Petra was scouted by the co-owner of a modeling agency in Rotterdam. Then for about 10 years, she worked as a part-time model living mostly in the Netherlands. A few years ago Petra decided to re-launch her modeling career and now is a very busy classic model based in Hamburg.

In her early years as a model, the walk at the Grote Kerk in Amsterdam for the Bijenkorf and for young designers like Dries van Nooten in Antwerp was very memorable to Petra. After re-launching her career, it was special to work for Schwarzkopf and Chopard. She is happy that she started modeling again, as it proves that even after the age of 50 or more everything is still possible, dreams do come true.

Petra is very supple, she can act and dances, she loves to do sports, and excels in the runway. Her favorite sports are golf, tennis, horse riding and fitness. Since 9 years Petra is Ambassador in Hamburg of DKMS-LIFE, similar to the charities Pink Ribbon in the Netherlands or Look good feel better in the USA. Every month she teaches women who have cancer how to do their make up while they undergo chemotherapy.