Meet Heidi Klum’s teen model daughter, Leni: she’s the face of Dior Beauty and Michael Kors, and even landed a Vogue Germany cover – yet still worked a summer job at an ice cream parlour
- The Victoria’s Secret Angel’s daughter joins the ranks of other second-generation models such as Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose and Kate Moss’ daughter Lila Grace
- The 18-year-old raided her mum’s wardrobe for prom, supported the premiere of her adoptive dad Seal’s Netflix film and even has matching tattoos with stepdad Tom Kaulitz
From following in the well-heeled footsteps of her world-famous model mum to making her red carpet debut with her adoptive dad, Seal, let’s get to know more about Leni Klum.
She is taking the modelling world by storm
Born in New York on May 4, 2004, it didn’t take Leni very long to realise that she also wanted to conquer the catwalk. However, according to Vogue, her mum only gave her the green light to enter the modelling world when she turned 16.
Now 18, Leni’s modelling milestones already include being the face of Michael Kors and Dior Beauty and landing multiple magazine cover issues, including Vogue Germany alongside mum Heidi.
Naturally, Mama Klum offered her daughter some modelling advice. “I said to her, at the end of the day you have to be happy with yourself,” she told People. “And don’t do anything you don’t want to do. It’s OK to say no. You don’t always have to please people.”
She has a strong father-daughter bond with Seal
Leni’s biological dad is Italian businessman Flavio Briatore. However, he and Heidi split up even before she was born. According to British media, while Briatore did not play an active role in his daughter’s life, it was Seal who helped raise and later adopted Leni, while married to the Heidi from 2005 to 2014.