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Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum's photoGETTY

Nationality:
German
Birthday:
June 1, 1973
Born in:
Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Lives now:
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies:
IMG
Known for:
My breasts, My television show
Status:
Established, sexy girl
Dated:
Anthony Kiedis, Flavio Briatore
Married:
Seal (since 5/10/05, musician), Ric Pipino (since 9/6/97, hairstylist)
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)
Friends with:
Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Aurelie Claudel, Bridget Hall, Izabel Goulart, Karolina Kurkova, Liya Kebede, Marisa Miller, Michael Kors, Miranda Kerr, Rebecca Romijn, Selita Ebanks, Sophie Dahl, Tim Gunn, Tyra Banks, Veronica Webb
Feuding with:
Elle Macpherson (since 1986, Macpherson has held the title of “The Body,” which Heidi claimed for herself in a 2006 Victoria’s Secret commercial)
Model turned…
Actress (Spin City, 1999), designer (shoes for Birkenstock; jewelry for Mouawad, 2006), artist, , singer, tv personality (Project Runway; Germany’s Next Top Model)
Interests:
Skiing, shopping at flea markets, cooking

Career

Life, August 2006

Jun 1, 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
Sep 6, 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
May 18, 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 »
Mar 30, 2001
Plays a model in the film Blow Dry
May 2001
Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People
Jun 3, 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
Nov 27, 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”
May 4, 2004
Has first child, Helene “Leni” Klum
Oct 2004
Named Woman of the Year by British GQ
Dec 1, 2004
Begins hosting and producing TV show Project Runway
May 10, 2005
Weds Grammy-winning British soul singer Seal on the beach in Mexico
Sep 12, 2005
Has son Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel
Nov 9, 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
Jan 25, 2006
Hosts Germany’s Next Top Model
Jun 30, 2006
Appears in The Devil Wears Prada as herself
Sep 2006
Featured on the cover of Esquire
Sep 14, 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
Nov 22, 2006
Has son, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel
Dec 2006
Featured on the cover of W
2007
Appears on the summer cover of Arena
Jul 12, 2007
Named one of the world’s highest-paid models by Forbes
Jul 19, 2007
Project Runway nominated for three Emmys
Sep 22, 2007
Named Vogue's third best dressed of the week in a maroon Dior gown Photo »
Dec 21, 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
Apr 30, 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
Jul 18, 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

Quoted

“I was never in that really skinny model phase because when I started I was always the outsider that was round and curvy.”

ABC News

“It’s very busy in our house. There’s always someone screaming or someone needs a diaper change… even if you’re tired, and they smile then you forget about everything.”

ABC News

“When you're a new show and you have not shown success yet, it's hard to get people on board. Especially in the fashion industry, because people are a little bit snobby and worried that they won't be cool anymore.”

The TV Tattler (December 6, 2006)

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