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===Modeling and acting=== [[File:Heidi_Klum_The_Very_Sexy_Fantasy_Bra_2003_(cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Heidi Klum wearing The Very Sexy Fantasy Bra 2003]] Klum has been featured on the cover of French, German, Portuguese and Spanish ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' magazines, as well as ''[[Elle Magazine|Elle]]'', ''[[InStyle]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' and Russian ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' magazines. She became widely known after appearing on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' and for her work with [[Victoria's Secret]] as an "Angel".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelgraeter.de/Amerikas_Superstar_50_Cent_bei_Saadi_Gaddafi_640.html |title=Amerikas Superstar '50 Cent' bei Saadi Gaddafi |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114094837/http://michaelgraeter.de/Amerikas_Superstar_50_Cent_bei_Saadi_Gaddafi_640.html |archive-date=14 November 2007}}</ref> Klum hosted the 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]s. In addition to working with well-known photographers on her first husband's ''Sports Illustrated'' shoots, she was the object and subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in several editions from 1997 to 2010. She wrote the [[foreword]] to Gair's book of body paint work, ''Body Painting, Masterpieces''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair |isbn=978-0789320476 |last1=Gair |first1=Joanne |date=12 January 2010 |publisher=Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated }}</ref> Other magazine's covers include ''[[GQ]]'', [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]], ''[[Photo (American magazine)|Photo]]'', Glamour, Stuff, Joy, Esquire, Max, [[Men's Journal]], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''Shape''. Klum's modeling work includes advertising campaigns for brands like [[Pringle of Scotland]], [[Liz Claiborne]] and β alongside fellow German supermodels [[Nadja Auermann]], [[Veruschka von Lehndorff]] and [[Tatjana Patitz]] β for the New York jersey label Kathleen Madden. Beauty campaigns include makeup brands [[Bobbi Brown]] and [[Coty|Astor]], as well as [[Givenchy]]'s ''Amarige'' fragrance. She also appeared in special ad campaigns by designers like [[Marc Jacobs]] (''Protect The Skin Youβ²e In'' to raise awareness for skin cancer) and [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] (summer tote in collaboration with and to benefit [[amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research|amfAR]]). Her runway appearances include numerous [[Victoria's Secret]] Annual Fashion Shows, walking for various designers and brands of New York Fashion Week like [[Zac Posen]] (2004), [[Escada]], [[Vera Wang]], Structure, [[Victor Alfaro]], [[Imitation of Christ (designs)|Imitation Of Christ]] as well as working the catwalk for [[Philip Treacy]] at ''Brown Thomas International Fashion Show'' in Dublin. As a photo model she worked for retail clothing brands such as [[H & M]], [[Ann Inc.|Ann Taylor]] and [[Peek & Cloppenburg]] and since 2007, she has been a celebrity spokesmodel for [[Jordache]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/070519/139/6fzul.html |title=Heidi Klum is the new face of Jordache |access-date=25 August 2007 |date=19 May 2007 |publisher=Yahoo! News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828231604/http://in.news.yahoo.com/070519/139/6fzul.html |archive-date=28 August 2007}}</ref> International tech, food and internet brands up to the automotive industry asked for Klum as their celebrity spokesperson and produced ad campaigns and TV commercials for [[Braun (company)|Braun]] epilizer, [[McDonald's]] salad, [[Dannon]], [[Carl's Jr.]]/[[Hardee's]] ([[Jim Beam Bourbon Burger]]), the [[Wix.com|Wix]] website building program and, together with then-husband [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] for the ''[[Volkswagen]]'' SUV ''[[Volkswagen Tiguan|Tiguan]]''. In addition to modeling, she has appeared in several TV shows, including ''[[Spin City]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Jimmy Saves the Day|Yes, Dear]]'', and ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. She had a role as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie ''[[Blow Dry]]'', played a giantess in the movie ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'' and was cast as [[Ursula Andress]] in ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]''. She had cameo appearances in the films ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' and ''[[Perfect Stranger (film)|Perfect Stranger]]''. Her other projects include dance and video games. She is featured in the 2003 video game ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]'', where she plays the villain Dr. Katya Nadanova.