Sports Illustrated Supermodel Nailed By Tsunami (pics)
 

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LONDON - Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova, who appeared on the cover of 2003 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, was injured and her photographer boyfriend is missing after the pair were caught up in the Asian tsunami disaster, a spokeswoman for the boyfriend said Tuesday.

Nemcova and British photographer Simon Atlee had been vacationing in the resort of Phuket when the waves swept over them on Sunday, said Atlee's agent, Eve Stoner.

"She is in hospital and he is missing. We don't have any further information than that at the moment," Stoner said,

The Sun newspaper reported Tuesday that Nemcova clung to a tree for eight hours as the water swirled around her. It said she suffered a shattered hip and internal injuries.

Stoner said British authorities had no information on Atlee's fate.

"We are just very hopeful," she said. "As time goes on we are getting quite frantic and stressed about it. Our thoughts are really with Petra and Simon's family at the moment."

"It just seems horrific, like something out of a movie," she added.

Nemcova, 25, has appeared in magazines including Sports Illustrated, Marie Claire and Vogue, and also has modeled for Victoria's Secret.

Atlee, 33, is a well-known fashion photographer who recently shot the pictures for Nemcova's 2005 calendar.

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dang that majorly sucks... i'll comfort her if they can't find her b/f... :bowdown

damn, thats bad .. but with the sheer amount of people involved, its not suprising we are hearing cases like this.

That's where Sports Illustrated shoots a lot of their best pics. I figured some of the models would be out there this time of year.

Yes they were talking about this on CNN this morning. I guess she held onto a Tree for 6+ hours while bodies were just flowing past her.

Wow, that is bad. I hope they find her bf. If I lost my gf I would be totally devastated.

she is not the only one

shit

oh well theres a lot of regular people fucked up over this

I can't even begin to imagine the strength you have to gather to hang onto a tree for 8 hours with a shattered hip and internal injuries. That is just amazing and you must really have some angels watching out for you to survive such an ordeal.

Her boyfriend is a goner it looks like though.

my god, theres a lot of good surroundings out there more models were probably out posing

I don't like it when they pick out the 'rich and famous' and make it an extra news item. Like those people are 'worth more'.

It's just as bad for anybody else who's there...

how do you pronounse "phuket"?

Pronounced as poo-ket

I wonder how many of these stories will pop up before it is all over with? So sad.

thank goodness... I wanted to make sure I could tell this to people without getting funny looks.

Fuck, we have lost a beauty ! :(
This tsunami really suck ! :(

They do that because it draws in lots of viewers, not that the celeb's life is worth any more than the poor peoples.

It woulkd be a lot more fun to pronounce it the other way though :D

That sucks. I can't even imagine what those people went through.

On top of that, maybe it makes it feel 'closer to home' for people ... instead of just anonymous numbers, it's also people who we recognize and 'know'.

The whole situation is so devestating ...

:(

Unbelievable. :ugone2far

an entire family of the Brazilian embassy was wiped out also, my Brazilian friend told me... A diplomatic counselor and her husband and 8yo son were waxed.

=(

True. It's crazy to even try to imagine what that was like. We think it's bad when tornados hit the US. (Not that that isn't bad, either)

At least 23,700 people are now believed to have died

thats a shitload

it sucks for everyone that was there

ffs, did you even read?

that is a serious will to live and you probably would know what you were capable of until the time came

Another drive by
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I'll comfort her untill they find her bf. :xmas-smil

Oh no that is terrible!

Im sure he prolly is dead :(
sad

That is definitely an incredible story. I bet a movie will be made out of this hopefully starring her.

People are capable of the impossible when faced with life or death.

my old roommate and one of my best friends in in Thailand right now vacationing - i assume he's okay but as of yet we haven't heard from him...

wow sexy sexy sexy

Yeh, I saw this too. It's pretty nutty how so many people are "lost", that's gotta be fucking weird. Imagine being swept away in the waves, while you were chilling in your house. :ticking

very sad tragedy.... what a way to spend your holiday on vacation.. geesh

say that!

60 thousand dead and it is believed the number will be DOUBLED because of diseases...
terrible..

Thats really sad and unfortunate.
My friend was surfing on an island off Sir Lanka and just barley survived.
Now he is doing his part contributing in the clean-up effrots.
I wish all the people affescted by the Tsunami well.