“I was being rejected all the time. Agents would say, 'I don't think you're the type they're looking for.' I was always like, 'You think? I don't want you to think. I want them to think that.' This business is all about someone's opinion, but not the agent or the manager's. How do they know? They're not that 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.