My Take
Heidi Klum is one of those rare people who was never content just being the most beautiful woman in the room — she had to own the room entirely. Growing up in a small city near Cologne, she shot to global fame after landing on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover in 1998 and becoming the first German model to join the Victoria's Secret Angels, which is genuinely a wild achievement when you think about how fiercely competitive that world is. But what I actually respect is that she pivoted hard into television, created and hosted Project Runway for over a decade, and won a Primetime Emmy for it in 2013 — proving she had real taste and real hustle, not just good bone structure. She's a Gemini who fully lives up to the sign's reputation: model, producer, entrepreneur, actress, all at once, all with that slightly chaotic energy that somehow keeps working out for her.
Overview
Heidi Klum (pronounced [ˈhaɪdiː ˈklʊm]; born 1 June 1973) is a German and American model, television host, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Heidi Klum
- Name (Japanese)
- ハイディ・クルム
- Reading
- はいでぃ・くるむ
- Born
- June 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / television presenter / entrepreneur / film actor / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
- 2009 Great Immigrants Award
- 2024 Bavarian TV Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.