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Heidi Klum

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Nationality
German
Birthday
June 1, 1973
Born In
Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Lives Now
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies
IMG
Known For
Breasts, My television show
Status
Established, sexy girl
Dated
Anthony Kiedis, Flavio Briatore
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
Married
Seal (since 5/10/05), Ric Pipino (9/6/97-11/02)
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)
Interests
Skiing, shopping at flea markets, cooking
Model Turned...
actress, designer, artist, singer, TV personality,

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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
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