Heidi Klum Biography
Heidi Klum is a German-American model, TV host, producer, and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and working as an “Angel” for Victoria’s Secret. Klum hosted the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
How old is Heidi Klum?- Age
She is 49 years old as of June 2022. Klum was born on June 1, 1973 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Heidi Klum Height
Klum stands at a height of 5’9″ (175 cm) tall.
Heidi Klum Parents- Family
Klum was born on June 1, 1973, in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, to Gunther Klum, a cosmetics company executive, and Erna, a hairdresser.
Heidi Klum Husband- Kids
Heidi has been in varieties relationships, She married Ric Pipino, a well-known stylist and hairdresser, on September 6, 1997. In November 2002, the couple filed for divorce. She was also in a relationship with Flavio Briatore, the MD of Renault’s Formula One team. The couple divorced in January 2004, before the birth of their daughter Leni. On May 10, 2005, she married singer Seal. Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel are the couple’s two sons, and Lou Sulola Samuel is their daughter. They divorced in April of 2012. Klum began dating her bodyguard, Martin Kristen and was in a relationship with him until early 2014. She has been dating Vito Schnabel, the son of artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, since February 2014.
Heidi Klum Career
She relocated to New York in order to pursue a career as a model. Her appearance on the cover of Mirabella magazine the following year catapulted her into public attention and earned her more modeling opportunities. She appeared on the covers of magazines such as ‘Marie Claire,’ ‘ELLE,’ and ‘Vogue’. Her big break came on February 20, 1998, when she appeared in a swimsuit on the cover of ‘Sports Illustrated,’ an illustrious weekly magazine. This established her as one of the top models. She was approached in 1999 about modeling for Victoria’s Secret, the largest American lingerie retailer. This gave her worldwide recognition and placed her among the ‘Angels,’ Victoria’s Secret’s model line who appear in annual television shows.
She pursued a Hollywood career and appeared in television sitcoms in the United States and Germany. She appeared in the comedy film ‘Blow Dry,’ starring Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson, in 2001. She began her business in 2002 and distributed her swimsuit calendars in the United States and Europe. She landed roles in films such as ‘Ella Enchanted’ and ‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers’ in 2004. The same year, she was named executive producer and hostess of ‘Project Runway,’ a design competition reality show on television. In 2006, she began hosting ‘Germany’s Next Top Model,’ a German television show in which contestants compete for a contract with the IMG Models agency.
She was asked to judge ‘America’s Got Talent,’ a reality television show for singers, dancers, comedians, and magicians, in 2013. She has also designed and released products for maternity lines, QVC jewelry collections, and New Balance active women’s wear. She also dabbled in singing, releasing the single ‘Wonderland’ the same year.
How is Heidi Klum so rich? – Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 160 million dollars as of 2022.
Heidi Klum Movies
- 2020–present Making the Cut
- 2019–present America’s Got Talent: The Champions
- 2019 Queen of Drags
- 2019 Arctic Dogs
- 2018 Ocean’s 8
- 2016 Zoolander: Super Model
- 2013 Parks and Recreation
- 2013–2018, 2020–present America’s Got Talent
- 2012–2016 Littlest Pet Shop
- 2011 Hoodwinked Too!
- 2011 Seriously Funny Kids
- 2010 Desperate Housewives
- 2009–2010 I Get That a Lot
- 2007 Perfect Stranger
- 2007 How I Met Your Mother
- 2006 The Devil Wears Prada
- 2006–present Germany’s Next Topmodel
- 2004 Ella Enchanted
- 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- 2004–2017 Project Runway
- 2003 Blue Collar Comedy Tour
- 2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
- 2003 CSI: Miami
- 2002 Malcolm in the Middle
- 2002 Yes, Dear
- 2001 Blow Dry
- 2001 Sex and the City
- 2001 Zoolander
- 2000 Cursed
- 1999 Spin City
- 1998 54