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/498/498688p1.html |title=Interview with Heidi Klum |access-date=25 August 2007 |author=IGN Staff |date=12 March 2004 |publisher=IGN |archive-date=16 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216063437/http://cube.ign.com/articles/498/498688p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She has appeared in several music videos, including [[Jamiroquai]]'s video "[[Love Foolosophy]]" from their album ''[[A Funk Odyssey]]'', [[Kelis]]'s "[[Young, Fresh n' New]]", off her second 2001 album ''[[Wanderland]]'' and, most recently, the second video for her then husband [[Seal (musician)|Seal's]] song "Secret" off his 2010 album ''[[Commitment (Seal album)|Seal 6: Commitment]]''. The latter video depicts the married couple sharing intimate moments while naked in bed; the concept was Klum's idea.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a279557/seal-naked-music-video-was-klums-idea.html |work=Digital Spy |title=Seal: Naked music video was Klum's idea |date=30 September 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |archive-date=4 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004162235/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a279557/seal-naked-music-video-was-klums-idea.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2007, having earned {{US$|8 million}} in the previous 16 months, Klum was named by ''[[Forbes]]'' as third on the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815233405/http://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2007 |title=The World's Top-Earning Models |access-date=25 August 2007 |author=Kiri Blakely |date=16 July 2007 |work=Forbes}}</ref> [[File:Heidi Klum4crop.jpg|thumb|Klum at [[The Heart Truth]] Fashion Show in February 2008]] In 2008, ''Forbes'' estimated her income at {{US$|16 million|link=yes}}, putting Klum in first place. For 2007, ''Forbes'' estimated her income at {{US$|14 million}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/media/2008/04/30/models-bundchen-klum-biz-media-cz_kb_0430topmodels.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502015837/http://www.forbes.com/media/2008/04/30/models-bundchen-klum-biz-media-cz_kb_0430topmodels.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2008 |title=The World's Top-Earning Models |access-date=2 May 2008 |author=Kiri Blakely |date=30 April 2008 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Klum is signed to [[IMG Models]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/agencies/img-models-new-york/ |title=FMD β MVA Agency Profile of IMG Models |work=New York |publisher=fashionmodeldirectory.com |access-date=22 January 2010 |archive-date=28 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128062754/http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/agencies/img-models-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, Klum was a featured guest on an American [[Volkswagen]] commercial, where she was interviewed by a black [[Volkswagen Beetle|Beetle]]. When she commented that German engineering is so sexy, she caused the Beetle to blush and turn red. She has been a part of several commercials for Volkswagen and McDonald's on German television.<ref>{{cite web |title=McDonalds Commercial Heidi Klum "FΓΌr Sie nur das Beste" 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_p02Wor-tw | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712175947/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_p02Wor-tw| archive-date=2013-07-12 | url-status=dead|publisher=YouTube |access-date=2 October 2012}}</ref> In November 2008, Klum appeared in two versions of a ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'' commercial, wherein she did a take on [[Tom Cruise]]'s iconic underwear dancing scene in ''[[Risky Business]]''. In both versions, she lip-synced to [[Bob Seger]]'s "[[Old Time Rock and Roll]]" while dancing around the living room with the wireless guitar controller.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} In October 2009, Klum was the often-nude one-woman subject of ''Heidilicious'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Rankin's 'Heidilicious' foreword by Husband Seal |url=http://glamourphotography.co/?p=4012 |work=Blog GlamourPhotography.co |access-date=24 September 2011 |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908201616/http://glamourphotography.co/?p=4012 |url-status=live }}</ref> a photo book by photographer [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]]. Klum ventured into web-based videos, starring in "SPIKED HEEL: Supermodels Battle the Forces of Evil". The web-series starred model [[Coco Rocha]] and was directed by fashion documentarian Doug Keeve. In the story, Klum aka 'The Kluminator,'<ref>[http://www.heidiklum.com/en/News.aspx "Latest News about my Work"] Klum web site {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221102939/http://www.heidiklum.com/en/News.aspx |date=21 February 2009}}</ref> and her stylish sidekick Coco "The Sassy Superhero" Rocha battle the evil Dr. Faux Pas who is plotting to destroy [[Fashion Week]]. The heroines employ everything from blow-dryer guns to fist fights, to thwart Dr. Faux Pas' dastardly plans. The Kluminator and Girl Wonder avoid a chain of fashion disasters to neutralize a death ray that threatens to vaporize the community of fashionistas gathered in [[Bryant Park]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/playboy-birthday-aubrey-oday-swings-back-to-boys-and-bares-her-naked-body |publisher=Fox News |title=Playboy Birthday: Aubrey O'day Swings Back To Boys And Bares Her Naked Body |date=18 February 2009 |access-date=6 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022062831/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493565,00.