Karolina Isela Kurkova is a popular Czech supermodel. She was born on February 28, 1984 in Decin, Czech Republic to Josef Kurka, a Czech basketball player and a Slovak mother. Karolina is 5 feet 11 Inches tall with blonde hair and Green eyes. Her working agencies include DNA Model Management and Viva Model Management. She made her first walk on runway after been launched by agency in Prague and then she was soon into commercial ads and print work. She later moved to Milan to expand her modeling portfolio. There she got her first modeling assignment for the brand Prada. At a very young age of seventeen, Kurkova marked her appearance on the cover of the February 2001 Vogue issue. Kurkova marked herself to popularity and was considered a hot fixture in fashion shows. Kurkova continued to build upon her entry, doing modeling for well known fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent and print work for Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, and others which helped increasing her popularity. She was named “Model of the year” at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. Later, Karolina has walked the catwalks for designers such as Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel and Balenciaga. Continue gracing the cover and editorials of high fashion magazines such as UK, US and French Vogue, Vanity Flair and The Face, she recently featured on the cover of Greek Vogue as well as Korea’s W. Kurkova also graced the 2006 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and probably best known as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. Her other notable includes working with prominent fashion photographers such as Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti, Mario Testino. In addition to modeling, she is also set to make her film debut in Howard Himelstein’s coming-of-age dramedy, My Sexiest Year. According to Mario Testino, a well known fashion photographer, “The Proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level, make her a model who could fit almost into any moment”. Designer Marc Jacobs Said, “She has an angelic look with a dark side, she’s sweet and fun but looks like she could be an evil bewitching child”. After coming into contact with Vogue editor in New York in September 1999, she permanently moved there. Presently she resides in Florida. Kurkova is one of the highest earning models and is ranked eighth among World’s 15 top earning supermodels. Besides modeling her heart also beats for the welfare of children and in contribution to such work she has been honored by organizations such as “The Beautiful Life Fund”, “Free Arts”, and “Global Youth Action Network”. The non profit organization “Women Together awarded Karolina for her humanitarian work in March 2006.