Paulina Porizkova

About

Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková, 1965, Prostějov) is a Czech-Swedish supermodel, actress and author who rose to global fame in the 1980s. She became the first Central European woman on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1984 and served as the face of Estée Lauder for seven years from 1988. In recent years she has built a second public life as a writer and outspoken advocate for aging authentically, most notably through her 2022 memoir No Filter.

Born:: 9 April 1965 (61 years)
Place of birth:: Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic)

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first Central European on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (1984)

$6M

annual contract with Estée Lauder (1988) - then the largest in cosmetics history

What's new

2026-07
The Czech comedy Bardotky starring Porizkova, Holubova, and Havlova entered cinemas on July 23, 2026, and took second place in domestic box office attendance.
2026-07
Paulina Porizkova married television screenwriter Jeff Greenstein on July 3, 2026, at a ceremony by Lake Orta in northern Italy.
2025-01
Estée Lauder announced that Porizkova is returning as a global brand ambassador - for the first time since 1995.
2025-07
Jeff Greenstein proposed to Porizkova in July 2025 while she was filming the movie Bardotky in the Czech Republic.
2024-09
Porizkova appeared at the Balmain show at Paris Fashion Week in September 2024 for the spring-summer 2025 collection.

Tracks

No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautifulmemoirs published by Penguin Random House (2022), included on the recommended books list of TIME and Good Morning America

BardotkyCzech film comedy (2026) with Holubová and Havlová - Porizkova's first Czech-language role

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1984historic cover that made her the first Central European woman on the cover of this edition

20 Good Summerspodcast about relationships that Porizkova hosts together with Jeff Greenstein