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Born on Christmas day in 1968 to a
Danish father and Peruvian mother, Helena grew up in Denmark. Her
childhood interests included music and photography. In 1986 she was
selected as Miss Denmark and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.
Following this experience, Helena left her home for Paris at the age of 18
to pursue a modeling career. There she excelled immediately, after a shoot
for Elle Magazine. A cover shoot by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue followed,
and within a short period, Helena was getting prominent contracts from
leading designers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Helena soon gained further media attention through her relationship with
rocker Michael Hutchence. She was frequently spotted with the late lead
singer of INXS in the pages of the tabloids.
However, while Hutchence's career was declining, Helena's was quickly
rising. For whatever reasons, the two grew apart after several years and
went their separate ways before Hutchence's death. Helena was later linked
with actor Leonardo DiCaprio and singer Billy Corgan in the gossip
columns.
Following those rumored relationships, she dated writer/photographer Peter
Makebisch. Though they too have since broken up, she apparently left quite
a mark on Mr. Makebisch, as his arm bears a tattoo of the Danish
supermodel.
Helena Christensen is certainly one of the leading supermodels of the
1990's. She has had one of the most diverse careers of those belonging to
this elite group familiar to most everyone. A veteran of the fashion
runways and trade magazines, Helena is still one of the most in-demand
models.
The leaders of the fashion world have endlessly showered praise about
Helena's captivating looks. The late designer Gianni Versace said she has
the most beautiful body. Karl Lagerferld described her as possessing a
figure type that's very rare. Nobody has better legs. John Galliano
comments, she fills clothes with life and fire.
Her great success has allowed Helena to be more selective about her work.
However, it is for her work for Victoria's Secret that she is perhaps best
known to most. She appears regularly in eveyone's favorite lingere
company's catalogs, as well as in televised ad campaigns, alongside other
Victoria's Secret models like Yasmeen Ghauri.
In addition to these more traditional modeling opportunities, Helena has
also worked in various film and television projects. These include: the
MTV fashion show Fashionably Loud, the 1992 independent film Inferno, and
Chris Isaak's hit music video Wicked Game.
Recently Helena has been seen prominently on American television in ads
for the lingerie company Victoria's Secret. As one of their signature
Angels, she shot several commercials with fellow models Stephanie Seymour,
Karen Mulder, Daniela Pestova, and Tyra Banks.
Helena maintains residences in New York, Monaco, and her native
Copenhagen. She turns up every so often in the New York social-life
columns as having attended events such as fundraisers, show openings, or
movie premieres. Among her closest friends are fellow models Claudia
Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Karen Mulder, and Eva Herzigova.
In an interview she listed that some of her interests including painting,
photography, interior decorating, and rock music. She also stated that
real life starts when I stop being a model and described having a family
as a future goal. But for now she remains a supermodel, much to the
delight of fans around the world. |
