Pavlína Pořízková No Filter - To dobré, to špatné a to krásné – Pořízková Pavlína (2023)

The good, the bad, and the beautiful in the extraordinary life of the famous model Pavlína Pořízková began in Czechoslovakia, gripped by the Cold War, and after moving to Sweden, she quickly made a name for herself as a model. She first appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1984. By 1989, she was the face of Estée Lauder and one of the highest-paid models in the world. While filming the music video for The Cars' song Drive, she met their lead singer Ric Ocasek, and it was love at first sight. He was forty, and Pořízková was just nineteen. The following decade brought marriage, motherhood, and the beginnings of her writing career. However, sadness, loneliness, separation, and ultimately divorce followed. After her husband's death – and the revelation of a deep betrayal – Pořízková stunned her fans with immense vulnerability and disarming honesty when she chose to share her experiences as a woman who had to start over. This book is a smart and captivating treatise on heartbreak, grief, beauty, aging, relationships, rediscovery, and finding purpose. In these essays, Pořízková reveals her soul and shares life lessons that have taught her much – often in difficult and painful ways. Her entire life has...