Paulina Porizkova (born April 9, 1965) is an actress and former supermodel. She was born as Pavlína Pořízková in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Measurements: 35B-23 1/2-35 1/2 Height: 5' 10 1/2" 1.79m

When Paulina Porizkova was very young, her father and mother left Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion in 1968 and moved to Lund in the south of Sweden. They left Paulina and her younger brother Joachym (nicknamed "Kym") under the care of her grandmother, believing the children could be brought out later. However, the Czech authorities would not allow it, and the ensuing battle for Paulina made headlines in Sweden. The young couple pleaded with the media using pictures of young Paulina clutching a teddy bear to make her a cause célèbre.