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 and a win in for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program shared with co-host Tim Gunn. Klum has been nominated for six Emmy Awards. In , Klum became Barbie 's official ambassador on Barbie's 50th anniversary. As an occasional actress, she had supporting roles in movies including Blow Dry and Ella Enchanted , and made cameo appearances in The Devil Wears Prada , Perfect Stranger and Ocean's 8 Forbes noted that since ending her year run as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model.
In , she became an American citizen while maintaining her native German citizenship. A friend convinced her to enroll in a national modeling contest called "Model 92". She accepted the contract a few months later, after graduating from school, and decided not to try for an apprentice position at a fashion design school.
She 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 addition to working with well-known photographers on her first husband's Sports Illustrated shoots, she was the object and subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in several editions from to She wrote the foreword to Gair's book of body paint work, Body Painting, Masterpieces.
Beauty campaigns include makeup brands Bobbi Brown and Astor , as well as Givenchy 's Amarige fragrance. Her other projects include dance and video games. She is featured in the video game James Bond Everything or Nothing , where she plays the villain Dr.
Katya Nadanova. The latter video depicts the married couple sharing intimate moments while naked in bed; the concept was Klum's idea. When she commented that German engineering is so sexy, she caused the Beetle to blush and turn red.
