Zdenka Podkapova

About Zdenka Podkapova

Zdeňka Podkapová from Jihomoravský kraj, Brno, Czech Republic, has posed for 126 covers, 116 photosets, and 10 videos, before retiring in 2019.

Podkapová never did hardcore scenes despite many offers and was strictly a softcore star. She starred in two Andrew Blake movies, Secret Paris and Decadence. In these movies, she did some very light girl/girl fondling, simulated fingering, and kissing.

Penthouse's Pet of the Year for 2001.

Before Podkapová started her modelling career, she was a professional gymnast for more than ten years. She was in the Czech national team for five years and she became the Czech national champion four times during her young career.

In 1996, she posed for her first photoshoot, and in 1998 tried contacting Penthouse. Her first pictorials for Penthouse were published in May 1998. She was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month. Two years later, she won Penthouse Pet of the Year 2001. "It was a very big surprise for me and I cried like a baby" because "I was the first girl in history from the Czech Republic to win the title as Pet of the Year and the second girl from Europe".


From myppets.club:

Zdenka Podkapova is a Czech-born Penthouse model, actress, and former gymnast. She was born on August 6, 1977 in Brno, Czechia. During her modeling career, she was sometimes credited as Zdenka Novotna or Zdenka Popova.

Zdenka Podkapova was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month in April 1999 and Pet of the Year 2001. Zdenka was 21 years old when she was honored with the prestigious title of Penthouse Pet. Her measurements are 35-22-35. Zdenka Podkapova has charming brown eyes, honey blond hair, and natural breasts.

Zdenka Podkapova arrived in Penthouse with discipline etched into her beauty and grace sharpened by years of focus. A former elite gymnast, she spent a decade training at the highest level—five years on the Czech national team and four as national champion—before the camera ever found her. Strength, balance, and control weren’t learned on set; they were earned long before.

Discovered by a scout while out running, Zdenka entered modeling in 1996 and quickly revealed a natural presence that felt both athletic and refined. After reaching out to Penthouse in 1998, her first pictorials appeared that same year, leading to her selection as Penthouse Pet of the Month. Readers responded instantly.

Two years later, she made history. In 2001, Zdenka was crowned Penthouse Pet of the Year, becoming the first woman from the Czech Republic—and only the second European—to earn the title. The moment was emotional and symbolic, marking not just personal achievement, but a broadening of the magazine’s global identity.

Her career extended far beyond Penthouse. Zdenka graced the pages of leading international publications and worked with renowned fashion and lingerie brands, while also exploring artistic film projects. Educated in economics and fluent in the rhythm of multiple cultures, she split her time between London, Los Angeles, and her hometown of Brno.

For Penthouse magazine, Zdenka Podkapova represents a modern classic: disciplined yet sensual, international yet grounded, and quietly historic.