MODELS from Germany

1. Heidi Klum (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 59.48, Heidi Klum is the most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 68 different languages on wikipedia.

Heidi Klum (pronounced [ˈhaɪdiː ˈklʊm]; born 1 June 1973) 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. Following a successful modeling career, Klum became the host and a judge of Germany's Next Topmodel and the reality show Project Runway, which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2008 and a win in 2013 for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program (shared with co-host Tim Gunn). Klum has been nominated for six Emmy Awards. She has worked as a spokesmodel for Dannon and H&M and has appeared in numerous commercials for McDonald's, Volkswagen, and others. In 2009, Klum became Barbie's official ambassador on Barbie's 50th anniversary. As an occasional actress, she had supporting roles in movies including Blow Dry (2001) and Ella Enchanted (2004), and made cameo appearances in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Perfect Stranger (2007) and Ocean's 8 (2018). She has also made guest appearances on TV shows including Sex and the City, How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives and Parks and Recreation. From 2013, with the exception of 2019, Klum has been a judge on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent. In May 2011, Forbes magazine estimated Klum's total earnings for that year as US$20 million. She was ranked second on Forbes' list of the "World's Top-Earning Models". Forbes noted that since ending her 13-year run as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model. In 2008, she became an American citizen while maintaining her native German citizenship.

2. Claudia Schiffer (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 59.36, Claudia Schiffer is the 2nd most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 67 different languages.

Claudia Maria Schiffer (German: [ˈklaʊdi̯a ˈʃɪfɐ] ; born 25 August 1970) is a German model and actress based in England. She rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the world's most successful models, attaining supermodel status. Born in Rheinberg, Germany, she initially aspired to join the legal profession, but her life took a turn when she was discovered at 17 in a Düsseldorf nightclub by Michel Levaton, the CEO of Metropolitan Models. This discovery led her to Paris and onto the cover of Elle, marking the start of her modeling career. Schiffer's breakthrough came with Guess? campaigns in 1989, elevating the brand and her career. Notably resembling Brigitte Bardot in her early career, she became Chanel's new face in 1990, walking in Karl Lagerfeld's fashion show. Her striking looks and appeal garnered international success, making her a fixture on magazine covers across Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Time, among others. Schiffer appeared on over 1,000 magazine covers and walked for high-profile fashion houses, boasting a runway fee of $20,000 per show in 1992. She holds the record for model with the most covers, listed in Guinness World Records. Her endorsements span luxury and high street brands, including Chanel, Versace, and Mango. Beyond modeling, Schiffer ventured into acting, with roles in films like Richie Rich and Love Actually, and engaged in charity work with UNICEF and Make Poverty History. She launched her own cashmere collection in 2011. In 2023, her net worth was estimated at US$70 million. Schiffer's personal life attracted significant attention, including her engagement to magician David Copperfield, followed by high-profile relationships and her marriage to film director Matthew Vaughn in 2002. The couple owns several properties, including the Tudor manor house, Coldham Hall in Suffolk.

3. Tatjana Patitz (1966 - 2023)

With an HPI of 50.62, Tatjana Patitz is the 3rd most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Tatjana Patitz (25 May 1966 – 11 January 2023) was a German fashion model. She achieved international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s representing fashion designers on runways and in magazines such as Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue. She was one of the big five supermodels who appeared in the 1990 music video "Freedom! '90" by George Michael, and she was associated with the editorial, advertising, and fine-art works of photographers Herb Ritts and Peter Lindbergh. In the book Models of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset The Course of Fashion, author Nigel Barker reviewed Patitz's career during the height of the supermodel era in the 1980s and 1990s, writing that she possessed an exoticism and broad emotional range that set her apart from her peers. In her 2012 memoir, creative director of Vogue Grace Coddington regarded Patitz as one of the original supermodels and a must in photographs and on the catwalk. Harper's Bazaar wrote, "Indeed, Patitz's features almost confuse. Like Garbo or the Mona Lisa, the inexplicable gifts of line and luminescence defy definition." Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour stated that Patitz had always been one of her favourite models. Patitz's work bridged the eras of the exhibitionist 1980s and the minimalist 1990s in an enduring way, as Barker concluded, "The most lasting images of her are when she was really looking like herself." Author Linda Sivertsen noted that Patitz is greatly responsible for establishing the acceptance of statuesque and curvaceous beauty in an industry of extreme thinness. Patitz was an avid horsewoman who continued her lifelong passion for animals and the environment by campaigning for ecological causes and animal rights. Her self-described eclectic and bohemian design aesthetic for residential architecture and home design in her adoptive home state of California was recognised internationally.

4. Nadja Auermann (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 45.82, Nadja Auermann is the 4th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Nadja Auermann (born 19 March 1971) is a German model and actress. She was once stated by the Guinness Book of Records to have the longest legs of any model in the world.

5. Toni Garrn (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 39.67, Toni Garrn is the 5th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Antonia Garrn (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːni ˈɡaʁn]; born 7 July 1992) is a German model. She rose to prominence in the fashion industry after signing an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein in 2008. She is the wife of British actor Alex Pettyfer, with whom she has a daughter.

6. Jordan Carver (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 35.25, Jordan Carver is the 6th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Ina-Maria Schnitzer (born 30 January 1986), better known as Jordan Carver, is a retired German glamour model and actress.

7. Lena Gercke (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 33.17, Lena Gercke is the 7th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Lena Johanna Gercke (born 29 February 1988) is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of Germany's Next Topmodel and was the host of Austria's Next Topmodel (seasons 1–4).

8. Barbara Meier (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 29.81, Barbara Meier is the 8th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Barbara Meier (born 25 July 1986) is a German fashion model and actress. She is best known as the winner of the second season of Germany's Next Topmodel.

9. Fabio Mancini (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 27.29, Fabio Mancini is the 9th most famous German Model.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

10. Anna Ewers (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 25.90, Anna Ewers is the 10th most famous German Model.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Anna Luisa Ewers (German: [ˈeːvɐs]; born 14 March 1993) is a German fashion model. She was featured on the 2015 Pirelli Calendar. In 2015, Models.com reported that she was chosen as Model of the Year by the fashion industry. In a new generation of models known for their social media followings helping them get jobs, Anna Ewers has been compared to Kate Moss (with whom she co-starred in a David Yurman ad campaign) in that she is successful while keeping her private life off social media. She has also been compared to French icon Brigitte Bardot and fellow German supermodel Claudia Schiffer.