You may know Petra Nemcova from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
The gorgeous 25 year old was vacationing in Thailand when the tsunami hit. Petra and her 33-year-old boyfriend, fashion photographer Simon Atlee, were swept out of the house they were in by the huge wave. Petra somehow managed to grab a palm tree and hold on as she watched her boyfriend get swept away. She held on for the next 8 hours with a broken pelvis and survived. Her boyfriend has yet to be found.