German model Heidi Klum

 Heidi Klum was born June 1, 1973 and raised in Bergisch Gladbach, a town outside Cologne. She is the daughter of Erna and Günther Klum. At 18, Heidi wins a national modeling contest after she and a friend send Polariods of themselves to a German magazine ad. Sporting a bikini and teased hair in her picture, Klum wins the top prize: a three-year modeling contract, $300,000 and the title of Ms. Model 1992. She signs with International Metropolitan Agency and kicks off her modeling career in Hamburg, Paris and Milan. The following year, Heidi moves to the U.S to pursue modeling, living and working in Manhattan.

Heidi Klum became internationally known for her appearances on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In 1997, she became the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel. Following a successful modeling career, Klum became the host and a judge of the reality show Project Runway which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program. She has worked as a spokesmodel for Dannon and H & M, and has appeared in numerous commercials for McDonald's, Volkswagen and others.

In 1997, Heidi Klum married stylist Ric Pipino. The couple divorced in 2002. Heidi began a relationship with Flavio Briatore (the managing director of Renault's Formula One team) in 2003. The following year, Heidi publicly announced her pregnancy. She gave birth to their first child, Helene Boshoven "Leni" Klum, in May 2004 in New York City.

 In early 2004, while still pregnant with Leni, Heidi began a relationship with musician Seal. With Briatore no longer involved in Heidi's life, Seal became Leni's de facto father. Seal was present for Leni's birth and Heidi has stated emphatically that "Seal is Leni's father". Heidi and Seal became engaged in December 2004 on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia and married on May 10, 2005 on a beach in Mexico. They have three biological children together: sons Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (born 2005) and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel (born 2006), and daughter Lou Sulola Samuel (born 2009). On November 21, 2009, Heidi Klum officially adopted Seal's surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel. Soon after, in December 2009, Seal officially adopted Leni, and her last name was changed to Samuel. During their marriage, Heidi and Seal renewed their vows to one another each year on their anniversary in front of family and friends.

 On January 22, 2012, the couple announced that they were separating after almost seven years of marriage. She filed for divorce from Seal three months later on April 6, 2012. She also requested that her name be restored to her birth name of Heidi Klum.

Less than two months after her split, Klum moves on with 27-year-old Vito Schnabel, a former flame of Demi Moore's. The couple attends an Oscars pre-party together, where they exchange long kisses. "She was definitely enjoying herself".





Heidi designed clothing lines, featured in the German mail-order catalog "Otto". She designed shoes for Birkenstock, jewelry for Mouawad, a clothing line for Jordache, and swimsuits – featured in the 2002 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was one of the designers of the Victoria's Secret lingerie line "The Body", named after the nickname she received following her first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show appearance. Her Mouawad jewelry collection debuted on the cable shopping network QVC on September 14, 2006, and 14 of the 16 styles sold out after 36 minutes. Heidi's clothing line for Jordache launched on April 30, 2008.

 Heidi has two fragrances, called "Heidi Klum" and "Me". She designed makeup for Victoria's Secret as part of their "Very Sexy Makeup Collection", titled "The Heidi Klum Collection". The first run debuted in Fall 2007. A second run was released in Fall 2008. Heidi was involved in the development of a namesake rose, the Heidi Klum rose, which is available in Germany. For the 2008 US Open, Heidi designed a screen print t-shirt which was sold at the US Open shop. It featured childlike butterfly pictures. Proceeds will go to a non-profit organization maintaining the park, which is home to the US Open. Heidi became Barbie's official ambassador for the doll's 50th anniversary in 2009, even having made a Barbie doll out of herself. On April 1 that same year, she appeared on the CBS television special, I Get That a Lot, as a girl working at a pizza shop. That same year, she appeared in advertising for Dannon's Light & Fit brand.

Heidi and husband Seal announced in June 2010 that they will be making a reality series on Lifetime titled Love's Divine (after Seal's song of the same name.) In January 2010, Heidi launched two lines of maternity wear: Lavish by Heidi Klum for A Pea in the Pod, and Loved by Heidi Klum for Motherhood Maternity. Heidi stated, "I experienced fashion challenges during my four pregnancies and combined my knowledge of what works in terms of style, comfort and practicality to create these lines".


In October 2010, Heidi with New Balance, HKNB, launched a line of active woman's wear fashion clothing on Amazon.com. Heidi is a "Real Celebrity" on the website Stardoll, where she has a line of virtual jewelry, and a virtual clothing line called Jordache. Users can go to Klum's suite and interact with her by doing interviews, sending pending requests or dressing Klum's doll.


It was reported in May 2013 that Heidi Klum trails far behind Gisele Bündchen at No. 2 with estimated earnings of $20 million on Forbes' list of the World's Top-Earning Models. Forbes noted that Heidi has become more of a businesswoman than a model.

Heidi and Jimmy form a human wheel and roll