Known for her host and jury member on "Germany's Next Topmodel": Who is Heidi Klum?

Heidi Klum was born on June 1, 1973 in Bergisch Gladbach. She was born as the daughter of Erna Klum, whose mother is a hairdresser, and Günther Klum, whose father is a cosmetics company executive.

At the insistence of a friend, Klum participated in a national modeling competition called "Model 92" and was selected as the winner on April 29, 1992, out of 25,000 contestants, and was offered a modeling contract. Continuing her education life, Klum accepted the contract a few months after graduating and decided not to continue in a fashion design school.

Klum, who has been on the cover or editorial of many magazines and newspapers throughout her modeling career, has gradually increased her career and international recognition. Among them; there are world-famous magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Max, Men's Journal, Time, Harper'z Bazaar. After appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for a time, Klum gained widespread fame for her work as an "Angel" with the lingerie brand Victoria's Secret.

Klum has hosted Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows many times at different times. Klum, who was the object and subject of "Joanne Gair"'s body painting works in various editions from 1997 to 2010, wrote the foreword to Gair's body painting works book "Body Painting, Masterpieces".

Klum, who did her modeling work by taking part in the stages of different designers and luxury fashion houses, took part in these with many famous models. Among these brands or designers were: Pringle of Scotland, Liz Claiborne, Bobbi Brown, Astor, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Jean-Paul Gaultier. She also posed and took part in special advertising campaigns of these brands or designers.

Working with retail clothing brands such as H&M, Ann Taylor and Peek & Cloppenburg, Klum has been the celebrity spokesperson for the apparel company Jordache since 2007. Klum has been asked to feature as the celebrity spokesperson by international technology, food and internet brands, all the way to the automotive industry.

In addition to her modeling career, she also took part in various TV shows, series and movies. She started in 1998 with a small role in the drama film "54", written and directed by Mark Christopher. In 1999, she played one of her first roles as herself in the sitcom television series "Spin City". The following year, she continued with a role in the sitcom television series "Cursed" on NBC.

In 2001, she acted as herself in the romantic comedy-drama television series "Sex and the City". Later in the year, she appeared as Jasmine in the romantic comedy "Blow Dry" directed by Paddy Breathnach. Later, she appeared in the comedy movie "Zoolander" directed by Ben Stiller. She also appeared in the music video for "Love Foolosophy" for the jazz band Jamiroquai's album 'A Funk Odyssey' and the video for the song "Young, Fresh n' New" from singer Kelis' second album 'Wanderland' in 2001. The following year, she appeared as herself in the television sitcom "Yes, Dear." In the same year, she starred in the sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" created for Fox.

The next year, she appeared in the voice-over role in the action-adventure video game "James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing". Later that year, she starred as herself in the cop drama television series "CSI: Miami". In 2004, she made her debut in the jukebox musical fantasy comedy film "Ella Enchanted" based on the novel of the same name. She later appeared as Ursula Andress in the television movie "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" based on the book of the same name.

Later that year, she hosted the reality TV series "Project Runway", which focused on fashion designs, until 2017. Her performance earned her Emmy Award nominations for each of the first four seasons. The show and Klum won a Peabody Award in 2008, the first time a reality show won the award. Meanwhile, she appeared as herself in the comedy-drama film "The Devil Wears Prada" directed by David Frankel. Klum, who started working as the chief jury member and executive producer on the reality television series "Germany's Next Topmodel" the same year, has appeared in 18 seasons so far to assume the same role today. For her stint there, Klum won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Presenter in 2013.

In 2007, she followed up with a role in the neo-noir psychological thriller "Perfect Stranger" directed by James Foley. Later, she appeared in the famous sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" as herself. This year, Klum was featured on Forbes magazine's list of "The World's 15 Highest-Earning Supermodels." In 2009, she appeared on the CBS television show "I Get That a Lot" as a girl who works in a pizza shop.

In the following years, Klum co-starred with model Coco Rocha in the movie "SPIKED HEEL: Supermodels Battle the Forces of Evil", which debuted web-based videos. In 2010, Klum, the new face and creative consultant of the European cosmetics brand "Astor", determined the artistic direction for the brand, designing new products and trendy color collections. That same year, Klum launched two maternity clothing lines. In 2011, Klum was ranked second on the "World's Highest Earning Models" list by Forbes magazine. Later in the year, she voiced her role as Heidi in the animated spy comedy "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil".

In addition, Klum has created different designs and series for many brands and designers in various fields. These series and designs were sold out in a short time and there was a rapid rise in business womanhood for Klum. Having two fragrances, "Heidi Klum" and "Me", Klum designed a make-up line called "Heidi Klum Collection" for the Victoria's Secret brand.

In 2012, she voiced the role as Heidi in an animated musical television series called "Littlest Pet Shop" and continued for four seasons. The next year, she starred as Ulee Danssen in the political satire mockumentary sitcom television series "Parks and Recreation". That same year, Klum took part in the talent show "America's Got Talent" as himself and as a jury member. The show, which attracted a lot of attention, was also a ratings success, attracting approximately 10 million viewers. The series, which lasted for a total of seventeen seasons, had three more side contests.

In 2015, Klum released the lingerie series "Heidi Klum Intimates" in Melbourne, Australia, and appeared in singer Sia's music video for "Fire Meet Gasoline" to promote it. In 2016, she appeared as herself in the adult animated superhero comedy film "Zoolander: Super Model".

In the following years, she continued her career by appearing as herself in the heist comedy film "Ocean's 8" directed by Gary Ross. Later, she took part both as herself and as a member of the jury in the talent contest, a spin-off called "America's Got Talent: The Champions" in 2019-2020. Meanwhile, she appeared as both herself and a jury member in the drag competition television series "Queen of Drags".

Also in 2019, she had a voiceover role in an animated comedy film "Arctic Dogs" co-written and directed by Aaron Woodley. The film, which received great reviews from critics, was a failure at the box office, not even meeting the production budget. In 2020, she is the host of the reality television series "Making the Cut", which Klum co-created with Tim Gunn.

In 2022, Klum appeared both as herself and as a judge on the reality television and talent show series "America's Got Talent: Extreme" created by Simon Cowell and aired on NBC. The following year, she reappeared as a judge on the reality television and talent show series "America's Got Talent: All-Stars", a spin-off of the show of the same name.

Private life

Klum married stylist Ric Pipino in 1997 and divorced in 2002. The following year, she began a relationship with Flavio Briatore, general manager of Renault's Formula 1 team. Klum, who later announced she was pregnant, left Briatore soon after. Then Klum started dating musician Seal. Klum, who gave birth to her daughter Leni in 2004, said her boyfriend Seal was very supportive of her. That same year, the couple got engaged on a glacier and married on a beach in 2005. The couple has three children, two sons and a daughter. The couple separated in 2012 and divorced in 2014.

Klum later broke up with her bodyguard Martin Kirsten for close to two years, then started dating art dealer Vito Schnabel in 2014. The couple decided to separate after three years. In 2018, Klum announced that she was in a relationship with guitarist Tom Kaulitz. The couple got engaged after a year of dating and married in 2019.

In addition, Klum took part in support campaigns, aid funds and non-profit meetings for different associations, institutions and organizations.