Чех моделі, тележүргізушісі және қайырымдылық шараларының ұйымдастырушысы Петра Немцова

Czech model, television host, and philanthropist

Petra Němcová (; born 24 June 1979) is a Czech model, television host, and philanthropist who founded the Happy Hearts Fund. In 2017, the Happy Hearts Fund merged with All Hands Volunteers to create All Hands And Hearts Smart Response, with Němcová assuming the role of co founder and vice chair.

Němcová was born in Karviná, then Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic, and grew up in Karviná in the Moravian Silesian Region with her sister Olga.

Scouted on the streets of Prague by NEXT Model Management, Němcová moved to Milan, Italy, upon signing with the agency. After winning the 1995 Czech Elite Model Look, she returned to Milan where her career flourished. She has featured in campaigns for Benetton, Bulgari, Cartier, Clarins, Cortefiel, Dirk Bikkembergs, Fortunoff, Graff, Hewlett Packard/Intel, HS, Intimissimi, John Lewis, Lancaster, La Perla, La Senza, Maidenform, Max Factor, Pantene Pro V, Passport, Playtex, Rampage, Schwarzkopf, Victoria's Secret, and Wild Orchid. In January 2015 Němcová replaced Abbey Clancy as the face of Ultimo underwear. She also serves as the global face of Chopard.

In 2001, Němcová appeared on British television series Absolutely Fabulous. On 3 June 2004, she was one of the telecast judges during the 53rd annual Miss Universe competition in Quito, Ecuador. In 2007, she was the host of TLC's A Model Life. On 7 July 2007, she was a presenter at the American leg of Live Earth. In 2005, Němcová published her autobiography Love Always, Petra
In the 2008 TV special, A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, muppet lab assistant Beaker tests a wish machine and causes Němcová to appear.

On 26 December 2004, Němcová was in Khao Lak, Thailand, with her main photographer and boyfriend, Simon Atlee, when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck. Atlee drowned and Němcová suffered a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries, but she managed to hold on to a palm tree for eight hours until she was rescued by Thai civilians and airlifted to an inland hospital nearby.

Němcová serves on the advisory board of the Glamour's Women of the Year Fund. Her autobiography, Love Always, Petra, was released in 2005 from which 100% of the proceeds were donated towards helping children affected both by the 2004 tsunami in Thailand and ongoing natural disasters worldwide.

In 2005, Němcová founded the Happy Hearts Fund (HHF), a charitable organization and campaign formed after the tsunami of 2004. The main mission of Happy Hearts Fund has been to rebuild and renew schools affected by natural disasters. As a result of programmes run by the Happy Hearts Fund, 176 schools have been rebuilt world wide in 10 countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Haiti, Nepal, Peru, Mexico and The Philippines. Němcová has been heavily involved on an every day basis since establishing the Happy Hearts Fund, helping to establish long term strategies, as well as outlining the vision which has led to the organisations long term success. Her personal experience during the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami gave her a deep understanding of the power of Mother Nature, allowing her to connect with those in need, bolstering the success of her work through the organisation. In late 2017, the Happy Hearts Fund merged with fellow non profit organisation All Hands Volunteers to create All Hands And Hearts Smart Response. As a result, Němcová now acts as co founder and vice chair of All Hands And Hearts alongside All Hands Volunteers founder David Campbell.

Němcová currently acts as co founder and vice chair of All Hands And Hearts Smart Response (AHAH). All Hands And Hearts Smart Response is a non profit organisation dedicated to providing fast and effective support to communities hit by natural disasters worldwide. Amongst the first to respond and often to last to leave, All Hands And Hearts have helped to rebuild schools and homes across the globe, positively impacting over 105,000 children in disaster hit areas. The mission which Němcová outlined through the Happy Hearts Fund continues to be fulfilled by an international team of dedicated volunteers, to date numbering over 50,000, working in over 18 separate countries. Němcová herself has spoken about the importance of connecting with and understanding the needs of those in need of hope, empowerment and immediate aid, stating that, "We cannot control nature, but we can control that actions that we take." As of June 2018, All Hands And Hearts has positively impacted over 1 million individuals affected by natural disasters, helping to rebuild 208 schools and hundreds of homes in over 95 different locations, spread across 18 individual countries. In 2017, Petra was appointed by the UNISDR as a Disaster Risk Reduction Champion and Tsunami Awareness Advocate. She has been a vegan since 2007 and has paid close attention to life in the world's oceans. She was briefly engaged to English actor Jamie Belman before the couple ended their relationship in 2012. In May 2014, Němcová told People that she was dating the Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe. but as of 2015 they were no longer together. In 2017, she became engaged to investment banker Alejandro Grimaldi before the pair called off their engagement in December 2018. In 2019, Němcová married entrepreneur Benjamin Larretche in Sedona, Arizona. Their first child was born on 15 November 2019. He was premature, born at 34 weeks' gestation, and spent the first weeks of his life in a neonatal intensive care unit.