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Paulina Porizkova Trivia
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- Father fled Czechoslovakia and moved to Lund in the south of Sweden in the 70s, then hired people to "rescue" his wife and daughter (Paulina). This was always headline news in Sweden during the cold war. After years of failed rescue attempts, the Czech government finally gave in, and let the family reunite in Sweden. The parents soon separated though, and Paulina never liked Sweden (she was harassed in school). She soon became a successful model and moved to the US.
- One of the world's top fashion models of the 1980s.
- Turned down a role in _Goldeneye (1995)_ .
- Was the object of adulation for Octavia St. Laurent, a black transsexual, in the cult documentary Paris Is Burning (1990), thus making her a cult within a cult. In insider circles it is considered her biggest claim to fame.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990]
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