Helena Houdová

Helena Houdová (born December 27, 1979) is a Czech model and humanitarian[1] who has covered or appeared in countless fashion magazines including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Vogue. According to FHM, "Houdová is one of the 'Top 100 Most Beautiful Women' in the world - and is one of the most successful models in the competitive fashion model industry."[2] She is known for donating earnings to charities for orphans and disadvantaged children. She is President and Founder of a charity devoted to these causes called Sunflower Children which she started in 2000 after being crowned Miss Czech Republic. Her pronounced hoh-daw-vah:.

Helena Houdová
Born (1979-12-27) December 27, 1979
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colorBlond
Eye colorBlue
AgencyIMG Models New York
Viva Models Paris
Websitehttp://www.sunflowerchildren.org

Biography

Houdová was born and raised in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[3]

Modeling career

Houdová won the Miss Czech Republic competition in 1999, and she went on to compete at Miss World 1999 where she did not place. She later established a place in fashion's elite by modeling on the New York, Milano, London and Paris runway circuit.[4] Houdová's popularity in the fashion industry skyrocketed when she appeared on the cover the May 2005 edition of Elle, which dedicated the entire issue to her.[4]

Houdová has been seen on the covers of Italian, Japanese, American, French and Spanish Elle, V, Flair, i-D and Time's Style & Design. Houdová has been featured in ad campaigns including those for Gap, Yves Saint-Laurent,[5] Victoria's Secret, Emanuel Ungaro, Tommy Hilfiger,[5] Revlon,[5] Dolce & Gabbana, Escada and Louis Vuitton.

In 2005, Houdová was named a Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.[6] She also appeared in a group montage on a rare (as of recent years) group montage of up and coming supermodels.

In 2008, Houdová was featured on four covers including the Elle Italia and Czech Elle Motherhood Issue and was dubbed the "Czech Princess Diana" in recognition of her humanitarian work and her immense popularity in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. In 2009 Houdová and her newborn son, alongside Pavlína Pořízková and Miloš Forman, appeared in a Louis Vuitton-campaign photographed by Lucie Robinson for the benefit of her Sunflower Children charity foundation.[7]

Charity

Houdová runs Sunflower Children which operates in 15 countries supporting 11,000 disadvantaged children. Sunflower Children's mission is to work in different cultures to "move people from indifference to compassion," she says.[8]

Personal life

She has three children with ex-husband Omar Amanat, an American entrepreneur and investor, who was convicted of investor fraud in 2017 and excepted to serve at least 10 years in jail.[9][10][11][12][13]

References
  1. "Supermodel Helena Houdova Reaches New Heights". 2009-05-15. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  2. Forbes Top Fifteen Models. Retrieved on 2007-06-16. Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Wiltz, Teresa. "The Swan." Essence magazine (September 2004).
  4. Liya Kebede Photos on Style.com
  5. Sterling, Wayne. "Model Citizen." Savoy Magazine, page 31.
  6. Holgate, Mark. "Role Model". US Vogue (May 2005).
  7. "ŽENA-IN.cz – České celebrity pro Vuitton – Magazín". Zena-in.cz. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  8. Liya Kebede Celebrity-Parent Profile - Cookiemag.com
  9. Bernard, Zoe (December 30, 2017). "Here's how two wildly successful tech entrepreneurs lost their status amid a case of convoluted fraud". Business Insider. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  10. "Helena Houdová: Jejího exmanžela zatkla policie pro rozsáhlé podvody - iHOT.cz" (in Czech). ihot.cz. Retrieved 17 July 2016. Potkala ale bohatého podnikatele Omara Amanata, kterého si vzala, porodila mu tři děti, dala se na raw stravu a po rozpadu manželství se zhroutila.
  11. Gaydos, Steven (10 July 2009). "Where was Quincy?". variety.com. Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Retrieved 17 July 2016. Houdova, wife of film producer Omar Amanat...
  12. Perman, Stacy (4 September 2014). "The global battle for the ultimate luxury hotel chain". fortune.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016. ...in fact, he married one: Helena Houdová, his second wife, from whom he is separated.
  13. Larson, Erik (October 30, 2017). "Tech Entrepreneur's Trial Is Biggest Battle of Career". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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