- Born
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- As a child Helena Christensen was more interested in becoming a musician, but as fate would have it began modeling at the age of 9. After leaving school, she moved to Paris, France to model for the french magazine 'Elle', and in 1986 she competed in the Miss Universe contest as Miss Denmark, but unfortunately did not receive a placing. Her big break came in June of 1989 when she was discovered by photographer Friedemann Hauss, who instinctively knew that Helena was a 'natural' in terms of modeling ability. Since then her career has taken off, and she is now one of the top international catwalk queens. Helena has since taken on the movie industry, starring in a British TV movie Inferno (1980) and following it up with a cameo role in Robert Altman's Ready to Wear (1994).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- ChildrenMingus Lucien Reedus
- Wispy side-banged hair
- Sparkling blue eyes
- Had a four-year relationship with actor Norman Reedus (1998-2002). The relationship produced one son, Mingus Reedus.
- Is good friends with Gwyneth Paltrow. Helena was one of the first people to visit Gwyneth in hospital after she gave birth to her son Moses.
- Helena's father is a Danish typographer, her mother is Peruvian.
- Gianni Versace said that she has "the most beautiful body in the world."
- One of the world's top fashion models in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Speaking in grand understatment about her famous catwalk figure; "I have a bit here and a bit there. Or as we say in Denmark, something to the courtyard and something to the street.""
- In modelling, there is no point in trying to prove you have a brain, so why even bother? I'd sooner save the energy for something more meaningful.
- I want to live to be 120. That's when I will start worrying about my age.
- Denmark is like a secret little place with its own special language.
- A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit; someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.
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