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Veronika Vařeková | |
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 Vařeková receiving 2019 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award | |
| Born | Veronika Vařeková (1977-06-19)19 June 1977 (age 48) |
Veronika Vařeková (born 19 June 1977) is aCzech model.
A native ofOlomouc,Czechoslovakia (now theCzech Republic), Vařeková moved to New York City at the age of 19 to attend theParsons School of Design. Upon arriving in Manhattan, she met withNext Models, and was signed immediately.
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 Vařeková's Sports IllustratedSwimsuit Issue cover from 10 February 2004 | |
| Vařeková's Sports IllustratedSwimsuit Issue cover from 17 February 2006 |
Vařeková appeared on the covers of several magazines, including theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She took part in shoots by photographers includingPatrick Demarchelier,Gilles Bensimon,Ellen Von Unsworth,Greg Kadel andPeter Lindbergh, and appeared in campaigns forGap,Chanel,Guess,Nivea,Escada,Chopard,Pantene,Ungaro,Patek Philippe,Hublot,Victoria's Secret, and Newport News.[1] She has also appeared on TV shows includingThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno,Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CNN,Charlie Rose, andFox and Friends.
Vařeková has appeared in theswimsuit edition ofSports Illustrated a total of eight times: 1999-2002 and 2004–2007. She appeared on the cover in 2004. She has appeared on the cover ofMarie Claire,Vogue,Harpers & Queen,Maxim, andCosmopolitan.[1]
In 2004, Vařeková marriedPetr Nedvěd, a Czech-Canadian ice-hockey player. Their marriage was short lived and the couple separated in 2006.
Vařeková climbedMount Kilimanjaro in 2008. During this trip she met theAfrican Wildlife Foundation team inTanzania, and in October 2009 she became aGoodwill Ambassador for the organisation. She is also a patron volunteer at theSZPD Orphanage in her home town of Olomouc.
Veronica resides in New York City, but also spends time inPrague to be close to family and friends.
