“I learned from working in the fashion world that if I have a day when I feel slapped in the face, or if someone has been mean, I just have to get back up and it will be another day. I think about what I'm grateful for. I look at my kids and my husband and think, Wow, I'm a really lucky person.”

German and American model, television host, actress, producer, and businesswoman

Heidi Klum is a German and American model, television host, actress, producer, and businesswoman. She is known for appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and for becoming the first German model to serve as a Victoria's Secret Angel. Her career spans fashion, television, film, and business. She has worked across these fields while remaining closely associated with modeling and media, and her public image is shaped by both her runway work and her television presence.