| Heidi Klum Biography |
1 June 1973
Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany
Mini biography
Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top fashion model and swimsuit star began almost by accident, when on a lark she submitted photos to a model competition hosted by Petra, a young woman's magazine. Klum won the competition, and signed with Metropolitan, the German modeling agency. After modeling in Europe for a few years to great success, she went to the United States to pursue modeling there, and met with more success, culminating in her relationship with Victoria's Secret. This brought her to the pinnacle of modeling and, in 1998, the coveted cover of Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Issue, cementing her status as one of the world's top models. Along with that came lucrative marketing opportunities, including her own signature lines of sandals, jewelry, and perfume.
Like many other models, most notably Famke Janssen, Klum then sought to parlay her fame into a career in Hollywood. She has appeared frequently on TV in the US and in Germany, and has had several small parts in movies, including a cameo playing Swiss bombshell Ursula Andress in the Peter Sellers biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (TV). Klum is married to British singer Seal and as of June 2005 was expecting a child with him -- she has a daughter, Leni, with a boyfriend from a previous relationship. While she is best known for her beauty and perfect figure (one of her nicknames being "The Body"), the tall and willowy Klum remains surprisingly down-to-earth for a supermodel - a middle-class Westphalian girl from a small city - and has an endearingly goofy, engaging sense of humor. She is famously close to her father, Gunther.
General Info
Last name pronounced "Kloom."
Appeared on the covers of major magazines such as Elle, Sports Illustrated [Swimsuit Edition], Mademoiselle, Glamour.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001.
Spokesmodel of Victoria's Secret.
Measurements: 35-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Her first child, a daughter with Italian Formula One MD Flavio Briatore, with whom she split in January 2004, was born on May 5, 2004 at 3:21 a.m.. Leni was born in New York and weighed 8lb 1oz.
Voted as #9 on the Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004 in FHM [DK]
She has insured her legs for two million dollars.
Shares a birthday with singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette and actress Teri Polo.
Has a daughter, Leni (born 4 May 2004, 3:21 a.m. in New York), with F1 Renault boss Flavio Briatore.
Longtime companion is singer Seal. They told the press that he treats Heidi's daughter, Leni, like his own child (2004). Klum and Seal became engaged on December 23, 2004, at a mountain resort in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Wedding dress was designed by Vera Wang
Married British singer Seal, on a beach in Mexico on May 10th, 2005.
Keeps a small bag full of the teeth she lost as a child as a good luck charm.
Heidi and her husband, Seal, had a boy, Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, in Los Angeles, California at 8.9 lbs, 21 inches on September 12, 2005.
Personal Quotes
"I'm very lucky. As I get a lot of role because of my name as a model and I probably wouldn't have got them without it. You have to make the best of your situation"
"Michael J. Fox is a great, sexy, funny, short man. I had so much fun on that show ("Spin City" (1996)). There was this scene where we were lying in bed together after sex. But instead of having a cigarette, I start yodelling, because I'm German, see? He kept making me laugh, we were cracking up".
"Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!"
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