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THE HONG AND I: Petra Nemcova rolls with state MP Hong Lim, shunning the bright city lights to take time to heal

Supermodel tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova made a week-long private visit to Melbourne last week and rather than get bored on the cocktail circuit with fashionista air-kissing air-heads, she proved her exceptionally good taste by spending the whole trip in Melbourne’s unglamorous suburb of Clayton.

During her visit, the beauty was entertained by Labor state member of Parliament for Clayton Hong Lim and his staffer Conrad French who were – rumour has it – dazzled by her quiet charm. They enjoyed lunch together and posed for a few happy snaps. VEXNEWS is currently negotiating the release of these photographs but will resort to Photoshop if we have to do so.

French told friends she was “wonderful” but refused to elaborate further when asked by VEXNEWS for details, proving that he is indeed a gentleman in high standing.

The Czech born famous supermodel was seriously injured in the 2004 tsunami that also tragically took the life of her lover photographer Simon Atlee.

Nemcova was understood to be spending a week of “down-time” at a Vietnamese healing centre that was hosting a week-long training programme in how to maintain better health through “Universal Energy”.

Sources familiar with the training say that the teachings of the resident Master Lyong Minh Dang have been particularly helpful in assisting her recover from the aftermath of the tsunami that left her waiting up a tree for eight hours before being rescued.

Since then she has pursued treatment including alternative medicine with the colourfully named “Academy of Human Universal Energy and Spirituality” also trading as “Mankind-Enlightenment-Love” making them natural allies of the well regarded MP and his beautiful friends.

The Academy’s website explains there is no religious element involved to the teaching that is understood to have enjoyed rapid growth in recent years.

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