Pavlína Pořízková is a famous supermodel, actress and book author born in Czechoslovakia. She began her modeling career in Paris at age 15 in 1984 and became the first Central European woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She then achieved many milestones as a supermodel such as gaining highest-paying modeling contract with Estée Lauder or being named one of the ten most beautiful women of Harper's Bazaar. She also appeared in many films and TV shows such as 1993 film Arizona Dream alongside Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis and written several books including her latest autobiographical publication "No Filter: The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful.
In her conversation with @ageofadonxs she opened about how she transformed from "the ugly one" to a supermodel, her goofy and straightforward personality and how it is to fight against your real self and gain confidence in the world of beauty. Enjoy this inspiring and energy filled episode of A-Z from Prague Podcast powered by Andaz Prague with Adam and Pavlína.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:28 How your inner self reflects to your body
3:00 Being successful with a Slavic name
5:15 Is being direct and goofy an advantage in modeling?
6:24 How to make your personality an advantage
7:20 Signing for Estée Lauder
8:03 Pavlína's beginnings in modeling
9:14 From "the ugly one" to a model
11:06 How she grew her confidence
12:18 Faking it becomes making it with age
13:30 Success is a sweet revenge
16:00 Being a model at 50+
17:45 How people perceive aging in models
19:00 Instagram is shaping the modeling industry
22:00 Keeping your mind clear during a modeling career
23:40 Knowing your body to an absolute detail
25:00 Advice for young models
27:00 Her favorite thing about Andaz and Prague
29:30 Pavlína's book No Filter
31:30 How people approach her now vs. then
32:40 Pavlína's music taste
35:20 Living a Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle
37:00 How she met her husband Rick Ocasek
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Podcast host: @ageofadonxs
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