Career at the expense of studies
Already in 1992, Heidi Klum became popular. At the age of 18, the girl was the winner of the national competition “Model 1992”. Then Heidi beat out 25 thousand competitors. And the main prize of the competition was participation in the “Late-Night-Show”, as well as a contract with a modeling agency for 300 thousand dollars. A few months later, Klum made the risky decision to quit school.A year later, Heidi was already a resident of America, here she took up her career in earnest. The girl began to appear in popular magazines, including Marie Claire, Vogue, Elle. Worldwide recognition in fashion world came to Klum after her appearance in a swimsuit on the cover of Sports Illustrated. And the Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand immediately offered the model a multi-million dollar, long-term contract. And when Heidi signed the contract, she was sure that she would soon become the company’s leading model.
Heidi began performing as a model, as well as for body art for artist Joan Gair. The girl’s photographs, by the way, were included in the photo book, and Heidi wrote the introduction to the first edition of the album.
Film career
Heidi did not limit her career to the world of fashion. The girl began to receive offers to play in films and television films. More often Klum performed herself, but she also worked in episodic roles. So, in 1992, the newly minted actress appeared in an episode of “The Larry Sanders Show.” And four years later and until 2002, she starred in the sitcom “City Whirl”. There the girl played herself in seven episodes.Later actor career the model began to transform into a cinematic one. Heidi appeared in a series of paintings that were far from the world of fashion, although these were mostly guest works. Klum played several times in the series “Sex and the City,” and she worked as confidently as she walked the catwalk. This was followed by a successful performance in the TV movie Malcolm in the Middle.
A little later, the model smoothly switched to roles in full-length films. But even there she imagined herself as a model. In 2001, Ben Stiller's third film, Zoolander, appeared. This is the story of the number one male model in the world.
The creators of the films almost admitted that they showed the famous model in the frame because it worked one hundred percent as a bait for viewers. This circumstance did not bother Heidi Klum herself at all. The girl treated even such work responsibly, as always.
Next, the marvelous model was transformed into a marvelous fairy, by the forces of a wizard-hairdresser. Heidi starred alongside Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson in Padie Breathnack's 2001 sports comedy The Barber of England. True, here, instead of baseball or tennis, beautiful curls became the object of struggle. A year later, Heidi played a small role in the melodrama CSI: Miami.
By the way, the public accepted Heidi as an actress as enthusiastically and unconditionally as the model. Therefore, in 2003, Klum actively participated in the creation of two documentaries, “Blue Collar Comedy Tour,” about the hardships of modeling business and Victoria's Secret Fashion.
And at the end of 2004, the project “Project Runway” appeared on television screens. Here, a jury of 12 candidates for the best designer chose the best. Klum was not only one of the producers, but also managed to receive three Emmy awards for her participation. By the way, 2004 was a very productive year for the model. That same year, Heidi appeared in episodes of several films. First there was the fairy tale “Ella Enchanted,” where the actress played Anne. And then the picture “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” appeared. By the way, the film is based on real stories.
Every year, films appeared at the box office where Heidi Klum appeared in small or guest roles. In 2005, viewers saw the actress’s minor work in the film “How I Met Your Mother.” A year later, on the German channel “ProSieben”, the model headed a reality show called “Germany’s Next Topmodel”. Here beautiful girls competed for a contract with the fashion modeling agency “IMG Models”, as well as a car and for the right to appear on the cover of the “Cosmopolitan” publication. The show also aired in 2007 and 2008.
The Devil Wears Prada
And only after that Heidi was offered a serious role. In 2006, Klum, as part of the trio of Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, played in the comedy “The Devil Wears Prada” by David Frankel. The model's heroine is a girl from the provinces who dreamed of becoming a journalist. Critics reacted rather reservedly to Heidi's work, but viewers, on the contrary, took it for granted. But the producers and directors came to the conclusion that Heidi is more confident in playing guest roles. The model didn’t think about it; she took on all the roles offered.In 2007, audiences were presented with James Foley's erotic thriller The Perfect Stranger, starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis. Klum played the usual role of herself.
