She was one of the most well-known supermodels in the 80s of the 20th century, and suddenly returned to her family to marry and have children at the peak of her youth.
After more than half a hundred years old, she stepped back on the catwalk, and a group of people criticized her, her face was full of wrinkles, why not take care of the children at home, why do you still show your body in front of the camera?
Paulina said"I've never tried any cosmetic surgery, and I'm happy to accept the fact that I'm getting older, why do people use words such as maturity, wisdom, and temperament when they talk about older women, why can't they include **?”
Paulina's return is for a reason, it is a rebirth of Nirvana, a reinvention of oneself!
Paulina Pritzkova was born in Czechoslovakia in 1965. His father's name was G. Požek, and his mother was Anna Pritzkova.
Her parents were well-known local *** activists, and in 1968, when the Warsaw Pact was established, Paulina's parents fled to Sweden. At this time, Paulina was a toddler and was left by her parents to live with her grandmother.
During this period, her parents tried to take her with her several times, but it was not until she was 10 years old that her parents brought her to Sweden. Paulina is finally reunited with her parents, and for the first time she knows that she has a younger brother, but at the same time, she finds that her parents are separated.
Soon after, the father left home to live with another woman, cut off all contact with them, and even refused to pay child support, which brought many hardships and frustrations to the life of the mother and daughter. Their mother is away from her children most of the time, and she earns money during the day and Xi doctors at night. At a young age, Paulina had to take on the responsibilities of a mother and help take care of her younger brother.
Lack of food and clothing is just a physical suffering, but without father's love, mother's love is less pitiful under the weight of life, and what is worse is the bullying from the people around her. Because she is an immigrant, Paulina is bullied at school, her pretty blonde hair is cut messily, and the books in her desk pocket are trampled ......Fortunately, Paulina didn't stop there, and she managed to make a few good friends and spend her green years together.
When she was 15 years old, a high school friend of hers wanted to become a makeup artist and heard that an elite modeling agency in Paris was holding a makeup contest and invited Paulina to be her model. Paulina readily agreed, but she didn't expect to be unintentionally inserted, and in the end the makeup competition failed to be held, but Paulina's ** was sent to the agency, she was favored at a glance, and the agency sent an invitation, hoping that she would come to Paris to sign a contract.
During her five years in Sweden, where there was little happiness and pain, Paulina decided to leave Sweden and move to Paris.
In the early 80s of the 20th century, Paulina stood on the stage of Paris.
With a beautiful and recognizable appearance, a slender and slender figure without losing a sense of strength, and thick long blond hair, Paulina quickly became popular like stepping on a rocket. In 1983, when she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in a swimsuit, her popularity exploded overnight in the United States.
In July 1985, Paulina appeared on the cover of New York Magazine, and by the time she was in her early 20s, she had appeared on the covers of almost every popular fashion magazine in the world, such as Elle, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour.
In 1988, Estee Lauder offered her a $6 million contract, and she became the highest-paid model in the world.
In the early 90s, Harper's Bazaar magazine named Paulina one of the ten most beautiful women in the world.
Since Paulina started modeling, she has appeared on several campaigns for brands such as Chanel, Versace, Perry Ellis, Miki, Ellen Tracy, Revlon and Hermès, as well as walking the catwalk for Calvin Klein several times. In the mid-90s, Paulina signed a multimillion-dollar deal with ESCADA, a German luxury women's designer clothing company.
There is no doubt that she has crossed the ordinary model class and become the world's top supermodel.
Beautiful, rich and successful, but her childhood experiences still haunt her, Paulina is a loveless girl, and she is willing to give everything for love.
Paulina Pritzkova met Rick Okasik, the lead singer of the rock band "The Cars", who was 20 years older than Paulina while filming the music video for the song "Drive". "I knew this was the man I was going to marry. ”Paulina spites her age gap and the fact that the man is married.
Rick married Paulina in August 1989 after divorcing his ex-wife. Many people have advised Paulina that the career of a model is not very long, and getting married, especially having children, is definitely a huge blow to your career. But Paulina can't listen to it when she is deeply in love, she has decided to marry and have children, and slowly retire to the family. Despite the many accolades that the modeling profession has brought her, a life without dignity is not what she wants: "All you have to do is shut up and be like an apple on the market, and let it be picked." ”
Within a few years, she gave birth to her eldest son, Oliver, and gradually retired from modeling. In addition to his husband and children, he has also filmed several movies and TV series, which have not received good reviews from film critics or commercially.
