Contents
* 1 Early life and discovery
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Acting and modeling
o 2.2 Producing
o 2.3 Design and other business ventures
o 2.4 Other work
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Legal issues
* 5 Filmography
* 6 References
* 7 External links
Early life and discovery
Klum was raised in Bergisch Gladbach, a town outside Cologne, by her German parents Günther, a cosmetics-company executive, and Erna, a hairdresser. 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.
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Heidi Klum