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    Heidi Klum View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    German
    Birth Date
    June 1, 1973
    Lives Now
    Los Angeles, CA
    Status
    Cover girl, Sexy girl, Supermodel
    Known for
    Breasts, Television show
    Agencies
    IMG
    Dated
    Anthony Kiedis (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Flavio Briatore (Formula One manager),
    Feuds
    Elle Macpherson (since 1986, Macpherson has held the title of “The Body,” which Heidi claimed for herself in a 2006 Victoria‘s Secret commercial)
    Friends
    Rebecca Romijn, Izabel Goulart, Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Marisa Miller, Aurelie Claudel, Tyra Banks, Michael Kors, Karolina Kurkova, Tim Gunn, Sophie Dahl, Bridget Hall, Liya Kebede, Alessandra Ambrosio, Selita Ebanks, Veronica Webb,
    Children
    Helene “Leni” Klum (Born 5/4/04), Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (Born 9/12/05), Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel (Born 11/22/06)
    Married
    Seal (Since 5/10/05, musician), Ric Pipino (9/6/97 - 11/02, hairstylist)
    Model Turned
    TV personality (Project Runway; Germany‘s Next Top Model), Actress (Spin City, 1999), Artist, Designer (shoes for Birkenstock; jewelry for Mouawad, 2006), Singer
    Interests
    Shopping at flea markets, Skiing, Cooking

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    Heidi Klum's Career Highlights

    1 JUN, 1973
    Born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
    1992
    Wins the Model ’92 competition organized by Petra magazine and Metropolitan modeling
    1993
    Relocates to the U.S.
    1996
    Founds Heidi Klum GmbH, securing the copyright to her name
    1997
    Signs a contract with Victoria’s Secret
    6 SEP, 1997
    Marries hairstylist Ric Pipino
    1998
    Walks in her first Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
    FEB 1998
    Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated
    AUG 1998
    Has her first movie-role as a VIP club-goer in 54
    JAN 1999
    Appears on covers of Glamour and GQ
    MAY 1999
    Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
    18 MAY, 1999
    Makes television acting debut as herself on the ABC sitcom Spin City
    SEP 1999
    Appears on cover of Mademoiselle
    NOV 1999
    Appears on cover of Cosmopolitan
    2000
    Launches own swimsuit calendar, photographed on location in St. Barts by Antoine Verglas
    OCT 2000
    Featured on the cover of French Vogue
    2001
    Appears in the Jamiroquai music video “Love Foolosophy” Video»
    30 MAR, 2001
    Plays a model in the film Blow Dry
    MAY 2001
    Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People
    3 JUN, 2001
    Appears on Sex and the City as herself
    2002
    Dedicates a sculpture she made, “Dog With Butterflies,” to 9/11 rescue dogs
    NOV 2002
    Divorces Ric Pipino
    DEC 2002
    Appears on the cover of Italian GQ
    2003
    Appears in the Pirelli calendar
    JUN 2003
    Forbes ranks her one of its 100 Most Powerful Celebrities
    OCT 2003
    Named GQ’s Woman of the Year
    27 NOV, 2003
    Wins German media BAMBI award in the fashion category
    DEC 2003
    Announces she is pregnant with the child of boyfriend and Renault Formula One owner Flavio Briatore on the same day that he is photographed kissing jewelry heiress Fiona Swarovski; they split
    2004
    Models for H&M
    2004
    Appears in McDonald’s print and TV commercials
    2004
    Voices Russian spy Katya Nadanova in the James Bond video game “Everything or Nothing”
    4 MAY, 2004
    Has first child, Helene “Leni” Klum
    OCT 2004
    Named Woman of the Year by British GQ
    1 DEC, 2004
    Begins hosting and producing TV show Project Runway
    10 MAY, 2005
    Weds Grammy-winning British soul singer Seal on the beach in Mexico
    12 SEP, 2005
    Has son Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel
    9 NOV, 2005
    Returns to the Victoria’s Secret runway in top shape just two months after giving birth to Henry
    2006
    Designs a line of bras, named the Body, for Victoria’s Secret
    25 JAN, 2006
    Hosts Germany’s Next Top Model
    30 JUN, 2006
    Appears in The Devil Wears Prada as herself
    SEP 2006
    Featured on the cover of Esquire
    14 SEP, 2006
    Designs a line of jewelry for Mouawad; fourteen of sixteen styles sell out on QVC in half an hour
    NOV 2006
    Records Christmas-themed album, “Wonderland,” released exclusively in Germany
    22 NOV, 2006
    Has son, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel
    DEC 2006
    Featured on the cover of W
    2007
    Appears on the summer cover of Arena
    12 JUL, 2007
    Named one of the world’s highest-paid models by Forbes
    19 JUL, 2007
    Project Runway nominated for three Emmys
    22 SEP, 2007
    Named Vogue's third best dressed of the week in a maroon Dior gown Photo»
    21 DEC, 2007
    Is sued by Van Cleef & Arpels for copyright infringement and unfair competition for her clover-shaped personal jewelry line Story»
    FEB 2008
    Opens the fall Heart Truth celebrity charity fashion show in New York
    FEB 2008
    Appears on the cover of French Elle with husband Seal
    30 APR, 2008
    Named the world’s second highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $14 million in the past year Story»
    2008
    Appears on the summer cover of Citizen K biting into a ripe strawberry, photographed by Ruven Afanador
    18 JUL, 2008
    Jeopardy has the question "Elle MacPherson and Heidi Klum feuded over the use of this nickname." Video»
    SEP 2008
    Featured on the cover of British GQ alongside Victoria's Secret Angels
    OCT 2008
    Releases Heidi Klum Collection for Very Sexy Makeup by Victoria's Secret
    NOV 2008
    Walks the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
    JAN 2009
    Featured on the cover of Italian GQ, photographed by Kenneth Cappello
    MAY 2009
    Featured in Forbes world's highest-paid models, making an estimated $16 million
    JUN 2009
    Featured on the cover of German Vogue, photographed by Francesco Carrozzini
    NOV 2009
    Walks the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
    APR 2010
    Featured on the cover of Marie Claire, photographed by Mark Abrahams
    APR 2010
    Appears in Allure editorial, photographed by Michael Thompson
    MAY 2010
    Featured on the cover of German Elle
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