Personal life
Heidi Club's personal life is in full swing, as is her career. For six years until 2002, the model was the wife of designer Rick Pipino. After him, the girl began an affair with the owner of the Formula 1 team, Flavio Briatore. And in the fall of 2003, Heidi announced that she was pregnant, at the same time the tabloids published frivolous photographs of Briatore with Fiona Swarovski, heiress to a jewelry empire.Heidi Klum is on the table again
After a difficult breakup, Heidi met black artist Seal. He became the model’s support during pregnancy. In the spring of 2004, Klum gave birth to a daughter, Helena, and a year later she became the wife of Sil, who, by the way, adopted the actress’s girl. Real father the child does not participate in his upbringing, moreover, he has never seen her. In 2005, Heidi gave birth to a son from Seal, the boy was named Henry, a year later a second son, Joan, appeared, and in the fall of 2009, the model gave birth to another daughter, Lou Sulola Samuel.
It is worth noting that after each birth the model recovers quickly, this is required by the contract with Victoria’s Secret. And just two weeks after her first pregnancy, Heidi took to the podium. She was able to do this after daily individual training for five hours a day. At the very beginning of her career, Heidi Klum’s card stated that she was 176 centimeters tall, measurements 89-65-92, light brown hair and green/brown eyes.
In 2007, according to the Forbes rating, Heidi was in third place on the list of the highest paid models on the planet. A year later, Klum climbed one line higher. Heidi is listed third on the list. the most beautiful German women in the world, ahead of the girl Nade Auerman and Claudia Schiffer.
Heidi Klum is a beautiful, talented, confident German woman who has captivated the whole world. Since her parents were connected with the world of fashion, the girl already in childhood decided on future profession. Assertiveness, the habit of finishing what she started, and not giving in to difficulties - these are the qualities that made Heidi a professional in her field. Today Klum is raising four charming children and is a successful model and actress.
Heidi's childhood
Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) on June 1, 1973. Her parents were very close to the fashion world, her mother worked as a stylist, and her father was the manager of a famous cosmetics company. Ever since school, the girl dreamed of becoming a model and set herself the goal of achieving success in this difficult field. Heidi began implementing her plans at the age of 18, it was then that the girl won the national competition “Model 1992”. 25 thousand beauties from all over Germany applied for this place, but Klum beat them all. The main prize is a contract with a modeling agency for $300,000 and participation in the Late-Night-Show. To accept final decision, the girl was given several months to think. In the end, Heidi agreed and dropped out of school.
Model career
In 1993, Klum moved to the USA and devoted herself entirely to her career. The aspiring model appeared on the covers of popular magazines every now and then, her photos were full of images on the pages of Vogue, Marie Claire, Elle. The whole world started talking about the German beauty when Heidi appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing only a swimsuit, thereby demonstrating her perfect figure. The model was immediately noticed by Victoria's Secret; the popular Klum was offered a long-term multimillion-dollar contract; by signing it, the girl was sure that she would soon become the company's leading model. Heidi also collaborated with artist Joan Gair. The girl posed for body art, her photographs were included in the master’s book.
First steps in the world of cinema
Excellent external data, intelligence, and talent allowed Heidi Klum not to limit herself to a modeling career. Over time, they began to offer her to act in television films and films, the girl did not think about it for a long time and immediately agreed. Klum mainly appeared in cameo roles and played herself. In 1992, she starred in an episode of The Larry Sanders Show. From 1996 to 2002, Heidi appeared in 7 episodes of the sitcom “City Whirl” and again she played herself.
Over time, Heidi Klum's modeling career was pushed into the background. Her biography indicates that the girl increasingly began to appear in films far from the world of fashion. Of course, at first she was trusted with only occasional work. Heidi pleased fans with her appearance in the film “Sex and the City”; critics noted her confidence; it seemed that the girl had been doing this work all her life. Then Klum starred in the television film Malcolm in the Middle, and again her role did not raise any complaints.
