Heidi Klum Biography
Born: June 1, 1973
Supermodel Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch
Gladbach, Germany, on June 1, 1973. During
the winter of 1991, while in her late teens,
a friend persuaded her to enter a national
contest - "Model 92." Over 25,000 girls had
entered the contest, and over a series of
shows on German television Heidi kept winning
the weekly and monthly stages of the
competition. In the end she won the contest
overall and was given her first modeling job,
which she turned down in favor of finishing
school.
With a strong background in art, Heidi began
studying to be a fashion designer but during
her studies decided she wanted to pursue
modeling as a career. In 1993, after
learning the basics throughout Europe, she
moved to Miami and then to New York, where
she currently resides. Small jobs and
constant modeling shoots kept her busy, but
her big break wouldn't come until 1998.
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runway model in one of the intimate apparel
company's fashion shows. She gained all
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trated">Sports Illustrated magazine. And
in February 1998 Heidi graced the cover of
the magazine's famous "Swimsuit Issue," and
there was no turning back. She was now the
most coveted supermodel in the world.
Her modeling career led her to television,
where she made her acting debut as Michael J.
Fox's love interest on href="/Television/Spin_City">Spin City.
She played herself. The following year her
first calendar was printed, which has now
become an annual standard. In 2004, she
became the host of the Bravo TV series
"Project Runway," a reality show in which
contestants compete to win a chance to design
clothes for href="http://starpulse.pricegrabber.com/searc
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Heidi also made a return to her roots in
fashion design and now designs her own line
of swimwear, which has been featured in the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, as well as
a signature shoe for href="http://starpulse.pricegrabber.com/searc
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jewelry and is an accomplished painter.
On the romantic front, Heidi married
hairdresser Ric Pipino in 1997 and would be
divorced in less than five years. She later
became linked to Red Hot Chili Peppers
singer href="/Music/Kiedis,_Anthony">Anthony
Kiedis and then to Flavio Briatore, owner
of a Formula-1 racing team. She has a
daughter with Briatore. Recently, she
married British singer href="/Music/Seal/">Seal, and the couple
had their first child in 2005. Heidi's
measurements are 35-24-34.
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