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Helena Christensen

FMD-ID
213
Nationality
Danish
Hair color
Brown
Eye color
Green
Date of birth
December 25 1968
Place of birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ethnicity
Danish / Peruvian
Height
5'10" ; 178cm
Measurements
(US) 35-24-35 ; (EU) 89-61-88
Dress size
(US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe size
(US) 8 ; (EU) 39 ; (UK) 5
Mother agency
n/a
Magazine Covers
Argentina: 'Elle' - August 1996; 'Marie Claire' - July 1998
Australia: 'Cosmopolitan' - January 1993; 'Cleo' - February 1993; 'Elle' - October 1994; 'Cleo' - October 1996; 'Elle' - June 1996; 'Elle' - January 1998; 'Elle' - August 1999; 'Elle' - December 2000
Belgium: 'Elle' - February 2010
Denmark: 'Euroman' - March 1999; 'Euroman' - May 2001; 'Cover' - September 2005; 'Costume' - October 2005; 'Dansk' - #19 Autumn 2008; 'Elle' - March 2010; 'Cover' - May 2011; 'Eurowoman' - August 2011; 'Eurowoman' - March 2012
France: 'Marie Claire' - December 1993; 'Marie Claire' - January 1996; 'Max Special TopModels' - August 1996; 'Elle' - 24 July 2006
Germany: 'Stern' - March 1996; 'Myself' - June 2006; 'Woman' - August 22 2006
Italy: 'Marie Claire' - June 1994; 'D' - November 12 1996; 'D' - January 20 1998
Japan: 'Elle' - September 1996
Mexico: 'Elle' - March 1997
Portugal: 'Elle Topmodel' - #2
Romania: 'Elle' - April 2010
Russia: 'GQ' - April 2010; 'Harper's Bazaar' - May 2011
Serbia: 'Elle' - February 2010
Slovakia: 'Madam Eva' - April 2010
Spain: 'Elle' - April 1996; 'Vogue' - December 2002; 'GQ' - November 2007; 'Vogue' (Niños) - Autumn/Winter 2008/09; 'Citizen K' - Summer 2009; 'Marie Claire' - April 2010; 'GQ' - May 2010; 'Sport Life Mujer' - #09 2010; 'Vogue' - September 2011
Sweden: 'Damernas Värld' - No 3 1994; 'Damernas Värld' - No 5 1996; 'Damernas Värld' - No 8 1996; 'Elle' - April 2001
UK: 'Vogue' - March & August 1990; 'Elle' - May 1991, 'Vogue' - November 1992; 'Vogue' - December 1993; 'Elle' - March 1994; 'Elle' - August 1994; 'Vogue' - June 1995; 'Arena' - September 1996 & July 2000; 'Elle' - June & December 1996, 'Marie Claire (Health & Beauty)' #7 - 1996; 'Maxim' - July 1996; 'Dazed and Confused' - August 1997; 'Elle' - March, August & December 1997; 'Marie Claire' - May 1997; 'Vogue' - July 1997; 'Arena' - July/August 1998; 'Elle' - February & November 1998; 'GQ' - September 1999; 'Red' - January & May 1999; 'Arena' - July 2000; 'Bare' - June 2001; 'GQ' - December 2002; 'Night & Day' - February 17, 2002; 'InStyle' - April 2009; 'Elle' - January 2010; 'Red' - February 2010; 'Elle' - October 2010; 'InStyle' - March 2011
US: 'Harper's Bazaar' - April 1992; 'Allure - June 1992; 'Elle' - August 1992; 'Allure' - May 1993; 'Vogue' - April 1993; 'Top Model #2'; 'Allure' - April & November 1996; 'Ocean Drive' - February 1996; 'Bikini' - May 1998; 'Cookie' - April 2009; 'VS.' - Spring/Summer 2012
Fashion Shows
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1991 {Azzedine Alaia, Fendi, Martine Sitbon}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1993 {Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari, Blumarine, Chanel, Complice, Gianfranco Ferré, Jil Sander, Karl Lagerfeld}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1993 {Balmain, Claude Montana, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1993 {Valentino}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1994 {Chanel, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1995 {Chanel, Valentino, Versace}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1995 {Chanel, Valentino}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1996 {Gianni Versace, Valentino}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Antonio Berardi, Bella Freud, Christian Dior, Clements Ribeiro, Dirk Bikkembergs, Donna Karan, Dries van Noten, Ghost, Givenchy, John Galliano, Philip Treacy, Vivienne Westwood}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Christian Dior, Givenchy}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998 {Antonio Berardi, BCBG, Christian Dior, Clements Ribeiro, Castelbajac, Chloé, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dolce & Galbana, Dries van Noten, Ghost, Helmut Lang, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lainey Keogh, Martine Sitbon, Patrick Cox, Thierry Mugler, Vivienne Westwood}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1999 {Matthew Williamson}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2001 {Alessandro dell Acqua}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2001 {Julien McDonald}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2002 {Alessandro Dell'Acqua}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2003 {Matthew Willamson}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2003 {Matthew Williamson, Zac Posen}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2005 {Josep Font, Matthew Williamson}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2007 {Christian Dior}
Hobbies
Food, photography, interior design, collecting rare artefacts
Notes
- Helena started modelling when she was 9 years old and grew up wanting to become a musician. In 1986 she represented Denmark in the 1986 Miss Universe contest. She was discovered by photographer Friedemann Hauss when she was 21 years old.
- She was featured in Peter Lindbergh's book '10 Women'.
- She has appeared in the films, Ellen von Unwerth's 'Inferno', 'Prët-à-Porter' (for which she appeared in all the publicity shots, wearing nothing but a feather boa), 'There's Something About Mary' and Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game' music video in 1991.
- She is currently pursuing a career as a photographer and is the editor of Nylon magazine.
- Helena also appears in the music video "Simple Things" by Dirty Vegas.
- She appeared in the 1994 Pirelli Calendar.

- Her Official Fansite is: www.helena-christensen.com

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