Heidi Klum is a German and American model, television host, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria’s, Secret Angel.

Who is Erna Klum, Heidi Klum’s mother?

Klum was born and raised in Bergisch Gladbach and her mother’s name is Erna Klum,  who is a hairdresser, Klum has been featured on the cover of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Vogue magazines, as well as Elle, InStyle, Marie Claire, Glamour and Russian Harper’s Bazaar magazines.

Klum became the host and a judge of Germany’s Next Topmodel and the reality show Project Runway, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.

Klum is an artist and had several of her paintings appear in various art magazines in the U.S. On 27 September 2002, she dedicated a sculpture she painted called “Dog with Butterflies” to commemorate the role of rescue dogs in the aftermath of 11 September.