ELLE April Cover Shoot Heidi Klum

Worth a Shot

On taking chances in the industry: "Sometimes you just have a few shots at it. I didn't want to blend in and be a quiet mouse."

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Model Behavior

On her first Victoria's Secret show: "I had to grow some balls pretty fast. I was trying to fit in, but I really didn't. I was just pretending. That's what you learn in this industry. You're always being looked at and judged. You have to learn to accept that."

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Weathering the Storm

On the end of her relationship with Seal: "I feel like I'm in the eye of the tornado. It's emotions inside of your body that are a tornado. And then the outside world doing all this craziness—with you wanting it or not wanting it—is another tornado. But as hard as it is, so is life … a curveball just comes at you … It hits you in the head from the side that you didn't expect."

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Gold Strike

Wearing a sunny (and short!) Atelier Versace dress, the 5-foot-9-inch stunner looks ever so happy as she arrives at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party.

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Peachy Keen

Klum goes nude in a Calvin Klein column dress at the Golden Globes. Accented by a bold turquoise necklace, the sleek look brought warmth to the January event.

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Silver Siren

The TV personality looks ready for the silver screen as she presents at the American Music Awards in a metallic, laser cutout Giles Deacon dress.

Ruffled Love

Aligned with Fashion Week, Klum makes a statement in Roberto Cavalli at the second annual amfAR Milano Gala to raise money for HIV/AIDS treatment.

What a Gem

Last September, Klum expanded her empire and launched Wildlife by Heidi Klum, an affordable jewelry line available exclusively on QVC.

Host With the Most

Two networks and nine seasons later, Klum and the Project Runway team are about to embark on Season 10, which is sure to be another exceptionally successful run.

Blue Streak

Wearing a design by fellow Project Runway star Michael Kors, Klum supports her co-judge at amfAR's gala at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Show Biz

A tanned Klum stops by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in a corseted LBD to talk about her preference to go topless when sunning herself on vacation… to avoid tan lines, of course.

On the Town

The Germany-born model shows her New York street cred in toothpick denim, platform heels and a chic summer top.