Heidi Klum Biography:

Heidi Klum is a sexy celebrity star of the fashion world. Having established herself as a top model and having enormous impact for such clients as Victoria’s Secret while gracing the covers of such pop culture magazines like the "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue", Heidi’s career has taken many twists and turns along the way.

Heidi’s other ventures include self-designed collections for such prominent companies as fine jeweler Mouawad and popular shoe line Birkenstock. She is the host and executive producer of Bravo’s Emmy-nominated series “Project Runway,” called “the Prada of reality shows” by The New York Times. Now in its third season, “Project Runway” is among the highest rated television series on Bravo. Heidi also hosts a German version of Top Model. 

Klum has a way of life book, “Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior,” released in 2004 through Crown Publishing. Other business segments include her best selling European clothing, accessories, fragrance and beauty lines. Her charity work involves work on behalf of such organizations as the American Red Cross (as part of its ‘Celebrity Cabinet’) and the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation. 

Heidi made her acting introduction appearing as Michael J. Fox’s love interest in the ABC sitcom "Spin City" featuring Heather Locklear and Jennifer Esposito, and has appeared in Miramax films "Blow Dry" and "Ella Enchanted" with Anne Hathaway and Vivica A. Fox. She has also appeared in guest roles on HBO movie "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" as Ursula Andress; and on HBO’s "Sex and the City" with Sarah Jessica Parker, CBS’s "CSI: Miami", FOX’s "Malcolm in the Middle", and "The Larry Sanders Show"¸ among others. 

She has hosted MTV’s Fashionably Loud Europe and Model Mission shows as well as the Laureus World Sport Awards; and has hosted various specials for CBS, TNT, VH-1 and MTV. She also hosted and figuratively swam with sharks for an episode for Discovery Channel’s popular “Shark Week,” and is working with the Discovery Network on her own series of travel and vacation specials. She was seen as evil scientist Katya Nadanova in the best selling James Bond 007 videogame, "Everything or Nothing".

Heidi's modeling career started in her hometown of Bergisch Gladbach, Germany when she and a buddy mailed in a modeling contest coupon that included a vacation photo of Heidi. She had no idea what would happen, and ended up winning the contest. From this stroke of luck, Heidi signed with an agency and her modeling career officially began. 

Klum has been featured on the covers and contents of every top fashion magazine, including Vogue, Elle, In Style, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Jane, ID, W, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Allure, Esquire, GQ, British GQ (for which she was named “Woman of the Year”) French & British & German Vogue, German Elle, Self, Fitness, Dutch, New Woman and Grazia magazines. Heidi has appeared in in both television and print campaigns for McDonalds, H&M, Nike, American Express, Target, Liz Claiborne, Siemens, Givenchy, Finesse, Braun (for which her legs were insured for over $2 million!), Caress, Lancaster, INC, Nine West and the esteemed Pirelli calendar, among others.

Heidi is also famous for her work with Victoria’s Secret, one of her first big jobs as a model was to walk in Victoria’s Secret famous runway show. Her work continued with Victoria’s Secret, being featured prominently in the company’s internationally celebrated catalogs and fashion shows. Heidi was selected to wear the $10 million jeweled Millennium Bra, as well as the jeweled Fantasy Bra in 2001 and 2003 - and she has been featured on the cover of the Victoria’s Secret Swim Book.

During breaks at her photo shoots, Heidi nurtures her artistic talents, drawing ideas for her jewelry and shoe lines, as well as developing exclusive home products and embroidered clothing and accessories. Her own paintings have been seen in national magazines. Heidi’s indisputable beauty, energy and genuine appeal are signs that her phenomenal success so far is only the beginning.

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