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Petra Nemcova has found love and happiness. The model and philanthropist, 34 - who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami but tragically lost her fiancé Simon Atlee in the disaster - tells People she is now romancing handsome Haitian prime minister Laurent Lamothe, 41. "Yes, we are involved, and I am very happy," Nemcova told People on Saturday while promoting her line of internationally themed candles, Be the Light New York, at Bloomingdale's Aventura in Miami. "Even though I have to travel a great deal for all of my work, Laurent is very supportive of what I do." The Czech-born, multilingual Nemcova lives in Port-au-Prince,...

Actor Sean Penn reunited with his on/off girlfriend Petra Nemcova on Friday as she was named an envoy for Haiti.

The Czech supermodel was unveiled as a goodwill ambassador by Haitian President Michel Martelly in recognition of the charity work she has done for the country through her Happy Hearts Fund.

Penn, who was appointed an ambassador-at-large for Haiti earlier this year, was a special guest at the ceremony held at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince.

The couple was first linked in 2008, and they reportedly rekindled their romance after the model broke off her engagement to British actor Jamie Belman in April.

New York, June 11: Sean Penn and on-again flame Petra Nemcova, who have been spending a lot of time together, were spotted checking out the opening of Todd Diciurcio's exhibition at Westwood Gallery in the Prince Building at 568 Broadway Thursday night.

Nemcova broke off her engagement to Jamie Belman in April and has since been seen with Penn in Cannes and on vacation in Mexico this month, the.

Petra Nemcova and Sean Penn sure looked smitten Thursday night. The supermodel and actor-activist were all smiles at a dinner at Cannes' Tetou Restaurant. The duo, who dated briefly in February 2008, certainly looked at ease with each another at the romantic restaurant. Just last month Nemcova, 32, announced that she and British actor Jamie Belman had called off their engagement. Penn, 51, and Scarlett Johansson broke up in June 2011 after a four-month relationship. On Friday Nemcova and Penn were back together again. This time, however, it was for a joint fundraiser benefiting Haiti. The actor ranted to reporters about the lack of media coverage for the country. "It's not only celebrities who...

Sean Penn has reportedly rekindled his romance with Petra Nemcova. The Oscar-winning actor and the Czech model - who had a brief fling in February 2008 - are said to be giving their relationship another go and have been seen on several dates together. According to usmagazine.com, a witness saw the pair ''holding hands'' during U2 frontman Bono's 52nd birthday bash in New York on May 10 and ''left together'' after the party. Petra, 32, split from fiance Jamie Belman last month and was soon comforted by 51-year-old Sean Penn. The pair - who briefly dated during one of the actor's splits from now...

Sean Penn has reportedly rekindled his romance with Petra Nemcova. The Oscar-winning actor and the Czech model - who had a brief fling in February 2008 - are said to be giving their relationship another go and have been seen on several dates together. According to usmagazine.com, a witness saw the pair 'holding hands' during U2 frontman Bono's 52nd birthday bash in New York on May 10 and 'left together' after the party. Petra, 32, split from fiance Jamie Belman last month and was soon comforted by 51-year-old Sean Penn. The pair - who briefly dated during one of the actor's splits from now ex-wife Robin Wright - were recently seen enjoying a dinner in New York. A source...

Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova have fuelled rumours they are a couple after they were spotted enjoying a date at U2 rocker Bono's birthday party in New York on Thursday night

Nemcova and Penn were originally linked in 2008, but reportedly rekindled their romance after the model broke off her engagement to British actor Jamie Belman in April.

And they refused to hide their affection for each other at a party for Bono's 52nd birthday at The Spotted Pig in the Big Apple.

According to New York Post gossip column Page Six, the two were "very much" together as they partied with Jay-z, Anna Wintour and Christy Turlington.

Model Petra Nemcova is bouncing back from her broken engagement to British actor Jamie Belman by seeking solace in the arms of Sean Penn, according to a report.

The Czech beauty was due to exchange vows with Belman this summer, but the couple called off its wedding and split in early April.

The runway stunner has since reportedly turned to Oscar winner and fellow humanitarian Penn for comfort - and the pair, which was first romantically linked in 2008, was spotted enjoying a cosy dinner date in New York just days after the news of her break up from Belman hit the headlines.

An eyewitness tells the New York Post's Page Six gossip column, "Petra was all over him (Penn) like crazy. She was rubbing his shoulders and rubbing his leg. She was hanging all over him.

"Sean looked like he was playing it cool. But they did leave the restaurant together."

Penn previously claimed he and Nemcova were "just friends" in 2008, when he was in the midst of a divorce from actress Robin Wright. He went on to date Scarlett Johansson.

Nemcova was also engaged to photographer Simon Atlee, who died during the 2004 tsunami disaster in Thailand.

