Leni Klum | |
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 Klum in 2023 | |
| Born | Leni Olumi Klum May 4, 2004 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2020–present |
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| Height | 5 ft 2.3 in (158 cm) [1] |
| Agency | IMG |
Leni Olumi Klum (born May 4, 2004) is a German-American fashion model. She is the oldest child of Heidi Klum and Flavio Briatore, and the adopted daughter of Seal.
Leni Olumi Klum was born on May 4, 2004, in New York City, the first of four children born to German-American model Heidi Klum. Klum's father was Italian businessman and managing director of Renault's Formula One team Flavio Briatore; Klum's mother and father separated while her mother was pregnant. Heidi soon began a relationship with British singer Seal, who was present for Leni's birth and adopted her when she was five years old. [2] [3] Briatore was not involved in Leni's upbringing, though she reestablished a relationship with him by 2023. [3] [4]
Klum grew up out of the public eye but became interested in modeling when she was 11 or 12, though her mother did not allow her to model until she turned 16. [5] [6] Raised in Los Angeles, she graduated from Pacifica Christian High School in 2022, and enrolled in college in New York City, studying interior design. [7] [2]
At the end of 2020, Klum made her modeling debut on the January/February 2021 cover of Vogue Germany , appearing alongside her mother wearing colorful synchronized pantsuits. [8] She walked her first runway as the opening model in a digital edition of Berlin Fashion Week at the start of 2021. [9] Klum appeared on her first solo magazine cover in April 2021, wearing a floral dress for Glamour Germany . [10] She then signed with CAA Fashion, later changing her representation to IMG. [11] [12]
Klum appeared on various other magazine covers before turning 20, including Harper's Bazaar Kazakhstan , Hunger , Flaunt , and Rollacoaster , and was in advertising campaigns for brands such as Dior and Fila. [2] Klum and her mother have modeled together in a series of lingerie advertisements for Intimissimi since 2022, which received some criticism. [13] [14] Klum appeared as a guest judge in the semifinals of her mother's show Germany's Next Topmodel in 2022 and returned in the finals in 2023. [15] [16] She amassed more than 800,000 followers on Instagram by 2023. [17]
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the recipient of three Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award, with 20 million albums or singles sold by October 2011. He signed with record producer Trevor Horn's ZTT Records to release his eponymous debut studio album (1991). Met with critical and commercial success, it spawned the singles "Crazy" and "Killer", which peaked at numbers two and one on the UK singles chart, respectively, while both entered the US Billboard Hot 100. His 1994 single, "Kiss from a Rose", peaked atop the latter chart after its inclusion on the film soundtracks for The NeverEnding Story III and Batman Forever.
Heidi Klum is a German-American model, television host, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secret Angel.
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Flavio Briatore is an Italian businessman, who currently serves as Renault's executive advisor for Formula One. As the longtime team principal of Team Enstone, Briatore led the team to three World Constructors' Championships and four World Drivers' Championships. However, he was dogged by allegations of cheating, including the 1994 "Launch Control" controversy and the 2007 "Spygate" affair, although in both cases his teams escaped penalties. He was forced out of Renault and received a lifetime ban from F1 after the 2008 "Crashgate" scandal, although a French court subsequently overturned the ban. Fifteen years later, he returned to Renault as "team boss in all but name."
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