Heidi Klum (born June 1, 1973) is
a German supermodel, actress, fashion designer and
artist. She was born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
She
is most widely known for her appearances in the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Victoria's
Secret catalog. In addition to modeling, she has
appeared in several TV shows, including Spin City
and Heidi KlumSex and the City. She had a role
as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie Blow
Dry, played a giantess in the movie version of
Ella Enchanted and was cast as Ursula Andress
in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.
In December of 2004, she became
the host of a reality show called Project Runway
on the U.S. TV station Bravo, in which contestants
compete for a contract to design clothes for Banana
Republic. Her own fashion designs are featured
in the German mail-order catalog "Otto".
She also has designed shoes for Birkenstock, jewelery
for Mouawad, and swimsuits -featured in the 2002
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue - that were
available for sale through her personal website.
She is an avid
painter and has had several of her paintings appear
in various art magazines in the U.S.
After being married for several
years to hairdresser Ric Pipino, she had relationships
with more famous men, including singer Anthony
Kiedis and Formula-1 racing team owner Flavio
Briatore. The relationship with Briatore was broken
off during her pregnancy (see below). Klum announced
her engagement to the British soul singer Seal
on January 4, 2005, and they married on May 10,
2005.
On April 16, 2005, Heidi raised eyebrows among
media types and mothers alike when she commented
that caring for newborns was a simple chore since,
"babies take care of themselves—they
know how to poop on their own."
