Petra Němcová Had To 'Sacrifice' Sexy Modeling Work To Be Taken Seriously As A Philanthropist

Petra Němcová's Happy Hearts Fund has built 96 schools in natural disaster zones across the globe since its inception in 2005, but she couldn't be taken seriously as a philanthropist until she toned down her sexy image. Despite Němcová's deep personal connection to her cause -- she was caught in the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, and her boyfriend was killed -- people assumed that because she is a supermodel, she would "disappear" after a year or two of work. The only way to remedy that was to "s...