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 Mary Beth Koeth Growing up, Petra Nemcova had ...

Model and founder of the Happy Hearts Fund, Petra Nemcova, discusses the importance of rebuilding schools in disaster-struck ...

Photo by Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage Supermodel Petra Nemcova was one of many caught in the devastating tsunami ...

Petra Nemcova has recently shared her experiences of being caught in one of the most devastating tsunamis in history.

"My fears just went away," adds Boonyarattana, who is also featured in National Geographic's Tsunami: Race Against Time, ...

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 ...

Twenty years after the unprecedented 2004 catastophe, Petra Nemcova shares the painful yet powerful lessons she learned from ...

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 ...

Twenty years after losing her boyfriend in the 2004 tsunami, Nemcova found joy again through her global philanthropy and life ...

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 ...