My Home
I'm lucky because I feel at home in two places. I live in Manhattan, New York. This is the actual center of my day-to-day life now. But my hometown is Bergisch Bladbach, Germany, where I grew up with my family and where I still often return for long visits.
My Hobbies
My greatest hobby is my family and spending quality time with them. Also extremely important to me is keeping up with my friends - mostly by phone or email. I always love to know what's going on with them. I also love dancing. I've studied ballet and jazz since I was a young girl. Whenever I can manage it, I still visit a studio in New York in order to get in some jazz dance lessons. I also like traveling, skiing and strolling flea markets for some great finds. Another hobby of mine is painting, especially large-size canvases.
How I keep myself in good shape
It's a must for me to get enough rest and eat healthily. I try to drink three big bottles of water every day. I can't resist sweets sometimes, though. Diets? Not for me!
It's essential for me to move. Therefore I have a personal fitness trainer in addition to my dance lessons: David Kirsch trains me regularly at Madison Square Club.
What I like to eat
It's mentioned in quite a lot of magazines and newspapers: Mom's sauerkraut soup is tops. But I also love her spinach, her white bean soup and other homemade recipes. Not to be forgotten are my Grandma Leni's amazing potato dumplings and potato salad. For dessert, black licorice and hazelnut ice-cream are among my favorites.
The music I prefer
I think James Brown is really fantastic. I also like the music of Dido, U2, Nikki Costa and Moby.
Covers
I work a lot and have been fortunate to be featured on a variety of top fashion magazine covers including: Amica, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, FHM, Glamour, GQ, Kultur-Spiegel, Mademoiselle, Marie Claire, Max, Photo, Self, Spiegelreporter, Sports Illustrated, Stern, Tatler, Time Out, Victoria's Secret catalog, Vogue (British, German, French) and W.
Photographers
In the course of my modeling career, I've worked with so many wonderful photographers who have done some great work. Here are the names of some illustrious photographers who have put me in the right light: Gilles Bensimon, Richard Burbridge, Walter Chin, Patrick Demarchelier, Sante D'Orazio, Arthur Elgort, Robert Erdmann, Marco Glaviano, David La Chapelle, Peter Lindbergh, Wayne Mazur, Raymond Meier, Steven Meisel, Shiela Metzner, Matthew Ralston, Stewart Shining, Michael Thompson, Ellen von Unwerth, Max Vadukul and Antoine Verglas.
My Ad Campaigns
I've appeared in many advertising campaigns-print, video and even live appearances. The clients that I've appeared in campaigns for include: American Express, Givenchy, Finesse, INC, Kathleen Madden, Katjes, Nike, Otto, Peek&Cloppenburg, Swatch and Victoria's Secret.
I especially enjoyed working on the "We Are Family" campaign from Peek&Cloppenburg because I was reunited with my German girlfriends Karin (the one who bugged me to enter the model contest!) and Nina.
Special Events and TV Talk Shows
I've had a blast being a guest and even working as a correspondent or host myself on several talk shows and special events both in Europe and the States. Some highlights: Reinhold Beckmann ("Beckmann"), Conan O'Brien, Thomas Gottschalk ("Wetten dass...?), Gunther Jauch ("Wer wird Millionar" - Benefiz-Prominetenquiz), Johannes B. Kerner ("Johannes B. Kerner-Show"), Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jorg Pilawa, Regis, and Harald Schmidt ("Die Harald Schidt-Show").
Acting
My acting debuts was supposed to be a really short stint; I was set to have a cameo as Michael J. Fox's love interest on ABC sitcom Spin City, playing a version of myself. But it went well and I ended up doing at least six episodes of the show.I've also had guest spots on series Sex and the City, The Weber Show and Malcolm in the Middle. In autumn 2000, I made my film debut in a Miramax comedy called Blow Dry, written by the Full Monty screenwriter and produced by Sydney Pollack. It appeared in German, British and US cinemas in 2001. I had the supporting role of Jasmine, an eccentric hairdresser's model caught between two rival brother hairstylists. Other cast members included Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Josh Hartnett.
Hosting, Commenting, Singing
I hosted MTV's "Fashionably Loud Europe 2001" in Milan. The rock band Wheatus was on stage, and I was thrilled to join them on stage to sing the chorus of their song, "Teenage dirtbag" just for fun. I like to sing, but up until then, I hadn't done so in public.well, with the exception of yodeling for laughs on David Letterman and Johannes B. Kerner shows. When the Laureus World Sports Awards 2001, the "Oscars of Sports," were awarded in Monaco for the second time, I co-hosted with Gregory Hines. That was quite exciting because 170 TV stations transmitted the event worldwide to an audience of about one billion people.
