Historical Figure
Heidi Klum
b. 1973
German-American model and TV host (born 1973)
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Biography
Heidi Klum is a German and American model, television host, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
Timeline
The story of Heidi Klum, told in moments.
Appears on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. It's her breakthrough in the American market. Victoria's Secret signs her shortly after.
Walks the first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She becomes one of the brand's most prominent Angels. In 2003, she wears a $11 million jewel-encrusted Fantasy Bra.
Project Runway premieres on Bravo with Klum as host and executive producer. The show runs for 20 seasons and earns her an Emmy nomination. "In fashion, one day you're in. And the next day, you're out."
Named one of the world's highest-paid models by Forbes. She's built businesses in fragrance, clothing lines, and television. Her annual Halloween costume, always elaborate and always a surprise, becomes an event of its own.
In Their Own Words (20)
I told Seal pretty early. He was there from the very beginning. He's always been Dad.
On telling Seal that she was pregnant with her first daughter, Leni, from Flavio Briatore, as quoted by Jennifer Weiner for InStyle magazine (February 2010), 2010
Models have a sell-by date. There are certain jobs I don't do anymore, like the young, sexy, cute things for teenagers, or even 25-year-old girls. I go in a different bracket now.
Quoted by Jennifer Weiner in InStyle, February 2010., 2010
Because of my job, I learned to be confident a little earlier than most. People pick you apart when you're in the public eye - you're wearing the wrong shoes or you have ugly nail polish on or they're wondering if you got your boobs done - so you have to be a strong person right away.
Interview by Kate Sullivan for Allure, April 2010, 2010
If we don't take that time (to be romantic), then it's karate, then it's ballet, and then there's Christmas, and then my husband is flying off to tour around the world.
Discussing staying romantic in a marriage with children. Quoted by Jennifer Weiner in InStyle, February 2010., 2010
A size zero? I've never heard of that. That didn't exist when I was growing up. When did that start? What does it mean? It means a person is not there, no? It makes no sense.
Discussing vanity sizing and the size 0 debate. Quoted by Asian News International, 20 March 2009., 2009
Artifacts (13)
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I've stopped with the national team. It was my last game.
defeat to France in the quarter-finals, he announced his retirement from the national team, saying: "I've stopped with the national team. It was my last game." He said he no longer wanted to play for...
Heidi Klum's Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior (to Help You Take Off on the Runway of Life)
Heidi Klum is one of the most famous supermodels in the world, but it took a lot more than above-average looks to get there. Growing up in a small town in Germany certainly didn’t prepare her for...
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