{"id":6529,"date":"2012-02-13T11:17:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T11:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=6529"},"modified":"2012-02-13T11:17:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T11:17:39","slug":"top-model-karolina-kurkova-opens-up-about-thyroid-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/top-model-karolina-kurkova-opens-up-about-thyroid-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Model Karolina Kurkova Opens Up About Thyroid Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6530\" style=\"width: 153px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/top-model-karolina-kurkova-opens-up-about-thyroid-problems\/305px-karolina_kurkova_cannes_2011\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6530\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6530\" title=\"Karolina Kurkova In 2011 - Photo Credit: Georges Biard\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-uploads\/2012\/02\/305px-Karolina_Kurkova_Cannes_2011-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karolina Kurkova In 2011 - Photo Credit: Georges Biard\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2012\/02\/305px-Karolina_Kurkova_Cannes_2011-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2012\/02\/305px-Karolina_Kurkova_Cannes_2011.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karolina Kurkova In 2011 - Photo Credit: Georges Biard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mario Testino once said of top model Karolina Kurkov\u00e1: &#8220;The proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level, make her a model who could fit almost into any moment.\u201d But, as perfect as she sounds, it seems the Czech model has had to overcome huge obstacles to get where she is today.<\/p>\n<p>The now 27 year old recently revealed that she suffered from a thyroid problem a few years ago. 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