Heidi

Heidi Klum was conceived in Bergisch Gladbach in Germany on the 1st of June 1973. Erna Klum is her hairdresser's mother. Her father Gunther Klum worked as a company's executive in the field of cosmetics. Her father had previously been director of production at the perfume firm 4711. In Bergisch Gladbach she was born and lived her entire life. Bergisch Gladbach is only 6 miles away from Cologne. American-born German actress, TV hostess as well as model Heidi Klum now lives in the southern part of California. Heidi Klum in 2019 Heidi Klum taking part in the 2019 iHeartRadio awards held on the 14th of March at Microsoft Theater Los Angeles California. PHOTO: Glenn Francis (Wikimedia Commons) Klum's modeling journey began in 1992 when she was employed as a barmaid at an Dusseldorf discotheque in the year 1992. Karin, a girlfriend of the young student of 18 years who was at the time, encouraged her to participate in the German talent show called Model 92. Model 92, a show sponsored by the German Women's Magazine Petra included the late-night talk show that was hosted by Thomas Gottschalk. Klum faced 25,000 contestants in Germany as well as Europe prior to being one of the three semifinalists. In April of 1992, she took home the top prize of $300,000.