Paulina is not annoyed, she began to work as a publication blogger after giving birth to her second son, Jonathan, and in 2007, she published her first semi-autobiographical ** "Model Summer". This ** is loosely based on her experience moving to Paris alone as a teenager. In addition, she co-authored a children's illustrated book called The Adventures of Rochiralph.
Paulina didn't think too much about it, like all traditional women, she handed over her income to her husband Rick to take care of, but she didn't expect that her husband would change.
Maybe even Paulina herself didn't expect that the marriage she was thinking about would become like this. She gave birth to two sons for Rick, husband and child, dieting and shaping, and kept in shape for decades, but she couldn't stop the man from walking out. Rick is a merry and talented man, and no matter how beautiful his wife is, she can't stop the bunting from fluttering. "As our two sons grew up, our marriage began to unravel. She said bluntly.
In 2017, Paulina decided to divorce Rick, and the two officially separated.
When going through the divorce process, Rick fell ill, after all, he was 73 years old and not as healthy as he was in his early years.
Paulina chooses to divorce and stay at home and takes on the responsibility of taking care of Rick. They continue to live together and have their own bedrooms. When she has a job, Paulina goes out to work, and when she doesn't, Paulina takes care of the family.
In 2019, Rick dies in his sleep, and Paulina has not recovered from her husband's death, and something worse happens. The lawyer reads Rick's will, and Paulina is excluded from the will.
The will reads: "I have not left any share to my wife because we are going through the divorce process. Even if she dies before my divorce is completed, Paulina is not entitled to any share ......Because, she abandoned me. “
The problem is that he keeps all the money in his family in his name, as if Paulina never had any money.
You know, Paulina used to be one of the highest-paid models in the 90s, and Estee Lauder's endorsement alone brought her $6 million a year from 1988 to 1995.
The poor woman gave everything for her family, but her life was in trouble.
Life is a bad debt, and Paulina doesn't even have a single working capital in her hands to pay bills and fight inheritance lawsuits. He was over fifty years old, but he was betrayed by his husband and borrowed money from friends to survive.
After crying for a few days, she wiped away her tears and discounted the price of the villa she was staying in**. Then he appealed to a lawyer, paid back the money to his friends, and cut off his messy long hair, exercised, and sculpted, and decided to return to the fashion circle.
She started running her Instagram account again to show everyone her life. Whether it's a painful experience or a reinvigorating experience, the good and the bad are all put on the Internet. It's like finding an outlet for yourself. At the same time, she also actively responded to netizens' requests for helpAccording to Paulina, "I was in a state of extreme loneliness and grief, and it was during the pandemic and everyone was going through pain, so I reached out online to people who felt the same way. ”
At the beginning of 2021, the 58-year-old Paulina only "weared" a silver body painting on the cover of the magazine Los Angeles, announcing the return of the queen and blowing up half of the fashion circle!
But Paulina's comeback has never been easyWhen she was 52 years old, she once talked to her agent about her comeback, and the agent said, "Are you thinking about reviving your career?"Forget it, girl!No one wants to see a woman with wrinkles. ”
Paulina was also a little skeptical of herself: "I always thought that aging should be a good thing, but I once had a time of doubting myself. During this time, my marriage broke down and I became a ** person in this world, in the eyes of my husband. ”
When she made up her mind to revive her "prestige", it was not all kindness. In April 2021, Paulina posted a ** in a bikini on her account, and a man commented below: Old and ugly.
Paulina was very sad at first, but her fans organized a riposte, and girls of all skin colors and ages posted their own **, and then left a message: I'm also old and ugly, so what!
Paulina rejects Botox and insists on exercising to stay in shape, in her opinion, every muscle has its own effect, "It's not worth it to destroy wrinkles in order to get rid of them." ”
is also because she stood up, her career rejuvenated, and even emotionally had a second spring. At the 93rd Academy Awards, Paulina and the famous screenwriter Aaron Greenstein appeared hand in hand, and the two looked at each other and smiled, and the sweetness was overflowing.
"After spending most of my life taking care of others, I was finally able to live for myself. I can knit sweaters and make snacks for my family at homeI can also soak up the tropical sun or enjoy the glow of the spotlight. ”
Of course, no matter how well the 58-year-old Paulina maintains, she is no longer young and cannot return to the peak state of the year. But her tenacity and courage helped her get out of the difficult situation and start a more exciting second half of her life.
She returned to the runway, walked the catwalk for some brands, and actively participated in brand events. When Paulina appeared on the cover of the Scandinavian edition of Vogue with her gray hair and undisguised wrinkles, the fashion industry had to admit that she was still the most eye-catching when the queen returned.