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" Supermodel Karolina Kurkova has walked countless runways and graced so many magazine covers, it might be hard to believe that once a upon a time, she felt like a &amp;quot;tall, skinny nerd&amp;quot; growing up in the Czech Republic. In the latest edition of Net-a-Porter&amp;#x27;s online magazine, Kurkova talks about how she started out&amp;amp;#8212;and where her career is heading now that she&amp;#x27;s on the cusp of turning 30 (!). Check out 10 fun facts we learned about the supermodel, right here: 1. These days, Karolina Kurkova is known for her brilliant smile, but growing up, she never wanted to show her gnashers: &amp;quot;I thought my teeth were too big,&amp;quot; she said. 2. Her first big break came in late 1999 when Anna Wintour picked her for a shoot with super-famous photographer Steven Meisel. &amp;quot;He said my smile was beautiful,&amp;quot; Kurkova said. &amp;quot;So I started smiling!&amp;quot; 3. Karolina Kurkova is 29 and still going strong! So much for that myth about model shelf life. 4. She actually loves her job. &amp;quot;I know I&amp;#x27;m lucky to do this work,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I get to express myself and work with creative people. So I don&amp;#x27;t think of it as work; it&amp;#x27;s what I love.&amp;quot; 5. Karolina Kurkova is 5&amp;#x27;11&amp;quot;&amp;amp;#8212;and height runs in the family. Her dad was a famous basketball player in the Czech Republic. 6. Her workouts of choice? Pilates and kickboxing. 7. Lipstick is her secret weapon. &amp;amp;#8220;Even if I don&amp;amp;#8217;t have time for anything else, I have to have lipstick,&amp;amp;#8221; she said. &amp;amp;#8220;It makes me feel ready for the world.&amp;amp;#8221; 8. Her favorite designers and labels are Celine, Alexander Wang, and Christopher Kane. And her favorite clothes? &amp;amp;#8220;I love a dress I can wear with flats to play with my son, but then I can add a great pair of pumps, maybe a jacket, a cool piece of jewelry and I&amp;amp;#8217;m ready for a meeting,&amp;quot; Kurkova said. 9. How does she balance a busy work schedule with family life? &amp;quot;That&amp;#x27;s always the first discussion at home,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Have we been traveling a lot? How much quality time as a family have we had? As a mother, I&amp;#x27;ve started to ask: Why am I doing this job or that job? Do I believe in it? It has to be good for the family.&amp;quot; She, her husband, Archie Drury, and their son, Tobin Jack, recently moved to Miami. &amp;quot;We have peacocks walking around our property and manatees in the ocean,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s where we want to live while our son is small, so he&amp;#x27;s able to run and be in nature.&amp;quot; 10. As for what&amp;#x27;s next: &amp;quot;The next phase of my life will be about building my brand,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I need to find the right idea and the right team. It has to have integrity, and I want to be part of the process.&amp;quot; Photo: Net-a-Porter"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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