Alena Šeredová
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Alena Buffon (ˈalɛna ˈʃɛrɛdovaː; born 21 March 1978 Prague
) is a Czech
model
currently living and working in Italy
. She is the wife of Italian
football goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
.
1998 and her country's representative at Miss World 1998
where she placed fourth in the finals. She started her career as a model in 2002. Alena was chosen by the Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello to co-host his own prime-time TV show Torno Sabato. Alena has been featured on the covers of several magazines including Penthouse
Europe, Playboy Europe, Spy
, Extreme and Quo. In 2005, Alena was chosen to pose in Max Calendar.
. They have a son named Louis Thomas Buffon, who was born on 28 December 2007. Their second son, David Lee was born on 1 November 2009, in Milano, Italy.
She has a sister named Eliška, who is also a model. Her mother's name is Jitka Šeredová.
Alena co-owns the Italian clothing-line Baci e Abbracci together with Buffon's former national teammate, Christian Vieri
.
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...
) is a Czech
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....
currently living and working in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. She is the wife of Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
football goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
.
Career
Alena's modeling career started at the age of 15. Five years later, Alena was first runner-up of Miss Czech RepublicMiss Czech Republic
Miss České republiky was a national beauty pageant from the Czech Republic.-History:Before Miss Czech Republic existed, there was a similar pageant that took place between 1966 and 1979, known as Girl of the Year. Alžběta Štrkulová, a popular TV presenter in the Czech Republic, won in 1967. At...
1998 and her country's representative at Miss World 1998
Miss World 1998
The 48th Miss World pageant was held at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating then lead singer of Boyzone and MTV's Eden Harel hosted the event...
where she placed fourth in the finals. She started her career as a model in 2002. Alena was chosen by the Italian comedian Giorgio Panariello to co-host his own prime-time TV show Torno Sabato. Alena has been featured on the covers of several magazines including Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
Europe, Playboy Europe, Spy
Spy (magazine)
Spy was a satirical monthly magazine founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter, who served as its first editors, and Thomas L. Phillips, Jr., its first publisher. After one folding and a rebirth, it ceased publication in 1998...
, Extreme and Quo. In 2005, Alena was chosen to pose in Max Calendar.
Personal life
Alena is currently living with her husband, Italian national football goalkeeper Gianluigi BuffonGianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history...
. They have a son named Louis Thomas Buffon, who was born on 28 December 2007. Their second son, David Lee was born on 1 November 2009, in Milano, Italy.
She has a sister named Eliška, who is also a model. Her mother's name is Jitka Šeredová.
Alena co-owns the Italian clothing-line Baci e Abbracci together with Buffon's former national teammate, Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...
.
Filmography
- Ho visto le stelle (I Have Seen the Stars) (2003; Viděl jsem hvězdy); comedy, running time: 91 minutes,
director: Vincenzo Salemme - Christmas in LoveChristmas in LoveChristmas in Love is a 2004 film starring Danny DeVito. The film was directed by Neri Parenti.The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards.- Actors :*Danny DeVito: Brad La Guardia...
(2004; Zamilované Vánoce); comedy, running time: 118 minutes,
director: Neri Parenti