I'm lucky because I feel at home in two places. I live in Manhattan, New York. This is the actual center of my day-to-day life now. But my hometown is Bergisch Bladbach, Germany, where I grew up with my family and where I still often return for long visits.
My greatest hobby is my family and spending quality time with them. Also extremely important to me is keeping up with my friends - mostly by phone or email. I always love to know what's going on with them. I also love dancing. I've studied ballet and jazz since I was a young girl. Whenever I can manage it, I still visit a studio in New York in order to get in some jazz dance lessons. I also like traveling, skiing and strolling flea markets for some great finds. Another hobby of mine is painting, especially large-size canvases.
It's a must for me to get enough rest and eat healthily. I try to drink three big bottles of water every day. I can't resist sweets sometimes, though. Diets? Not for me!
It's essential for me to move. Therefore I have a personal fitness trainer in addition to my dance lessons: David Kirsch trains me regularly at Madison Square Club.
It's mentioned in quite a lot of magazines and newspapers: Mom's sauerkraut soup is tops. But I also love her spinach, her white bean soup and other homemade recipes. Not to be forgotten are my Grandma Leni's amazing potato dumplings and potato salad. For dessert, black licorice and hazelnut ice-cream are among my favorites.
I think James Brown is really fantastic. I also like the music of Dido, U2, Nikki Costa and Moby.
I work a lot and have been fortunate to be featured on a variety of top fashion magazine covers including: Amica, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, FHM, Glamour, GQ, Kultur-Spiegel, Mademoiselle, Marie Claire, Max, Photo, Self, Spiegelreporter, Sports Illustrated, Stern, Tatler, Time Out, Victoria's Secret catalog, Vogue (British, German, French) and W.
In the course of my modeling career, I've worked with so many wonderful photographers who have done some great work. Here are the names of some illustrious photographers who have put me in the right light: Gilles Bensimon, Richard Burbridge, Walter Chin, Patrick Demarchelier, Sante D'Orazio, Arthur Elgort, Robert Erdmann, Marco Glaviano, David La Chapelle, Peter Lindbergh, Wayne Mazur, Raymond Meier, Steven Meisel, Shiela Metzner, Matthew Ralston, Stewart Shining, Michael Thompson, Ellen von Unwerth, Max Vadukul and Antoine Verglas.
I've appeared in many advertising campaigns-print, video and even live appearances. The clients that I've appeared in campaigns for include: American Express, Givenchy, Finesse, INC, Kathleen Madden, Katjes, Nike, Otto, Peek&Cloppenburg, Swatch and Victoria's Secret.
I especially enjoyed working on the "We Are Family" campaign from Peek&Cloppenburg because I was reunited with my German girlfriends Karin (the one who bugged me to enter the model contest!) and Nina.
I've had a blast being a guest and even working as a correspondent or host myself on several talk shows and special events both in Europe and the States. Some highlights: Reinhold Beckmann ("Beckmann"), Conan O'Brien, Thomas Gottschalk ("Wetten dass...?), Gunther Jauch ("Wer wird Millionar" - Benefiz-Prominetenquiz), Johannes B. Kerner ("Johannes B. Kerner-Show"), Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jorg Pilawa, Regis, and Harald Schmidt ("Die Harald Schidt-Show").
My acting debuts was supposed to be a really short stint; I was set to have a cameo as Michael J. Fox's love interest on ABC sitcom Spin City, playing a version of myself. But it went well and I ended up doing at least six episodes of the show.I've also had guest spots on series Sex and the City, The Weber Show and Malcolm in the Middle. In autumn 2000, I made my film debut in a Miramax comedy called Blow Dry, written by the Full Monty screenwriter and produced by Sydney Pollack. It appeared in German, British and US cinemas in 2001. I had the supporting role of Jasmine, an eccentric hairdresser's model caught between two rival brother hairstylists. Other cast members included Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Josh Hartnett.
I hosted MTV's "Fashionably Loud Europe 2001" in Milan. The rock band Wheatus was on stage, and I was thrilled to join them on stage to sing the chorus of their song, "Teenage dirtbag" just for fun. I like to sing, but up until then, I hadn't done so in public.well, with the exception of yodeling for laughs on David Letterman and Johannes B. Kerner shows. When the Laureus World Sports Awards 2001, the "Oscars of Sports," were awarded in Monaco for the second time, I co-hosted with Gregory Hines. That was quite exciting because 170 TV stations transmitted the event worldwide to an audience of about one billion people.
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