Supermodel Paulina Porizkova's House Burned Down After Landing 'Sports Illustrated' Cover

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Paulina Porizkova is looking back on a scary incident. In a new conversation with, the supermodel recalled finding out she had landed the February 1984 cover of  the same day her home burned down.«I was told that I got the  cover, 'cause you know, you didn't know until the night before — it was [a] big, big secret thing,» Porizkova recounted. «They called and they said, 'Guess what?

You got the  cover. And I think that night, or the night right after that, my house burned down to the ground, and then I lost everything I owned.»She continued, «I only had an overcoat, a dog and a cat and a passport.

And I don't even recall having underwear, actually.»From there, Porizkova, who was the first Central European woman to appear on the cover of the swimsuit issue, had to make her rounds to promote the mag — all while dealing with the aftermath of losing her home.«I had to go onto Johnny Carson and all these talk shows, and be like, 'Yay!

Hi, I'm this  vixen,'» Porizkova shared. «So, interesting balance there.»Despite the shocking sequence of events, the 57-year-old model saw her life change overnight, cementing her supermodel status and making her a household name.«I did notice that sort of, overnight I had turned from 'that model with the unpronounceable name to, Paulina Porizkova or Paulina Po — what's your name?'» She said. «It attached a name to my face.»Reflecting on her younger years, Porizkova said it didn't take much to get  ready, but these days, a slim fit figure, as she stressed, «takes a lot of freaking work.»«I started modeling as a 15-year-old, and so well into my 20s I smoke, drank, did whatever the hell I wanted,» Porizkova recalled. «It was pretty easy.