Paulina Porizkova Shares a Deeply Personal Post about Her Complicated Relationship with Ex Ric Ocasek

Erin Maxwell September 16, 2025, 5:46 pm

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 09: Jonathan Ocasek, Oliver Ocasek, Paulina Porizkova and Rick Ocasek attend the 'Florence Foster Jenkins' New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater on August 9, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) — Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

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Former supermodel and one-time America’s Next Top Model host Paulina Porizkova shared an incredibly personal Instagram post on September 15, honoring her late ex-husband, Ric Ocasek, the former lead singer of The Cars, who passed away on that date in 2019.

The accompanying photo captured the couple in the early days of their romance. Porizkova and Ocasek first met in 1984 when she starred in the band’s music video for “You Might Think” in 1984, the hit that cemented The Cars’ status as one of MTV’s premier rock acts.

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