When she was 18, she also met Ric Ocasek who was the lead singer for the rock group: The Cars, as she was in a music video of theirs for the song: "Drive." He was 21 years her senior. Five years later they got married and had two children together. They were married for thirty years and were in the process of getting a divorce, and it was an ugly one, when Ric died of coronary artery disease. He was 75 years-old at the time.
Paulina is just the opposite of being a glamour girl, she's a tough woman who had an extremely difficult childhood as her family spent years attempting to escape communism. Her mother got caught at one point and she was held captive for seven years. And unfortunately, her father ended up leaving the family without a word. He didn't even pay child support. Paulina would rather get down and dirty working outside than put on a dress but her looks definitely opened doors for her. I think she's an absolutely awesome person and I'd love it if she won the competition.