Serious roles
In 2001, Ben Stiller's film Zoolander was released on the big screen, and Heidi Klum starred as a model. Most directors admitted that the German woman was invited only because of her fame, she was only bait for a certain category of viewers. The model herself was not at all embarrassed by this attitude towards her; she took a serious and responsible approach to doing her work, giving her 100%.
Then there was a role in the comedy “The English Barber”, Heidi starred with Alan Rickman. In 2002, the melodrama CSI: Miami was released, in which Klum got a small role. The audience received the actress very warmly, not paying any attention to the fact that she was not a professional, but just a model. Therefore, Heidi took part in 2003 documentaries"Victoria's Secret Fashion" and "Blue Collar Comedy Tour".
There were also interesting projects, films featuring Klum were released almost every year. But the model was offered a truly serious role only in 2006, when she starred in David Frankel’s comedy “The Devil Wears Prada” alongside Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. The audience liked the actress’s work, but critics were rather reserved about it. So after this film, Klum appeared only in guest roles.
The secret of a perfect figure
Heidi is 1.76 m tall and weighs 54 kg. Everything seems to be fine with the parameters, but at one time the model was threatened with dismissal from Victoria’s Secret because she was considered too plump. Then Klum set herself the goal of proving her perfection and began to work tirelessly on her body. The model has a personal trainer, thanks to him she has been keeping herself in great shape for so many years. It was he who helped Heidi return to normal after giving birth in just a month and a half.
Secret perfect figure still lies in proper nutrition, giving up alcohol and smoking. Klum avoids noisy parties, tries to go to bed early, the latest time that the beauty can afford is one in the morning. The model's alarm clock is always set for 7 o'clock in the morning; even on weekends, Klum does not laze in bed, but gets up immediately. In some cases physical exercise loving mother replaces it with a walk with your children.
Klum's style
Heidi Klum's clothes always cause delight; the model has a special charm and charm. A woman never looks provocative, although she can afford short dresses with huge cutouts. But what attracts the most attention is her skin and hairstyle. Heidi Klum's haircut has not undergone any changes for a long time. Making a hairstyle like yours couldn’t be easier: you need to wash your hair and style it in casual, light waves. Heidi prefers to use glitter, for example, to give her skin a radiant look, she uses bronzers and gloss creams. But lip gloss makes them plumper and more sensual.
Personal life
The model’s personal life, just like her career, is full of various events. Heidi Klum's first husband is designer Rick Pipino, with whom the model was married for 6 years, from 1996 to 2002. Then there was a short affair with unpleasant consequences with the owner of the Formula 1 team. In the fall of 2003, Klum announced her pregnancy; around the same period, frivolous photographs of Briatore with new passion, jewelry company heiress Fiona Swarovski.
Flavio abandoned the child, the breakup was difficult. While pregnant, Heidi met Seal, a black artist. It was he who supported her and then adopted the model’s daughter Helena. The biological father did not participate in raising the girl and never even saw her. Seal and Klum got married on May 10, 2005, and their son Henry was born that same year. In 2006, a son, Joan, was born, and in 2009, a daughter, Lou Sulolu Samuel. Unfortunately, on January 22, 2012, the couple announced their divorce. In September of the same year, Heidi began an affair with Martin Kristen, her security guard, but broke off the relationship in January 2014.
- At the end of 2004, the first book of the model, Klum’s Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior, was published.
- In 2005, the Heidi Klum rose appeared, the variety was named after the German model.
- In 2008, Forbes included Klum in the list of the 15 richest models in the world.
- In 2011, Heidi was ranked 39th on the list of "Most influential women».
- Klum takes 3rd place in the list of the most beautiful German women, she was also overtaken by Nadja Auermann.
