Karolína Kurková
Biography
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Karolína Kurková (born February 28, 1984),also Karolina Kurkova, is a Czech model, best known as a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and actress. Mario Testino praised the "proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level", which he said "ma[de] her a model who could fit almost into any moment".Vogue editor Anna Wintour called her the "next supermodel".Kurková is among the world's top-earning models, having earned an estimated $5 million in the year 2007. She placed 6th in the Forbes annual list of the highest-earning models.Karolína Kurková was born in Děčín, Czechoslovakia, to Josef Kurka, a Czech basketball player, and a Slovak mother.While Kurková was young, she was made fun of for her height.But after a friend sent photos of Kurková to an agency in Prague, at age 15, she landed a runway appearance, as well as gigs for commercial and print advertising.She later traveled to Milan to gain more experienceand signed a modeling contract with Miuccia Prada.
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Full filmography
- Person of Interest (2011) as Karolina Kurkova
- 30 Rock (2006) as Karolina Kurkova
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) as Karolina Kurkova
- Chuck (2007) as Sofia Stepanova
- America's Next Top Model (2003) as Self - Guest
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) as Self - Special Guest
- Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) as Self - Guest Judge
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) as Cover Girl
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1995) as Self
- Your Face Sounds Familiar (2016) as Guest Judge
- Český slavík (1996) as Self
- FCU: Fact Checkers Unit (2010) as Karolina
- Wonder Boy (2019) as Self
- My Sexiest Year (2007) as Pia
- Stylista (2018) as Karolína Kurková
- Seamless (2005) as Self
- Spolu z domu (2020) as Herself