Is it true that Jana Cova was a mainstream model before becoming a porn star?

Not exactly. While it is true that when Jana Cova dreamed of being a super model, gracing the covers of fashion magazines but she is very short, standing only 5 foot 2 inches tall and as such that just wasn't a career option for her however she was very pretty so she was able to get some work as a swimsuit model, but that work was very limited and it lead to nude modeling including becoming a Penthouse Pet in April of 2003. Eventually she moved into making movies.

Is Jana Cova retired?

No Jana Cova is not retired. Although she is no longer under contract with Digital Playground she continues to work making movies and even got a few award nominations in 2009 for her performances. Although her and Digital Playground parted ways in 2007, in 2008 she made several movies for them and was nominated for not one, but two awards in the same category for two different movies, both of which were Digital Playground movies. These movies where Jacks' Big Ass Show 7 and Jana Cova : Video Nasty and the category was Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene. She was also nominated that same year for best solo sex scene in the movie Jana Cova Erotique from Digital Playground.

If you could pick only one thing what would you say makes Jana Cova different than other porn stars?

That's an easy one. The fact that she enjoys cooking and drives a Volvo. When you ask most porn stars what their dream car is they say things that you would expect like a BMW, Ferrari and what not but not Jana Cova. Her dream car is her Volvo XC90. She's genuinely sweet and caring and when she's not busy being a famous porn star, she likes to stay at home and cook? That's so not porn star like and that is what makes her all the more lovable!