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Heidi Klum (born June 1, 1973Heidi Klum is a German supermodel, actress, fashion designer and artist born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

and Victoria's Secret catalog. In addition to modeling, she has appeared in several TV shows, including on the U.S. cable television channel Bravo, in which contestants compete for the oppurtunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and launch their own fashion line. Her own fashion designs are featured in the German mail-order catalog "Otto". She also has designed shoes for Birkenstock, jewelry for Mouawad, and swimsuits - featured in the 2002 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. She has also had a rose named after her, known as the Heidi Klum rose because of its exceptional beauty; it is a mix of a pink and red with a violet tint.

Family

Klum has a daughter, Leni (named after Klum's grandmother), who was born on May 4, 2004 and weighed 7lbs. 14oz. (3570 g). The father is Flavio Briatore, but current life partner Seal is helping her raise the child. In the earlier stages of their relationship, Klum said Seal treated Leni as if she were his own child. Klum and Seal were wed on May 10, 2005 on a beach in Mexico. Klum gave birth to their 8lb. 9oz. (3880 g). baby boy, named Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, in Los Angeles on September 12, 2005.