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Karen Mulder

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    Karen Mulder View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    Dutch
    Birth Date
    June 1, 1970
    Status
    Cover girl, Established, Retired (mostly)
    Known for
    Eyes, Lips
    Friends
    Yasmeen Ghauri, Eva Herzigova, Amber Valletta, Tatjana Patitz, Shalom Harlow, Tyra Banks, Niki Taylor, Carla Bruni
    Children
    Anna (Born 10/30/06)
    Married
    Rene Bosne (88 - 93)
    Model Turned
    Actress (Un vol, la nuit, 2001)
    Interests
    Swimming, Singing, Sailing

    Off the Runway Photos

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    Karen Mulder's Career Highlights

    1 JUN, 1970
    Born in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
    1985
    Wins second place in the Elite Look of the Year contest
    1988
    Marries French photographer Rene Bosne
    SEP 1990
    Debuts at the spring Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani shows in Milan
    NOV 1990
    Featured in Vogue editorial titled “Polar Effects”
    1991
    Signs contract with GUESS?
    1991
    Face of MaxMara
    1991
    Photographed by Bruce Weber for Calvin Klein Underwear ad campaign with her head thrown back, as she cups her breasts
    MAR 1991
    Lands first major cover for British Vogue
    APR 1991
    Appears on the cover of Vogue and British Vogue
    JUL 1991
    Appears on her second Vogue cover for the year
    SEP 1991
    Walks the spring Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Versace shows in Milan
    OCT 1991
    Photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth for Italian Vogue
    1992
    Signs contract with Victoria’s Secret
    1992
    Appears on the cover of Vogue three times (March, April, July)
    1992
    Face of Valentino couture
    1992
    Face of Yves Saint Laurent
    1992
    Appears in Versace ad campaign alongside Nadja Auermann
    APR 1992
    Appears on the cover of French Vogue
    MAR 1993
    Appears on the cover of Elle alongside Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington
    1993
    Divorces Rene Bosne
    1993
    Appears on the cover of Vogue twice (January, March)
    SEP 1994
    Photographed by Wayne Maser for Harper’s Bazaar
    JAN 1995
    Appears on cover of Vogue and British Elle
    1995
    Collaborates with Hasbro to release her own doll
    1995
    Face of Chanel cosmetics
    SEP 1996
    Walks the spring Badgley Mischka, Nicole Miller, and Ralph Lauren shows in New York
    1997
    Releases her own calendar
    FEB 1997
    Featured in annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
    FEB 1998
    Featured in annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
    2000
    Officially retires from modeling
    2001
    Stars in French short film Un vol, la nuit
    30 OCT, 2006
    Gives birth to daughter, Anna
    JUL 2007
    Returns to the runway for the fall Christian Dior couture show in Paris
    1 JUL, 2009
    Arrested in Paris for allegedly making threatening phone calls to a plastic surgeon Story»
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