Birth name Heidi Klum
Date of birth June 1, 1973 (1973-06-01) (age 36)
Place of birth Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[1]
Measurements 91-69-94 (EU) / 36-28-37 (US & GB)[1]
Spouse(s) Ric Pipino (1997–2002)
Seal (2005–present)
Website http://www.heidiklum.com
Heidi was raised by her parents: Günther, a cosmetics-company executive; and Erna, a hairdresser; in Bergisch Gladbach, a city outside Cologne. A friend persuaded her to enroll in a national modeling contest called "Model 92". Out of 25,000 contestants, Klum was voted the winner on April 29, 1992 and offered a modeling contract worth US$300,000 by Thomas Zeumer, CEO of Metropolitan Models New York. As the winner, she appeared on the Gottschalk Late Night Show, a top German television show with host Thomas Gottschalk. She accepted the contract a few months later after graduating from school and decided not to try for an apprentice position at a fashion design school.