Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova
Paulina Porizkovais a Czech model, actress and author, who holds dual U.S. and Swedish citizenship. At 18 years old, in 1984, she became the first woman from Central Europe to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She was the second womanto be featured on the swimsuit issue's front cover consecutive times. She joined judging in America's Next Top Model in Cycles 10–12...
NationalityCzechoslovakian
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 April 1965
CityProstejov, Czech Republic
Paulina Porizkova quotes about
When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work.
Beauty can get a woman what she wants: love and money. But when beauty leaves you, so can the things it brought.
Models are back to what they were in the '70s: clothes hangers.
Fame is an interesting phenomenon.
I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.
When I model, I pretty much blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work.
Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.
My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian.
I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong.
I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.
The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted.
I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday.
Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and 'must have-once-been-beautiful' begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced.
My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young.