2015 Honorary Award Recipient: Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum is a major star in the fashion and entertainment world.  Klum established herself as a top model making great impact for clients and appearing on the covers of pop-culture mainstays including the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

Klum is the Emmy Award winning host and executive producer of the 10-time Emmy-nominated series Project Runway.  Klum is in her third season on the judging panel of NBC’s hit show America’s Got Talent.  She also hosts Germany’s Next Top Model, a runaway hit in that country. 

She wrote a lifestyle book, Body of Knowledge: 8 Rules of Model Behavior and released a book, Rankin’s Heidilicious featuring her favorite photos taken by talented photographer Rankin.  Her other ventures include a lingerie collection called Heidi Klum Intimates, a performance collection for New Balance and an apparel and nursery collection for Babies “R” Us called Truly Scrumptious. 

Klum has done campaigns for Macy’s, Diet Coke, Ann Taylor, Dannon, Carl’s Jr., Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy and Dr. Scholl’s DreamWalk Insoles.

She has been featured in all of the top fashion/beauty and lifestyle magazines including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, ID, W, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Allure, Lucky, Self, Town & Country, Redbook, Better Homes & Gardens, Esquire, Forbes, Arena, GQ, British GQ (for which she was named “Woman of the Year” twice in a row) French, British and German Vogue, German Elle, Self, Fitness, Dutch, New Woman and Grazia magazines. 

Klum has shot campaigns for clients including McDonald’s, Diet Coke (for which she was the spokeswoman for the Red Dress/Heart Health initiative for four years), Volkswagen, LG, H&M, Nike, American Express, Target, Express, Liz Claiborne, Lenscrafters, Siemens, Givenchy, Nine West, INC, Finesse, Braun (for which her legs were insured for over $2 million!) and the prestigious Pirelli calendar.  Klum also starred in the infamous Guitar Hero campaign receiving millions of views on YouTube.

Klum hosted the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and has hosted various specials for MTV, TNT and CBS. She also swam with sharks for an episode for Discovery Channel’s popular “Shark Week” and hosted Lifetime’s Seriously Funny Kids. 

As a testament to Klum’s place in pop culture, Mattel created a Barbie in her likeness as part of their Blonde Ambition Collection that celebrated blondes in fashion and entertainment.  She is also featured in the iconic Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Berlin.

Klum’s charity involvements include work on behalf of such organizations as The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the American Red Cross (as part of its Celebrity Cabinet), God’s Love We Deliver, amfAR and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. 

Klum also appears in PSAs for the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Stand Up to Cancer program and served as the 2011 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF ambassador.

On downtime at shoots, Klum also cultivates her creative talents – sketching ideas for her various lines, as well as crafting new ideas for her ever-developing businesses and interests.

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