Veronika Vařeková

Czech model (born 1977)
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Veronika Vařeková
Vařeková receiving 2019 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation award
Born
Veronika Vařeková

(1977-06-19) 19 June 1977 (age 46)
Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)

Veronika Vařeková (born 19 June 1977) is a Czech model. Her name in the English language press is often given as Veronica Varekova.

Biography

A native of Olomouc, Czech Republic, Varekova moved to New York City at the age of 19 to attend the Parsons School of Design. Upon arriving in Manhattan, she met with Next Models, and was signed immediately.

External images
image icon Vařeková's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from 10 February 2004
image icon Vařeková's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from 17 February 2006

Varekova appeared on the covers of several magazines, including the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She took part in shoots by photographers including Patrick Demarchelier, Gilles Bensimon, Ellen Von Unsworth, Greg Kadel and Peter Lindbergh, and appeared in campaigns for Gap, Chanel, Guess, Nivea, Escada, Chopard, Pantene, Ungaro, Patek Philippe, Hublot, Victoria's Secret, and Newport News.[1] She has also appeared on TV shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CNN, Charlie Rose, and Fox and Friends.

Varekova has appeared in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated a total of eight times: 1999-2002 and 2004–2007. She appeared on the cover in 2004. She has appeared on the cover of Marie Claire, Vogue, Harpers & Queen, Maxim, and Cosmopolitan.[1]

Personal life

In 2004, Varekova married Petr Nedvěd a Czech Canadian professional ice-hockey player. Their marriage was short lived and the couple separated in 2006.

Varekova climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2008. During this trip she met the African Wildlife Foundation team in Tanzania, and in October 2009 she became a Goodwill Ambassador for the organisation. She is also a patron volunteer at the SZPD Orphanage in her home town of Olomouc.

Veronica resides in New York City, but also spends time in Prague to be close to family and friends.

References

  1. ^ a b Fashion Model Directory profile

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