Michaela Silinger is a Czech American model, artist and animal activist. Michaela was born on January 6th, 1977 in Prague, Czech Republic. Her family escaped communism at an early age and moved to Paris, France. Once it was safe, she and her family moved to the United States where Michaela began modeling at age 18. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2003. She currently resides in the Hancock Park suburb of Los Angeles and lives with her notoriously famous beagle, "Emily". Known as Emily the Beagle aka Driving Miss Emily], the two can normally be found at dog rescue charity events in the Southern California area.