Daniela Peštová

Daniela Pestova is a Czech supermodel. She was born in Teplice, Czech Republic, and was discovered by the Madison Modeling Agency's Dominique Caffin, in a theatre in Prague. She had plans to attend college but after winning a modelling contest she moved to Paris to sign with Madison Modeling Agency. She in 1994 moved to New York and from there her career took off, this was before she spoke English. She can now speak Italian, Russian, French and Czech, and sometimes says she may be a translator when her modelling ends.

She has appeared on the covers of GQ, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and ELLE. She has been modelling for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for many years and has appeared on the cover three times, in 1995, 2000 and 2006. She has also modelled for L'Oréal and Victoria's Secret. Peštová married Tomasso Buti (former CEO of Fashion Café) in 1995, but they were divorced in 1998. The couple had a son together, Yannick Fausto (b. 1996). She has also a daughter, Ella (b. July 21, 2002), with her present partner, Slovak singer Pavol Habera. She has been dubbed "The Chameleon" for continuously changing her look.