Lucia Dvorská | |
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Born | Bratislava, Slovakia | 14 July 1988
Modeling information | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] |
Hair color | Brown [1] |
Eye color | Blue |
Lucia Dvorská (born 14 July 1988) is a Slovak model who appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . She was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. She grew up in a village in western Slovakia, Zohor. Despite appearing in a television commercial as a child, she didn't start modeling until age 16. [2] She was a contestant on the 2007 reality television show, A Model Life , hosted by Petra Němcová on TLC and as a result she won a $100 000 contract with "Next" Agency. [3] Dvorská was a beauty pageant titleholder as the 2000 Little Miss World. [4]
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