Karolina Kurkova's Missing Bellybutton Explained (PHOTOS)

Victoria's Secret angel Karolina Kurkova surprised onlookers with her almost invisible bellybutton at last week's show in Miami, but there is an explanation.

"She had an operation when she was an infant," her rep told the Daily News. "It's a fact and just thank God she's healthy."

The mystery of her strangely smooth tummy surfaced again as the Czech supermodel strutted her stuff on the runway in Miami two weeks ago.

There was simply an indentation where the center "button" should have been.

And don't be fooled by the glossy magazine spread: though the voluptuous blond seems to have a perfect button in the pages of magazines and catalogs, industry sources have revealed that is usually the result of photo retouching.

So what belly button condition could baby Kurkova have had?

Doctors say it was likely an umbilical hernia.

"It does look like [she may have had] an umbilical hernia as a child that was either fixed or not fixed, which can distort the belly button," said Dr. Matthew Schulman, a plastic surgeon at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Medical Center.

See more photos from the Victoria's Secret show here

Kurkova last weekend:

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Karolina Kurkova at 2007's Victoria's Secret show:

Back in June Karolina Kurkova was labeled fat during a South American fashion week. But, she looked amazing in Miami.

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Karolina's Victoria Secret Show (VIDEO)

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Comments

[missjasmine]

well, now that the mystery of the model's bellybutton has been solved, i can live and die peacefully.

[Henk]

Me too, its such a load off...now I can move on with my life.

[Mikeeee]

My Gawd, another mutant strain contaminating the species. Is there any hope for survival of the species?

[tis]

She looks just fine, at least it's not one of those ugly outies eh....

[zLala]

she is one of my favorite horsey supermodels

[Yovovi]

You are cruel. Way to encourage eating disorders!

[Biffmeister]

Well that's it. She's off my dating list.

[johnh1019]

For what it's worth, I lost my belly button a couple of years ago. Some "minimally invasive" surgery resulted in a maximally destructive infection that led to my being essentially gutted like a fish to drain it all away. They were able to put me back together about six months later and my surgeon was incredibly proud of is work in giving me back something that looks almost, but not quite like, a belly button. It's a drag, and kudos to Karolina for successfully working around hers.

[al3038]

Who in the hell is looking at her belly button??????????

[friscosf]

Funny....

I didn't even notice her belly button

[Dr Independents Day]

The doctors are correct.

[xmw]

In my opion this is a belly button. It just doesn't have the knot or darker scar from healing. Not having a navel would have been just smooth skin.

[billwetzel]

I had an umbilical hernia too, my belly button is a little different. Well now it's buried under a roll of fat, but still, I can relate a little. Nobody has ever really noticed it.

[popartusa]

well if you enjoy drinking "shots" out of "belly buttons"..­..you may have an issue here.

[Squigibo]

I guess Fuzzy Naval's are out.

[jpmdevildog]

Aliens have claimed responsibility for Kurkova's navel-less state.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/alien-alert/aliens-claim-belly-button-less-model/

[Mick60a]

How about we go and do some navel maneuvers Lol

And I think she is very lovely as well.

[1Smartchik]

She is ugly for real and those teeth are huge, she can pull a train with those teeth.

[America08]

That wasn't very nice.

[jowow]

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[YellowDogInRedCounty]

Bitter?

[skuffer]

true & totally hilarious