Tereza Maxová
Encyclopedia
Tereza Maxová is a Czech
model
.
, where she finished her basic school focussed on sport and athletics in 1985. After passing her entrance exams she started her studies at the Gymnasium Grammar School Budějovická in Prague
. After her school leaving exam in 1989 she was enrolled by the Faculty of Law of Charles University
. After two years, shortly after the Velvet Revolution
, she left for Paris
.
, Mario Testino
and Peter Lindberg. She appeared on the front of magazines British Vogue
, Elle
, Marie Claire
and Glamour
. She also modelled for Dior
, Chanel
, Prada
, Gucci
, Yves Saint Laurent
and Ralph Lauren
. She appeared in advertising campaigns for brands including Karl Lagerfeld
, Donna Karan
, Hermes
, La Perla, Vichy
, Oriflame
and L'Oréal
.
In February 2009, she appeared on the British television show Piers Morgan on...
, in the programme on Monaco.
tennis player Frederik Fetterlein
. In September 2000, Maxová gave birth to a son, Joshua Tobias Maxa Fetterlein. After the marriage fell apart, she moved to Monanco with partner, Turkish businessman Oymenem Burak. The couple have a daughter Mina Maxova Oymen, born in June 2009.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
Biography
In 1975 her family moved to Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
, where she finished her basic school focussed on sport and athletics in 1985. After passing her entrance exams she started her studies at the Gymnasium Grammar School Budějovická in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. After her school leaving exam in 1989 she was enrolled by the Faculty of Law of Charles University
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
. After two years, shortly after the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
, she left for Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Career
During her career, she worked with photographers including Patrick DemarchelierPatrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier is a French fashion photographer.-Life:Born near Paris in 1943 to a modest family, he spent his childhood in Le Havre with his mother and four brothers. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him his first Eastman Kodak camera...
, Mario Testino
Mario Testino
-Early Life:Testino grew up in Lima, the eldest son of a businessman. When he was young he wanted to be a priest. Testino recalls being unpopular at school because of his flamboyance. He was good at math and went on to study economics at Universidad del Pacífico, where his insistence on wearing...
and Peter Lindberg. She appeared on the front of magazines British Vogue
Vogue (British magazine)
The British edition of Vogue is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1916.When British Vogue was launched, it was the first overseas edition of an existing fashion magazine. Under the magazine's first editor, Elspeth Champcommunal, the magazine was essentially the same as the American...
, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
and Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
. She also modelled for Dior
Dior
Dior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
, Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
, Prada
Prada
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...
, Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
, Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent (brand)
Yves Saint Laurent or YSL is a luxury fashion house founded by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé. Today, its chief designer is Stefano Pilati. Yves Saint Laurent, founder of the brand, died in 2008.-History:...
and Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...
. She appeared in advertising campaigns for brands including Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...
, Donna Karan
Donna Karan
Donna Karan is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.-Early life:...
, Hermes
Hermes
Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and...
, La Perla, Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...
, Oriflame
Oriflame
Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. is a cosmetics group, founded in 1967 in Sweden by the brothers Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick. The company sells skin care, cosmetic products and other related products through an independent sales force of over 3 million people.-Brief history:Oriflame was...
and L'Oréal
L'Oréal
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
.
In February 2009, she appeared on the British television show Piers Morgan on...
Piers Morgan On...
Piers Morgan On... is a British television travelogue programme presented by journalist Piers Morgan, broadcast locally on ITV1. So far he has visited Dubai, Monte Carlo, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Marbella and Shanghai.-Series 1:-Series 2:...
, in the programme on Monaco.
Charity work
In 1996 on a visit to Prague, Maxová found numerous abandoned children, prompting her to start the Tereza Maxová Foundation. It has a patronage over 24,000 children growing up in institutional care in the Czech Republic, providing better care and placing a number in families.Personal life
On 18 March 2000, Maxová married DanishDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
tennis player Frederik Fetterlein
Frederik Fetterlein
Frederik Fetterlein is a tennis player from Denmark, who turned professional in 1989.The right-hander Fetterlein represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round by Switzerland's Marc Rosset...
. In September 2000, Maxová gave birth to a son, Joshua Tobias Maxa Fetterlein. After the marriage fell apart, she moved to Monanco with partner, Turkish businessman Oymenem Burak. The couple have a daughter Mina Maxova Oymen, born in June 2009.