About Petra Nemcova

Editor’s Note: This blog was originally written for Huffington Post by Petra Nemcova As a survivor of Thailand’s tsunami, I know first-hand how natural events wreak havoc on lives. The challenge is to pick up the pieces and rebuild. Through my charitable work with the Happy Hearts Fund, I have learned that each natural disaster […]

Hello again, Global Grinders! Friday night I arrived in Beijing, China for a whirlwind trip, to participate as a judge in the “Miss Universe China Pageant,” and to give a special presentation about my foundation, “The Happy Hearts Fund,” (www.happyheartsfund.org) and spread our mission to a new and diverse audience across this land of a billion […]

Well, the dancing queen dream is over and I will not be champion of “Dancing With the Stars.” That’s the bad news. The good news is that by pouring my heart and soul into “Dancing with a purpose,” I was able to bring awareness to the Happy Hearts Fund and shine light on children affected […]

Last night was another exciting night of “Dancing With The Stars”! The theme for the show was “A Salute to America” and I am so thankful for all of the opportunities and promise that this country has provided for me. So I was, once again, “Dancing with a purpose,” in fact, many purposes. But one […]

A quick note on “Dancing With The Stars”: A lot of people have been asking me about my signature triple kisses that I have been delivering on the show. The story is: I have been sharing triple kisses for years, it puts extra big smiles on everyones faces and you simply can’t pass enough love […]

Why I started Happy Hearts Fund: Where do I start? At the beginning, when I was rescued and recovering, all I could think about was how I could help the children forever affected by the natural disaster I just experienced. Why I started Happy Hearts Fund: Where do I start? At the beginning, when I […]

Tonight is the premiere of “Dancing With The Stars” (DWTS) season 12, which is both very exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. For me, entering the competition was about “dancing with a purpose,” to shine light on children forgotten months and years after natural disasters. With the current horrifying news out of Japan it has become, for me, an […]

Our hearts are breaking!  The entire team at the Happy Hearts Fund wants to embrace all of our Haitian friends and all people of Haiti and give them strength in these horrible times. In 2007, Happy Hearts Fund team and I visited Haiti for the first time with Wyclef and Yele Haiti.  It was a […]