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My name is Zdenka
Podkapova and I'm from the Czech Republic in Europe. I live in
the second largest city in the Czech, called Brno. I'm 27 years
old and I've been in the business for nine years.
When I was younger I never thought or imagined I would become a
successful model.
I was a professional gymnast for more than ten years and this
sport was my whole world. I wasn't the best gymnast in the world
but I did have some success; I was in the Czech national team
for five years and I became the Czech national champion four
times during my young career.
But when I gave up gymnastics my life completely changed and I
began another new and exciting chapter. At 18 I was approached
by a photographer, but I hung back because I was studying
Economics at the time. When I finished school I contacted him
and we made some test pictures. At that point I was still unsure,
but he liked my look and we went from there.
My first professional photoshoot was in October 1996 on Gran
Canaria Island. We worked flat out every day for two weeks
shooting new pictorials. It was a very good experience for me
and I learned a lot there.When we got back to the Czech Republic
I started to collaborate with this photographer not just as a
model but as a computer assistant and later as a make-up artist.
We were good friends and worked very hard together for two years.
Later I grew more ambitious and tried contacting USA Penthouse.
It worked and I soon went to work with them.
My first pictorials for USA Penthouse came out in April 1998. I
was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month. Two years later I won
USA Penthouse Pet of the Year 2001. I never thought that I could
win. It was a very big surprise for me and I cried like a baby.
I was the first girl in history from the Czech Republic to win
the title as Pet of the Year and the second girl from Europe. |
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