
Heidi Klum, 35, is a star of the fashion world. Having already established herself as a top model, with a longtime contract with Victoria’s Secret and numerous magazine covers, including the prestigious pop-culture mainstay Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, Heidi’s career has taken many new directions. In addition to acting as host and executive producer of Bravo’s Emmy Award nominated hit series Project Runway, called “the Prada of reality shows” by New York Times, Heidi has been involving herself in several other endeavors.
Heidi’s other ventures include best-selling European clothing and accessories lines, as well as a candy line through Katies (Europe) and Hillside Candy (US). Her charity involvements include work on behalf of such organizations as the American Red Cross (as part of its ‘Celebrity Cabinet’) and the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Heidi’s website, heidiklum.com, is a destination for her many fans to keep up with her appearances and upcoming projects.
Heidi made her acting debut appearing as Michael J. Fox’s love interest in the ABC sitcom Spin City and has appeared in Miramax films Blow Dry and Ella Enchanted. She has also appeared in guest roles on HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in cameo as Ursula Andress; and on HBO’s Sex and the City, CBS’s CSI: Miami, FOX’s Malcolm in the Middle, and the Larry Sanders Show, among others. She has hosted MTV’s Fashionably Loud Europe and Model Mission shows as well as the Laureus World Sport Awards; and has hosted various specials for CBS, TNT, VH-1 and MTV. Heidi has hosted and literally swum with sharks for an episode for Discovery Channel’s popular ‘Shark Week,’ and is working with Discovery Networks on her own series of travel series. She appears as villainess scientist Katya Nadanova in the best-selling James Bond 007 videogame, Everything or Nothing. In her native Germany, Heidi has just completed hosting the very successful first season of ‘Germany’s Next Top Model’, a variation on the American version created by her longtime friend, and fellow Victoria’s Secret Angel, Tyra Banks.
On downtimes and shoots, Heidi also cultivates her creative talents - sketching ideas for her jewelry and shoe lines, as well as crafting unique home products and embroidered clothing & accessories. Her own paintings have even appeared in national magazines. Heidi’s undeniable beauty, exuberance and natural charm are signals that her phenomenal success so far is only the beginning.