmother. Paulina managed to leave for Sweden only after 7 years with the help of the Swedish Prime Minister and public figure Olof Palme.
In 1980, Paulina Porizkova began her modeling career. She was living
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Paulina Porizkova (full name – Paulina Porizkova Okeysek) was born on April 9, 1965 in Prosteeva, Czechoslovakia. Paulina’s parents left Czechoslovakia after the invasion of Soviet troops and the events of the Prague Spring. They moved to Sweden and left their daughter to be raised by their grandmother. Paulina managed to leave for Sweden only after 7 years with the help of the Swedish Prime Minister and public figure Olof Palme.
In 1980, Paulina Porizkova began her modeling career. She was living in Paris at the time. At 18, she became the first model from Eastern Europe to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1987, Paulina starred for the famous Playboy.
In connection with the birth of her second child, Paulina left the modeling business and decided to become an actress. The beginning of the film career of Paulina Porizkova can not be called successful.
In 1989, she was nominated for the anti-award "Golden Raspberry" for the worst female role in the film.
Her alibi" . But in 1993 she was invited by the famous extraordinary director Emir Kusturica for filming in the film.
The Arizona Dream . Paulina Porizkova was on the same set with Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke and Rutger Hauer. The last film with her participation came out in 2004. It's called
Linkages .
Pauline is not only an actress, but also a writer. Her first book was A Model Summer. She wrote her second book for children with Joanne Russell. The Adventures of Ralphie the Roach.
For three seasons, Paulina Porizkova acted as a judge on the television show “Top American Model”. The show was created by supermodel Tyra Banks.
Pauline is married to Rick Okeysek, actor and leader of The Cars.