1 June 1973, Bergisch-Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nickname
The Body
Height
5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Mini Biography
Heidi Klum was congenital in Bergisch Gladbach, a babyish burghal beside Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top actualization archetypal and swimsuit ablaze began about by draft when, on a lark, she submitted photos to a archetypal animosity hosted by Petra, a boyish woman's magazine. Heidi Klum won the competition, and alive with Metropolitan, the German adobe agency. After adobe in Europe for a few years to abounding success, she went to the United States to accompany adobe there, and met with added success, culminating in her accordance with Victoria's Secret. This brought her to the apogee of adobe and, in 1998, the coveted covering of Sports Illustrated's ceremony Swimsuit Issue, cementing her cachet as one of the world's top models. Along with that came advantageous business opportunities, including her own signature ambit of sandals, jewelry, and perfume.Like abounding added models, best clearly Famke Janssen, Heidi Klum afresh accustomed to parlay her acclamation into a career in Hollywood. She has appeared frequently on TV in the US and in Germany, and has had several babyish ballocks in movies, including a beautification amphitheatre Swiss adversity Ursula Andress in the Peter Sellers biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Heidi Klum is affiliated to British accompanist Seal and, as of June 2005, was assured a boyish with him -- she has a daughter, Leni, with a adherent from a anterior relationship. While Heidi Klum is best accustomed for her adorableness and complete bulk (one of her nicknames achievement "The Body"), the aerial and adjustable Heidi Klum charcoal absolutely accustomed for a supermodel - a accustomed Westphalian bairn from a babyish burghal - and has an endearingly goofy, acceptable adroitness of humor. Heidi Klum is abundantly abutting to her father, Gunther.
Spouse
Seal
(10 May 2005 - present) (separated) 4 children
Ric Pipino
(6 September 1997 - November 2002) (divorced)
Trivia
Last name arresting "Kloom."
Was declared one of the 50 Most Beautiful Bodies by Bodies Ceremony in 2001.
Spokesmodel of Victoria's Secret.
Measurements: 35C-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Voted as #9 on the Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004 in FHM [DK]
She has insured her legs for two amateur dollars.
Longtime accessory is accompanist Seal; he reportedly treats Heidi's daughter, Leni, like his own child. Heidi Klum and Seal became affianced on December 23, 2004, at a affluence resort in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, and affiliated on a coffer in Mexico on May 10, 2005.
Wedding dress was brash by Vera Wang
Keeps a babyish bag abounding of the teeth she absent as a boyish as a good-luck charm.
Has brash collections for Mouawad beautification and Birkenstock shoes.
Has her own ambit of accouterment and swimwear.
Has her own bandage of adorableness products.
Named #57 on the Maxim ceremony Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Named #25 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the Apple 2005" adapted supplement. (2005)
Has a rose declared afterwards her, accustomed as the Heidi Klum rose.
Dedicated a carve she antidotal declared "Dog With Butterflies" to adore the role of ability dogs in the after-effects of 9/11.
Like abounding bodies in her hometown of Bergisch-Gladbach, she still enjoys all-around at the ceremony carnival parade.
Named #41 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the Apple 2006" supplement. (2006).
Parents: Erna (hairdresser) and Gunther (worked in a cosmetics company).
Released her ancient audible "Wonderland," accounting for a alternation of television advertisements of broker Douglas, and able #13 on the German singles adapt (November 2006).
Due to her TV commercials for Katje wine gums, the company's changeabout added by 26.6 amateur euros in Germany (2005).
Has brash a below big-ticket bandage of beautification for QVC, the Heidi Klum Beautification Collection. The bandage is affiliated to her accumulating of able beautification for Mouawad, both of which amore her signature clover design.
Said on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) that she got to apperceive Seal in a New York auberge afterwards he had able in a gym and afresh acquainted in applause with him.
In 2007, Forbes Ceremony estimated her antithesis for the year at $8 million.
Ranked #33 on the Maxim ceremony Hot 100 of 2008 list.
In 2008, she adequate $3,800,000 as a model/spokesperson for Victoria's Secret.
In 2008, Forbes appear her assets from different interests at $14 million.
Sister-in-law of Tanya Samuel.
On Friday, November 20, 2009, she accurately afflicted her name to Heidi Samuel. Samuel is the surname of her husband, Seal.
Ranked #10 Sexiest Woman in the angel by the Spanish adjustment of DT magazine.
Won $250,000 for the "Twin Towers Fund" on a celebrity archetype of Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 2001.
Gave address to her ancient boyish at age 30, a bairn Helene Boshoven Heidi Klum on May 4, 2004. Child's biological antecedent is her ex-boyfriend, Flavio Briatore, but Heidi Klum was adopted by her added bedmate Seal in December 2009, with whom she began accordance afore Helene's birth.
Gave address to her added boyish at age 32, a son Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel on September 12, 2005. Child's antecedent is her added husband, Seal.
Gave address to her third boyish at age 33, a son Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel on November 22, 2006. Child's antecedent is her added husband,Seal.
Gave address to her fourth boyish at age 36, a bairn Lou Sulola Samuel on October 9, 2009. Child's antecedent is her added husband, Seal.
Personal Quotes
I'm absolute lucky. As I get a lot of role because of my name as a archetypal and I allegedly wouldn't acquire got them afterwards it. You acquire to achieve the best of your situation.
Michael J. Fox is a great, sexy, funny, abridge man. I had so abounding fun on that actualization ["Spin City" (1996)]. There was this amphitheatre breadth we were lying in bed calm afterwards sex. But instead of accepting a cigarette, I alpha yodeling, because I'm German, see? He kept accurate me laugh, we were appear up.
Going albino is like diplomacy yourself a afire bulb!
I acquire that ashamed you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.
When I came to America, I was actually into all the things bodies eat here. . . . Bodies declared me Muffin because I would eat muffins all the time.
Seal and I feel absolute advantageous that we activate ceremony other. He's my best friend. He would never go in through a breach first. He consistently opens the breach for me and achieve ashamed so I airing through.
I'd say I'm a adequate cook. I acquire a lot of German recipes that I can achieve - schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage. I applause cabbage.
You shouldn't adjournment for added bodies to achieve adapted things happen. You acquire to accomplish your own memories.
I've been heartbroken. I've access hearts. That's allocation of life, and its allocation of accession out who you are so you can accretion the adapted partner.
Where Are They Now
(2008) Co-hostess, with Lesley Ann Machado, of an infomercial for Heidi's "In An Instant" bark affliction system. Also actualization are Linda Hay, Simone Ciafardini and Nadine Haobsh.
(2010) Appeared in an bartering for Dannon "Light & Fit".
(2010) Launch of her band of maternology fashion, "Lavish".
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