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Klum became the new face and creative advisor for European cosmetics brand Astor, for which she sets artistic direction and designs new products and fashion forward color collections.<ref>[http://uk.fashionmag.com/news-123109-Heidi-Klum-represents-Astor-for-Coty "Heidi Klum represents Astor for Coty"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064510/http://uk.fashionmag.com/news-123109-Heidi-Klum-represents-Astor-for-Coty |date=4 March 2016 }} 10 September 2010, Fashion Mag.com</ref> In October 2010, Klum parted ways with Victoria's Secret after 13 years of working with the brand. She provided a simple explanation in her official statement, stating: "All good things have to come to an end. I will always love Victoria and never tell her secret. It's been an absolute amazing time!"<ref>[http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/30/heidi-klum-quits-victorias-secret-angel-seal/ "Heidi Klum Is Retiring From Victoria's Secret At 37! Do You Think She Should Stay?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311141741/http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/09/30/heidi-klum-quits-victorias-secret-angel-seal/ |date=11 March 2012 }} 30 September 2010, Hollywood Life</ref> It was reported in May 2011 that Klum ranked second with estimated earnings of {{US$|20 million}} on ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} list of the ''World's Top-Earning Models'' (2010β2011). ''Forbes'' noted that since ending her 13-year run as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model. She partnered with [[New Balance]] and [[Amazon.com]] to launch a clothing line and signed a 20-episode deal to host a new show on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], called ''Seriously Funny Kids''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/05/05/top-earning-models.html |title=The World's Top-Earning Models |last=and Steven Bertoni |first=Keren Blankfeld |date=5 May 2011 |work=[[forbes]] |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=9 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509030051/http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/05/top-earning-models.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Some noted fashion designers have long commented on Klum's limited role as a fashion model. [[Karl Lagerfeld]], for example, in 2009 agreed with German designer [[Wolfgang Joop]], who said after Klum had posed naked on the cover of the German edition of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gq-magazin.de/galerien/heidi-klum-nackt-und-ihr-leben-in-bildern-1-jpg/4836/304524 |title=Heidi Klum nackt in GQ |publisher=GQ Magazine |language=de |access-date=8 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030010743/http://www.gq-magazin.de/galerien/heidi-klum-nackt-und-ihr-leben-in-bildern-1-jpg/4836/304524 |archive-date=30 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that she was "no runway model. She is simply too heavy and has too big a bust".<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Bild.de |url=http://www.bild.de/news/bild-english/news/german-designer-wolfgang-joop-says-she-is-no-runway-supermodel-7375016.bild.html |title=German designer Wolfgang Joop lashes out at supermodel |date=17 April 2009 |access-date=8 September 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184241/http://www.bild.de/news/bild-english/news/german-designer-wolfgang-joop-says-she-is-no-runway-supermodel-7375016.bild.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lagerfeld observed that neither he nor [[Claudia Schiffer]] knew Klum, as she has never worked in Paris and was insignificant in the world of fashion, being "more bling bling and glamorous than current fashion."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bild.de/news/bild-english/news/fashion-designer-says-supermodel-is-too-bling-bling-7423158.bild.html |title=Heidi Klum attacked by Karl Lagerfeld. Fashion designer thinks supermodel is "too bling bling" |publisher=Bild.de |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=8 September 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184246/http://www.bild.de/news/bild-english/news/fashion-designer-says-supermodel-is-too-bling-bling-7423158.bild.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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