- When Heidi just started her modeling career, her figure was recorded as 89-65-92, height 176 cm, green-brown eye color, light brown hair.
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Heidi Klum became a supermodel, partly continuing the work of her parents, who also belonged to the fashion world - her father was a representative of a large cosmetics company, and her mother was a stylist. Her personal life has always been eventful and rich in novels, she was married twice, gave birth to four children, who do not prevent her from starting new relationships.
Heidi Klum's first husband was a famous New York hairdresser - Heidi married Rick Pipino when she was twenty-four years old, and she was not yet so famous. Klum lived with Rick for five years, and after the divorce she maintained an excellent relationship with him.
In the photo - Heidi Klum with her first husband
It was during the period when Heidi was married to Pipino that she learned what real glory– Having posed for the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, Heidi gained worldwide fame, and from that moment her rapid ascent up the career ladder began.
Having broken up, this marriage did not leave any traces in the model’s personal life - she and Rick never became parents, but a year after the divorce, Heidi Klum began dating the famous businessman and managing director of Formula 1 Flavio Briatore, an affair with whom lasted almost a year and the consequence of this relationship was the birth of Heidi’s first child, daughter Leni.
In the photo - Heidi Klum and Seal
However, her real father was not Briatore, but Heidi Klum’s second husband, the African-American singer Seal, who adopted Leni. For seven whole years everyone admired this married couple, whose relationship seemed ideal - they constantly confessed their love to each other, demonstrating exemplary family life. During her life with Seal, Heidi gave birth to three more children - Henry, Johan and Lou, and no one even suspected that inside this married couple a conflict has already matured, which led to the separation of the spouses.
They divorced noisily and with scandals, and the reason for the divorce, according to many, was new novel supermodels - Heidi Klum fell madly in love with her bodyguard Martin Kirsten. Their relationship began during a trip to Sardinia - perhaps Seal already suspected his wife’s passion, but in Sardinia he no longer had any doubts.
In the photo - Heidi and Martin Kirsten
After the divorce, the children remained with Heidi, who already saw her happy future next to Martin, but he never had to become Heidi Klum’s third husband. They lived together for less than two years, and almost immediately after breaking up with Kirsten, the supermodel began a new romance - with art dealer Vito Schnabel, who is thirteen years younger than Heidi.
For Vito, Heidi is not the first star with whom he had an affair - before that he dated actress Demi Moore, who, by the way, was also much older than him. Vito, with whom the supermodel appeared at all social events and openly demonstrated her feelings, became a lifesaver for her, allowing her to forget the separation from Seal and Martin.
To Heidi Klum's credit, it is worth noting that she, despite scandalous divorce, was able to restore a good relationship with his ex-husband– Sil takes an active part in raising their children. Moreover, Klum communicates normally with new lover her ex-husband Erica Packer, who gave birth to another child.
Klum successfully combines her stormy personal life with no less successful career– she not only took an active part in fashion shows, but also advertised the products of the most famous brands. Sweets, jewelry, clothing, and perfumes are produced under her name. In addition, Heidi Klum has played several roles in television films and films, hosts various television shows, and even wrote the book Klum’s Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior (to Help You Take Off on the Runway of Life). In 2008, she became one of the fifteen richest models in the world according to Forbes, and in the list of the most influential women in 2011 she took eleventh place.
Every week HELLO.RU talks about what clothes celebrities' children wear. Last time we got acquainted with the style of the son of model Gisele Bundchen and football player Tom Brady - Benjamin, and today the heroine of our column will be the daughter of top model Heidi Klum - Leni or Helen, born from businessman Flavio Briatore and adopted by singer Seal.
Heidi Klum with daughter Leni
The first child of German top model Heidi Klum was born on May 5, 2004. The father of baby Leni was businessman and successful Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore. But despite the stormy romance between the model and the millionaire, their relationship ended during Heidi’s pregnancy. She left her wealthy boyfriend and soon met singer Seal. The winner of three Grammy awards not only proposed marriage to her, but also officially adopted Leni a few years after her birth. As a result, Klum’s daughter began calling Seal “dad,” and her biological father did not take any part in raising his daughter.
