Model Heidi Klum opened up about the advice she gave her 19-year-old daughter, Leni Klum, when she first started her modeling career.
Despite the backlash they received for their first lingerie shoot for Italian lingerie brand Intimissimi, the two teamed up again for another shoot that was shown on billboards across Germany.
Heidi Klum Reveals The Advice She Gave Daughter Leni Klum, 19, To Launch Her Modeling Career
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The mother of four told the Daily Mail that she always stresses her children’s “happiness” and tells them they should find a job they “love to do” and “believe they can be really good at.” He went on to say, “I always tell them, ‘Be happy with who you see in the mirror.’ At the end of the day, you have to make yourself happy.
“Find something you like to do. I don’t think there’s anything worse than when you have to go and do something you don’t like to do,” he continued. “Really dig in and find something you love to do – and also, something you believe you can be really good at.”
“But other than that, we [only] live once So let’s have some fun while we’re here. That’s what I told them,” he said while speaking to the outlet at the premiere of “America’s Got Talent” in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Leni Klum First Began Modeling For German Vogue When She Was 16 Years Old
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Leni’s first modeling job came three years ago when she was 16 years old. She and her mother posed for Vogue Germany in 2020. Heidi took to Instagram to share some behind-the-scenes photos of her daughter and praised her for taking her own path.
“I am very proud of you. And not because you chose this path. I know that no matter where you go, it will be your own. You always know what you want and what you don’t want,” he wrote at the time that, like in that outlet. “You’re not my mini. And I’m glad that you can now show who YOU are.”
He went on to say, “You are a confident young woman who fights for her goals. And more importantly: you are a truly amazing person with your heart in the right place.” The following year, Leni landed her own solo Glamor Germany cover.
Leni Klum Reveals She First Wanted To Be A Model When She Was 12… But Heidi Klum Wouldn’t Let It!
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In a 2022 interview with People magazine, the interior design college student revealed that she got a modeling offer when she was 12, but her famous mother forced her to turn it down. “I was stopped at Brandy Melville when I was 12 and they asked me to model for their clothes,” she said. “I was furious because Brandy Melville was my favorite at the time. It’s the only place I go shopping.”
“I said ‘Mum, Mum, guess what? Brandy Melville wants me to model. Please.’ And he was like, ‘Absolutely not.’ I was really sad about it, but in the end, he was right,” she continued. “And I think that’s what sparked me to want to model again.”
When asked how she felt about modeling for Vogue Germany at the age of sixteen, Leni replied, “It’s like crazy that I’m doing it as my first job and my mom is with me, which makes it really fun. It was such a good day. I wasn’t nervous at all. I am very excited. I was like, ‘I’m finally a model and it’s Vogue.’ It’s so much to be excited about.”
Leni Klum Shares Advice Both Her Parents Gave
In the interview, MEGAL also opened up about the work ethic given by both his parents. “They’ve both taught me to be myself, and do what makes me feel good,” she said. “You can tell if you’re uncomfortable and then the best of you isn’t brought out. I just think you should be open and honest with what makes you comfortable, be yourself, do what you love. And if you do those three things then you’re golden.”
Last week, the 19-year-old model also answered a question asking if she actually wears all the lacy lingerie she models.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/