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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.
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 removes her bikini top in the water, and starts tantalizing him. The
two embrace and proceed to roll around in the sand together. The song fades
to a mellow ending, as she gets up and runs off into the distance. Wicked
Game is still regularly aired on music channels, and was recently selected
as the Sexiest Video of All-Time by MTV. 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. The spots were generally very goofy and the script
involving a lame premise such as singer Tom Jones arriving in heaven and
being greeted by the angels. However, we must remember that it is pure eye
candy, so we can't really ask for Oscar caliber performances!
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. |