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TV celebrity criticized for claiming 70 kg is overweight

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:57:11 +0200

Model Sophie Thomalla claimed that promoting models who weigh over 70 kg sets as dangerous an example as skinny supermodels.

Topless protestors crash 'Heidi’s Horror Show'

Fri, 31 May 2013 11:55:00 +0200

Topless protestors stormed the season final of Germany’s Next Top Model on Thursday night, but the Femen activists couldn’t stop Heidi Klum from declaring 16-year-old Lovelyn the winner.

Heidi Klum: supermodel, supermum, media mogul

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:42:00 +0200

Supermodel, supermum, super media mogul: Heidi Klum celebrates her 40th birthday in Los Angeles on Saturday. This edition of German of the Week goes to the country's most glamourous export.

Senior models in demand as population ages

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:35:00 +0200

Germany’s aging population means seniors are taking up a larger market share than before. One in every three euros spent comes from a person over 60. Advertisers are reacting to the trend by hiring seniors to model their products.

Heidi Klum's 'Top Models' catch head lice

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:32:00 +0200

Haute couture with head lice? The girls fighting it out on Heidi Klum's casting show "Germany's Next Top Model" had to contend with a rather unglamorous parasite infestation this week, after one candidate caught lice.

'Next Top Model' house architect faces charges

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0100

A prominent German architect has been charged with involuntary manslaughter of a fireman who died fighting a blaze in a housee meant to play host to Germany’s Next Top Model.

Supermodel Auermann fined for tax evasion

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:37:00 +0100

A court fined German former supermodel Nadja Auermann €90,000 ($118,600) for tax evasion Tuesday over a villa she owned in Berlin.

Turkish model refused visa for beauty contest

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:00:00 +0100

A Turkish contestant in model competition due to be held in Germany next week has reportedly been denied a visa, sparking claims of discrimination.

Underage models encouraging paedophilia, ex-supermodel says

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:07:00 +0100

Former supermodel Nadja Auermann has reportedly criticised the trend to underage models in the fashion world, saying the situation was creating a beauty ideal flirting with paedophilia.

Claudia Schiffer names baby daughter Cosima Violet

Tue, 25 May 2010 15:12:00 +0200

German supermodel Claudia Schiffer on Tuesday revealed the name of her newborn child: Cosima Violet Vaughn Drummond.

Naked and pregnant Claudia Schiffer adorns Vogue

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:26:00 +0200

The German edition of fashion magazine Vogue has devoted its entire June edition to ageing supermodel Claudia Schiffer – adorning the cover with a naked portrait just weeks before she is expected to give birth to her third child.

Man suspected of blackmailing Cindy Crawford held

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:02:00 +0100

A German man accused of trying to blackmail Cindy Crawford over a photo showing the former supermodel's daughter gagged and bound to a chair is now in custody, police said on Tuesday.

German man charged in Cindy Crawford blackmail plot

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0100

A German man has tried to blackmail former supermodel Cindy Crawford out of €67,000 with a picture of Crawford’s 7-year-old daughter gagged and bound to a chair, US media reported on Friday.

Proud mum Klum ecstatic about new baby girl Lou Sulola

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:28:00 +0200

German supermodel Heidi Klum has broken her silence over the birth of her fourth child, confirming that the little girl’s name is Lou Sulola Samuel.

Skinny models just look better, says Karl Lagerfeld

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0200

Legendary German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has weighed into the debate on skinny magazine models in typical flamboyant style, ridiculing the backlash against unrealistic body images.

Heidi Klum to take Seal’s surname

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:06:00 +0200

Supermodel Heidi Klum apparently feels her surname is too German for America and has reportedly filed to change it to Samuel – the last name of her husband, pop singer Seal.

Fashion magazine 'Brigitte' goes model-free

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:49:00 +0200

Brigitte, one of Germany’s most popular glossy women’s magazines, announced on Monday that it will no longer use models in photo spreads in response to changing ideas about beauty.

Klum crowns Sara 'Germany's Next Topmodel'

Fri, 22 May 2009 11:17:00 +0200

Sara, a 19-year-old whose parents come from Ethiopia, became the fourth winner of Heidi Klum’s show "Germany’s Next Topmodel" on Thursday night before an audience of 15,000 in Cologne.

Heidi Klum expecting fourth child

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:21:00 +0200

German supermodel Heidi Klum on Friday confirmed she was expecting her fourth child with her pop singer husband Seal.

Introducing…Heidi Klum

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:52:00 +0100

Introducing…is The Local's guide to the fabulous world of German celebrity. Know all there is about Germany’s top model Heidi Klum? We shine the spotlight on a Rhineland beauty who’s become a one-woman glamour franchise.