Petra Nemcova on Dancing with the Stars: What Supermodel Curse?

By Monica Rizzo

Saturday April 16, 2011 11:00 AM EDT

Has Petra Nemcova broken the Dancing with the Stars supermodel curse?

"What curse?" Nemcova says, smiling and shrugging her shoulders. "I don’t think about that."

Now entering her fifth week of competition, the 5'11" Nemcova has officially lasted longer than any other of her leggy model predecessors who performed on past seasons of the show, including Paulina Porizkova, Rachel Hunter, Kathy Ireland and Josie Maran.

"You can look at it in different ways," says Nemcova, 31. "Perhaps Dmitry (Chaplin, her pro partner on DWTS) knows how to work with tall people."

For someone who walks and poses for a living, Nemcova says her progression on the dance floor "is a miracle."

"I am learning how to move my body to music and it's very hard work but it's very rewarding," she says. "I was worried in the beginning because I was unbalanced, un-centered, uncoordinated. I couldn't do two things at once. But now when I do it, it feels so amazing."

'DWTS' Petra Nemcova: 'Fiancé my biggest fan'

Digital Spy - Justin Harp - ‎Apr 12, 2011‎

Petra Nemcova has claimed that her fiancé Jamie Belman is the biggest supporter of her bid to win Dancing with the Stars. Speaking to Access Hollywood, the Czech model professed that Belman has been a constant