Heidi Klum and little Leni
Sil and Leni 
Heidi Klum and little Leni
Heidi Klum with children
Heidi first introduced Leni to the world on her official website, publishing a photo of the newborn baby. Fans asked the model a joking question about what her daughter's first words were. Heidi replied, not without irony:
Even though I've only been here a couple of days, I'm already enjoying having fun with my mommy!
Years have passed, and Leni still loves to have fun - but now not only with her star mother, but also with brothers Henry, Johan and sister Lou. The girl has been growing since childhood active child, and parents directed this activity in a sports direction. Leni attended the judo section and even won cups in competitions. Now she plays on the school soccer team and often demonstrates her acrobatics skills right on the field.
Heidi Klum and Leni
Heidi Klum and Leni
When Heidi Klum was dating her bodyguard Martin Kristen, Leni would spend hours playing with him on the beach. Even though there were rumors that Kristen left Klum because he was tired of being “Mr. Mommy,” Leni and Martin happily spent time together.
Speaking of love for sports, we also mean a love for comfortable clothes, which Leni adopted from Heidi. Not only does the girl look very similar to her blond mother, their styles also overlap in many ways. It’s not uncommon to see mother and daughter dressed at the same time in flared sundresses, wide T-shirts, mini-shorts or stretched sweaters. But where Leni will definitely “outdo” Heidi is in the number of things in bright pink. There are countless of them in a girl’s wardrobe - from knitted hats to fuchsia Crocs. Speaking of Crocs: a girl often, especially in early childhood, wore these rubber shoes, alternating them with sneakers and sneakers. But sometimes Leni tried on shoes too. One of these special occasions became a show of clothes for children Babies"R"Us, which was launched by her mother. Then Leni tried on several looks from new collection and walked down the catwalk, her heels clicking.
Leni Samuel at the Babies"R"Us fashion show
If Leni's favorite color is hot pink, then her favorite prints are hearts or stars. She has several sweatshirts decorated with these elements. By the way, her mother has exactly the same ones. Like any starlet or little princess, Leni often justifies her status by wearing fluffy dresses or ballerina skirts. Sports are sports, but the girl will soon learn to shine in front of the paparazzi, no worse than her mother. Moreover, since childhood, Leni loves to wear “crowns” - all kinds of headbands with flowers and ribbons.
Just recently Leni turned 10 years old, and the baby’s parents celebrated this holiday on a grand scale. Judging by the fact that the girl is in many ways similar to her mother, she has every chance of repeating Klum’s modeling success. Repeat or multiply.
Leni with her mother - Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum with children
Heidi Klum with children
Heidi Klum with children
Heidi Klum with children
The girl’s parents had a direct connection to the beauty industry. Mother worked as a hairdresser in good salon, and my father was selling cosmetics as a sales representative. Naturally, from an early age the baby began to twirl in front of the mirror.
When she grew up a little, it became clear that Heidi was future beauty and a born coquette. She had an easy character, she easily made friends and did well at school. But she didn’t have any favorite subjects, and getting higher education The young beauty had absolutely no plans.
In childhood
But already in adolescence she went to modeling school and quickly became in demand. Heidi gained self-confidence and her first money. Along with advertising shoots, which still did not happen too often, she actively took part in modeling competitions. It was at one of them that Heidi had her first great success.
Career
Heidi's finest hour came in 1992. Then she became the winner of a national supermodel competition, for which she received a contract with one of best agencies worth three hundred thousand dollars. Surprisingly, he upset the girl’s mother. She only managed to persuade Heidi to go study to become a fashion designer, but now her daughter has resolutely refused to continue her studies and has completely gone into modeling.
