Paulina Porizkova is a model, actress and author. She now holds dual U.S. and Swedish citizenship.In 1984, at 18 years old, she became the first woman from Central Europe to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.She was the second woman to be featured on the swimsuit issue's front cover in consecutive years. She was part of the judging panel of America's Next Top Model in Cycles 10–12.Porizkova rose to become a top model in Paris during the early 1980s, and her fame spread to the United States when she posed in swimwear for Sports Illustrated.She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1984 and again in 1985.She appeared on the cover and inside New York Magazine in July, 1985.Harper's Bazaar named her one of its ten most beautiful women in 1992 and American Photo magazine in its first issue declared her to be the model of the 1980s.In 1988, Porizkova won what was then the highest-paying modeling contract: a $6,000,000 contract with Estée Lauder, replacing Willow Bay.The black-and-white television and print advertising campaign won praise from critics. The Estée Lauder makeover transformed Porizkova's public image from a swimsuit model to that of European sophisticate and she remained the company's face until 1995.She soon landed another multimillion-dollar contract, with Escada.She was presented on the November 1999 Millennium cover of American Vogue as one of the "Modern Muses."