Heidi Clum born on June 1st 1973 is a prominent German American model television host producer and entrepreneur she graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1998 and made history as the first German model to be named a Victoria's Secret Angel after a successful modeling career Clum transitioned to television serving as the host and judge of Germany's Next Top Model in the reality series Project Runway for which she received an Emmy nomination in 2008 and won the award in 2013 for outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program sharing the honor with co-host Tim gun clume has garnered a total of six em awward nominations she has represented Brands such as Danon and H&M and has appeared in various commercials for companies including McDonald's and Volkswagen in 2009 she was appointed as Barbie's official Ambassador in celebration of the doll's 50th anniversary