Petra Nemcova is being comforted by former flame Sean Penn since calling off her engagement. The model announced earlier this month that she and British actor Jamie Belman had cancelled their June wedding and sources close to Petra say she has turned to Sean for support. The pair - who briefly dated in the early part of 2008 during one of the actor's splits from now ex-wife Robin Wright - were recently seen enjoying a dinner in New York. A source told the New York Post newspaper: 'Petra was all over him like crazy. She was rubbing his shoulders and rubbing his leg. She was hanging all over him. Sean looked like he was playing it cool. But...

London, Apr 12: Petra Nemcova has called off her engagement to Jamie Belman, just two months ahead of their wedding.

The 32-year-old supermodel and the actor plans to tie the knot after a whirlwind eight-month romance in January 2011, and their ceremony had been planned for June this year.

"Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation," the Daily Mail quoted a statement for Nemcova's agency, Next Models as saying.

"They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this time. There will be no further comment on the matter," the statement read.

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Model Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman have called off their wedding. The pair, who met in 2010, have been engaged for over a year. A rep for Nemcova told Us Weekly: "Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation. "They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this time. There will be no further comment on the matter." Prior to her engagement (more)...

Guess it wasn't a model relationship. Sports Illustrated swimsuit bombshell Petra Nemcova has called off her engagement to British actor Jamie Belman. The two got engaged in January 2011, about eight months after being introduced by mutual friends. It's the second recent breakup involving a Sports Illustrated swimsuit alum, following Anne Vyalitsyna's split with Adam Levine. More: Petra Nemcova on Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated Cover—"I Couldn't Find the Bikini" "Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation," Nemcova's rep tells People. "They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this...

Model and humanitarian Petra Nemcova has split from her British actor fiance Jamie Belman.

The pair was set to wed this year after announcing their engagement last January, but a representative for Nemcova has confirmed the sad split news.

Her spokesperson tells People.com, "Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation. They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this time."

Nemcova was previously engaged to photographer Simon Atlee, who died during the 2004 tsunami disaster in Thailand.

Petra Nemcova has ended her engagement to Jamie Belman. The supermodel and the actor made plans to tie the knot after a whirlwind eight-month romance in January 2011, and their ceremony had been planned for June this year. A statement for Nemcova's agency, Next Models, read: 'Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation. They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this time. There will be no further comment on the matter.' Petra had been due to wear a Marchesa wedding dress, which she had picked out in summer last year, at the ceremony. The Czech-born model survived the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, which tragically claimed the life of her then-boyfriend, photographer...

Model and former Dancing With the Stars contestant Petra Nemcova has split from her fiancé, British actor Jamie Belman. "Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman confirm their separation," a rep for Nemcova tells People. "They remain close friends and thank their families for their continued support during this time." "There will be no further comment on the matter," the rep added. Nemcova, 32, and Belman, 28, announced their engagement in January 2011. Nemcova was previously engaged to photographer Simon Atlee, who was killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster.

Model and humanitarian Petra Nemcova is to walk down the aisle in a stunning Marchesa gown when she weds next year.

The stunning Czech will exchange vows with her fiance, actor Jamie Belman, in 2012 and she has her wedding dress picked out already.

Company head designer Georgina Chapman is personally overseeing the creation of the gown.

Nemcova says, "I can’t wait to see what she will create."...

Petra Nemcova has claimed that her fiancé Jamie Belman is the biggest supporter of her bid to win Dancing with the Stars. Speaking to Access Hollywood, the Czech model professed that Belman has been a constant source of support as she takes on increasingly difficult dance routines. "He's been an incredible support and my biggest fan. He's really taking care of me every single day and being there for me," Nemcova said. "[Doing the show] is very rough because you don't get [a] chance to spend time with your loved ones, but he's there and being just amazing." Nemcova further explained that her beau is often more nervous than she is just (more)...

Performing for a television audience of millions each week on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" is no easy feat for Petra Nemcova, but the Czech model revealed the nerves are even worse for her fiancé, actor Jamie Belman!

"He gets more nervous than I do on the day of a show," Petra told Access Hollywood, at a rehearsal with her professional dancing partner, Dmitry Chaplin, in Los Angeles on Friday. "Last show he was like, 'Ok, when you're dancing, what number are you?' I said, 'We are number seven.' He's like, 'Oh my God, I don't think I can ...

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Petra Nemcova wants a wedding with "a bit of craziness". The Czech model says she and British actor Jamie Belman, who got engaged in January after eight months of dating, are still figuring out the specifics of their big day, but they want it be "lots of fun".

"Part of it will be more formal and part of it will be just lots of fun and just craziness," she said. "We want a little bit of craziness."

The 31-year-old beauty, who has dated singer James Blunt and was engaged once before to British photographer Simon Atlee, who was tragically killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, said they might say their vows on her fiance's homeland but are still undecided.

The catwalk beauty told Us Magazine, "It will probably be in England, but we're still figuring out which specific place will be the best. We haven't picked just yet." However,...

