It's not like I'm this glamour diva who hands everything over and I just sit on my throne at home.

com to launch a clothing line and signed a 20-episode deal to host a new show on Lifetime called Seriously Funny Kids. Out of 25000 contestants Klum was voted the winner on April 29 1992 and offered a modeling contract worth US$300000 by Thomas Zeumer CEO of Metropolitan Models New York. She has been featured on the covers of Vogue Elle and Marie Claire and became widely known after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and for her work with Victoria's Secret as an "Angel".

In 2008 Heidi Klum became an American citizen while maintaining her native German citizenship. She is ranked second on Forbes' list of the "World's Top-Earning Models" behind Gisele Bündchen.