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Heidi Klum is a popular German-American model, television host, producer and businesswoman. Heidi Klum is the first German model to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel, as she appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1998.
Early life and childhood
Heidi Klum was born in June 1, 1973, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. As of her date of birth, she is 49 years and holds German-American citizenship.
Her full name is Heidi Klum Kaulitz and she has a zodiac sign of Gemini. Furthermore, she believes in Christianity and she belongs to the German-American ethnicity.
Following her parents, she is the daughter of Gunther Klum (father) and Erna Klum (mother). Professionally, her father is an executive in a cosmetics company while her mother is a hairdresser. She grew up with her brother whose name is Michael Klum.
Caption: Heidi Klum with her parents (Source: Us Weekly)
To obtain his academic degree, he completed his early education at the Paffrath Comprehensive School in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. Later, she went to a fashion school in West Germany, where she completed her graduation.
Career
At the age of 18, Heidi Klum began her career as a model. After her friend convinced her to participate in a national modeling contest called “Model 92.”
On April 29, 1992, she was chosen as the winner out of 25,000 contestants and was offered a modeling contract worth $300,000 by Thomas Zeumer, CEO of Metropolitan Models New York. Additionally, she appeared on the Gottschalk Late Night Show, a German television program with host Thomas Gottschalk.
This model has appeared on the cover of French, German, Portuguese and Spanish Vogue magazines, as well as Elle, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamor and Russian Harper’s Bazaar magazines.
Meanwhile, she also hosted the 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows. She has been a celebrity spokesperson for Jordache and Volkswagen since 2007.
Other appearances in films and music videos.
As an actress, she has appeared on television shows, including “Spin City,” “Sex and the City,” “Yes, Dear,” and “How I Met Your Mother.” In addition to television roles, she has performed roles. in films such as “Blow Dry” (2001), “She Enchanted” (2004) and “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” (2004).
Similarly, he has made cameos in the films “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Perfect Stranger.” In the 2003 video game “James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing,” Klum also appeared and plays the villainous Dr. Katya Nadanova.
Additionally, this model has made several music videos, including Jamiroquai’s “Love Foolosophy” video from her album A Funk Odyssey, Kelis’ “Young, Fresh n’ New” from her 2001 sophomore album Wanderland, and most recently, the second video for her then-husband Seal’s song “Secret” from his 2010 album Seal 6: Commitment.
Additionally, Forbes also named Klum third on the list of the 15 highest-earning supermodels in the world. Later, she signed with IMG Models in New York City. Similarly, she also starred in two versions of Guitar Hero World Tour.
In October 2009, she appeared as the subject of Heidilicious, a book of photographs by photographer Rankin. Likewise, she has also partnered with New Balance and Amazon.com.
Later, she became the host, judge, and executive producer of the reality show Project Runway on the American cable television channel Bravo in December 2004. Additionally, the show aired on Lifetime Television starting in 2009.
In 2008, she and “Project Runway” received a Peabody Award. On September 7, 2018, it was confirmed that she, along with Tim Gunn, would not be returning to Project Runway.
Subtitle: Heidi Klum as a judge on America’s Got Talent (Source: Deadline)
He became a judge on America’s Got Talent, replacing Sharon Osbourne. And she judged seasons 8 to 13 and the first season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions before leaving the show in February 2019. Additionally, it was announced that she would return to the panel for the 15th season of the parent series in February 2020. .
As an author, she co-authored Heidi Klum’s Body of Knowledge with Elle magazine editor Alexandra Postman. She has also written an essay for the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Additionally, Klum released her debut single “Wonderland”, written for a series of television advertisements for German retailer “Douglas” in November 2006. Apart from this, she contributed to her husband Seal’s 2007 album System, singing the duet ” “Wedding Day”. ”, song that Seal wrote for her wedding.
Awards
In 2013, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host of a Reality Television Program or Reality Competition. In addition to this, she has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards, German Television Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.
Heidi Klum – Net worth 2023
Mainly, Klum makes money through her modeling career and other ventures. Furthermore, she also makes money as a producer and businesswoman. As of 2023, her net worth is around $160 million and her salary is still unknown.
civil status
Talking about her relationship status, Heidi Klum is a married woman and has been married three times in her life. First, she married Ric Pipino in 1997 and divorced in 2002. After this, she began dating Flavio Briatore, the Italian general manager of the Renault Formula One team, in March 2003, but they separated after a time.
During the same year, she began dating musician Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, known professionally as Seal. On May 10, 2005, the couple married. However, being in a marital relationship for more than seven years, the couple announced their separation on January 22, 2012. And finally the couple divorced on October 14, 2014.
Caption: Heidi Klum with her husband Tom Kaulitz (Source: Harper’s Bazaar)
Third, she married guitarist Tom Kaulitz, 17 years Klum’s junior. Furthermore, the couple got married in a secret ceremony in February 2019, but their wedding ceremony took place in Italy in August 2019 on the yacht Christina O. Klum is the mother of four children whose names are Helene (Leni) Klum, Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu. Samuel, Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel and Sulola Samuel.
Philanthropy
Klum led the Walk for Kids on April 30, 2011, a 5K community walk to raise funds as part of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ community awareness efforts.
Additionally, she was honored with the American Red Cross Crystal Cross Award in May 2014 for her charitable work, particularly her contributions to the Red Cross after Hurricane Sandy.
Body measurements
Caption: Heidi Klum at the Avatar movie premiere (Source: Hollywood Life)
As for his body statistics, he is 1.75 m (5 feet 9 inches) tall and weighs around 62 kg (137 lbs). She has a pair of hazel eyes with blonde hair and the body statistic of her measures 37-27-37 inches. Additionally, she wears a shoe size of 11 US and a dress size of 8 US.
Heidi Klum – Social Networks
On his Instagram page ‘@heidiklum’ he has more than 10.5 million followers. Likewise, he has more than 4.7 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@heidiklum’ and more than 5.5 million followers on his Facebook page.
Additionally, he has a TikTok account named ‘@heidiklum’ and currently has over 1.9 million followers.
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