But time has shown what Heidi did right choice. Less than a year later, the girl was already in the States, where she posed for such global brands as Victoria’s Secret, Taft, Douglas, etc. and regularly appeared in the most luxurious glossies Elle and Vogue. For a model who had never appeared on prestigious catwalks before, this was simply an incredible success, which was also well paid.
The model's fees grew geometric progression. But she didn't let them go to waste. The girl understood that her modeling career was short-lived and tried to make profitable investments. She is one of those who disproved the image of the dumb blonde. In the early 2000s, Heidi became the owner of the line jewelry, a small candy factory and even her own fashion brand.
In parallel with modeling, Heidi successfully pursued a career as a film actress. It began, like many other models, with small episodes in popular TV series. At first, Heidi spoke English with a rather strong European accent. But the producers didn’t need her ability to deliver complex monologues. Almost flawless external data was quite enough.
But gradually her English improved, and Heidi herself felt more and more confident in front of the camera. From small episodes she smoothly moved on to supporting roles. Moreover, she was very lucky with the projects to which she was invited. She appeared in such sensational films as “The Devil Wears Prada”, “The Perfect Stranger”, “Ella Enchanted”, etc. She never became a screen star, but in general critics evaluate her work very positively.
Since 2007, Heidi began hosting a modeling reality show, where the most beautiful girls in Germany competed for a lucrative contract with a modeling agency and a luxury car. Heidi herself won a similar marathon at one time, so she understood the feelings and experiences of the girls very well, thanks to which the program had excellent ratings.
Personal life of Heidi Klum
The personal life of the charming beauty has always been stormy. But while doing my modeling career, she didn't even intend to build serious relationship. And she doesn’t even remember the names of all her fleeting hobbies.
But in 1997, fashionable hairdresser Rick Pipino still managed to reach the model’s heart and even persuade her to marry him. However, very quickly Heidi regretted this step. She was constantly on the road, at the same time trying to act in films and build a business. And her husband was not happy with the fact that she was almost never at home. Naturally, he began to seek solace on the side. And in 2002 the marriage was officially dissolved.
With Rick Pipino
But Heidi was not left alone for long. After another series of novels, she began dating Formula 1 manager, millionaire Flavio Briatore. At first Heidi was not at all embarrassed by the fact that she new friend– a real womanizer, whose bed I’ve been in more than once successful model. Like many women, she deluded herself that things would be different for her.
But Flavio turned out to be a convinced bachelor who did not even intend to change anything in his life. Therefore, when he found out that Heidi was pregnant, he quickly disappeared and very soon found himself in the arms of another girl. Heidi found solace in the person of the popular black performer Seal, who adopted her daughter a few years after her birth.
With Flavio Briatore
Heidi officially married Seal in May 2005, and in September their first child was born. joint child Henry. A year later, Heidi gave birth to another boy, and in 2009, a girl. But family relationships suddenly began to deteriorate. Since 2010, the couple periodically separated, and Heidi even started new romances.
In 2012, she began to openly show her feelings for her own security guard and appear with him at social parties. The relationship lasted two years, but never developed into anything serious. However, Heidi still remained in the status of a married lady, and her chosen one was greatly annoyed by this state of affairs.
With Silom
In 2014, Heidi left him for her new hobby - art dealer Vito Schnabel. Sil was tired of constantly being under the gun of cameras in the status of a deceived spouse, and he agreed to a divorce. The documents were signed at the end of 2016, custody of the children is joint, and ex-spouses managed to maintain normal relations. Heidi is still dating Schnabel. But who knows how long this romance will last?
With Vito Schnabel
Today, Heidi is one of the most successful and beautiful models Europe and the world. She continues to do a lot of filming for advertising, often appearing on the covers of prestigious glossies. But she now devotes more and more time to business and her growing children.
The model continues to look great physical fitness. She watches her diet, plays sports at least 2 hours a day, and is not too overzealous with plastic surgery. In her early forties, she is still not shy about showing off her body and occasionally appears in erotic photo shoots.
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