Petra Nemcova has revealed the details of her upcoming wedding to fiancé Jamie Belman. The model - who announced her engagement last month - told Us Weekly that she is working hard to finalise the details of the ceremony and is looking forward to tying the knot. "It will probably be in England, but we're still figuring out which specific place will be the best," she said. "We haven't picked just yet. [But] my dress will be Marchesa! It's so beautiful and elegant." Nemcova went on to insist that regardless of the technical (more)...

Petra Nemcova has begun planning the wedding she's always dreamed about. The tsunami-surviving beauty, who is newly engaged to British actor Jamie Belman, exclusively tells E! News she knew "within days that he was the one." "We both knew right away, both of us," Nemcova told us today at the Luca Luca show at Lincoln Center in New York. And she also spilled some good wedding details, including the designer behind her one-of-a-kind gown... First, Nemcova and her love will spend Valentine's Day in New York together, then head back to England to scout out locations for the big day. "I'm with him every single day," she said. The couple have been together...

Model Petra Nemcova is engaged.

Almost seven years after tragically losing her former fiancé, photographer Simon Atlee, in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 31-year-old beauty has found love again and is engaged to British actor Jamie Belman.

"Petra and Jamie are delighted to announce their engagement after a whirlwind eight month romance," a rep for the model told People.

Introduced by mutual friends, the couple reportedly celebrated Christmas together with their families. They have yet to set a date for their impending nuptials, according to the mag.

Petra has previously been linked to "You're Beautiful" ...

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London, Jan 9 – Czech model Petra Nemcova is set to wed British actor Jamie Belman after just eight months of dating.

The couple met last year after being introduced by mutual friends and the stars spent holidays together with both of their families, reports contactmusic.com.

In the past, Nemcova, 31, has been romantically linked to Oscar winner Sean Penn and singer James Blunt. She lost her previous fiance,.

Czech model Petra Nemcova is set to wed British actor Jamie Belman after just eight months of dating. The couple met last year after being introduced by mutual friends and the stars spent the holidays together with both of their families.

British Vogue magazine now reports the pair is set to become husband and wife after Belman recently proposed. In the past, Nemcova, 31, has been romantically linked to Oscar winner Sean Penn and singer James Blunt. She lost her previous fiance, Simon Atlee, in December 2004 when he was killed in the catastrophic Asian tsunami. The model was a survivor of the disaster.

Since the tragic event, Nemcova has dedicated herself to helping others affected by the tsunami, and is now President and Chairwoman of the Happy Hearts Foundation which works with the children who survived the disaster. "When the tsunami happened, I wanted to help in any possible way," she said.

Petra Nemcova is engaged to Jamie Belman. The Czech model and the British actor, who were first introduced through mutual friends eight months ago, got engaged before Christmas and spent the festive period celebrating with close friends and family, according to Vogue.co.uk. No details on the date or location of the wedding have been confirmed.

This is the second engagement for Petra whose first fiance British photographer Simon Atlee was tragically killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy in 2004. The model has also dated "You're Beautiful" singer James Blunt and was linked to Hollywood actor Sean Penn after attending Elton John's annual AIDS Foundation post-Oscar party with him in 2008.

Meanwhile, fellow model Anja Rubik is also set to tie the knot after her boyfriend, model Sasha Knezevic, proposed on Christmas Eve. Her agency Next Models New York revealed the happy news on Twitter saying, "Congratulations to fantastic...

Czech model Petra Nemcova is set to wed British actor Jamie Belman after just eight months of dating.

The couple met last year after being introduced by mutual friends and the stars spent the holidays together with both of their families.

British Vogue magazine now reports the pair is set to become husband and wife after Belman recently proposed.

In the past, Nemcova, 31, has been romantically linked to Oscar winner Sean Penn and singer James Blunt. She lost her previous fiance, Simon Atlee, in December 2004 when he was killed in the catastrophic Asian tsunami. The model was a survivor of the disaster.

Model Petra Nemcova has found love again: She's engaged to British actor Jamie Belman, People confirms. "Petra and Jamie are delighted to announce their engagement after a whirlwind 8 month romance," the rep said in a statement. The couple, who were introduced by mutual friends, spent Christmas together celebrating with their families and have not yet set a date or location for the wedding. Nemcova, 31, had been linked in the past to James Blunt and Sean Penn. She was engaged previously to Simon Atlee, who died in the devastating tsunami that struck Asia in December 2004.

Petra Nemcova joins the bevy of famous females who just got a ring put on it. The tsunami-surviving supermodel has just gotten engaged to adorable British actor Jamie Belman, following a short romance with him, reports UK Vogue. The pair, introduced by mutual pals, have been together now for about eight months and spent Christmas together with their families. We're thrilled kind-hearted Petra has found love again. She's had failed romances with both singer James Blunt and actor Sean Penn, who called it off in 2008. In 2004, she lost her photographer boyfriend Simon Atlee in Thailand during the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Since then she has run the Happy Hearts Foundation, working with child...

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