She later became a fashion model, appearing on runways in New York, Milan, London and Paris.
[3] Houdová has appeared on the covers of Italian, Japanese, American, French and Spanish Elle, V, Flair, i-D and Time's Style & Design, and featured in advertising campaigns for Gap, Yves Saint Laurent,[4] Victoria's Secret, Emanuel Ungaro, Tommy Hilfiger,[4] Revlon,[4] Dolce & Gabbana, Escada and Louis Vuitton.
In 2009 Houdová and her newborn son, alongside Pavlína Pořízková and Miloš Forman, appeared in a Louis Vuitton-campaign photographed by Lucie Robinson for the benefit of her Sunflower Children charity foundation.
According to Houdová, the mission of Sunflower Children is to work in different cultures to "move people from indifference to compassion".
[8] Houdová has three children with ex-husband Omar Amanat, an American entrepreneur and investor, who was convicted of investor fraud in 2017[9][10][11][12][13] and sentenced in August 2021 to five years in federal prison and fined $175,000; the 44 months already served pre-sentencing would be credited toward this sentence.