Helena Christensen (IPA: [heːleːnɑ kʰʁisd̥ˀnsn], born December 25, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish supermodel. Chris Isaak. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ...

Biography

Her father is Danish and her mother is Peruvian.

She stepped into the limelight in 1986 by claiming the title of Miss Denmark at age eighteen, and representing her country at the Miss Universe pageant. This provided an invaluable springboard to launch herself as an international model. She left her home soon afterwards to pursue modeling in Paris. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of the Miss Universe event. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Christensen is considered to be one of the more prominent supermodels of the 1990s. She has appeared on many magazine covers and fashion campaigns. She was in the Victoria's Secret catalog and in their television commercials. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog from 1990. ...

In 1991, she starred in the music video for Chris Isaak's song "Wicked Game". In the video, she is depicted as Isaak's lover. Christensen is topless for much of the video, though her nudity is relatively concealed with clever camera angles. It was decided that full frontal nudity would not be suitable for mainstream release. Viewers still reacted to Christensen's sexually suggestive performance, and the video was later featured on MTV's "Sexiest Video of All-Time". 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Isaak. ... Wicked Game is a song that was originally released by Chris Isaak in 1989. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...

Business

Christensen has an antiques shop in Manhattan and sells some of her clothes in her mother's Yo-Yo Second Hand Shop in Christianshavn. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The Church of Our Saviour (Vor Frelser Kirke) in the Christianshavn city district, Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

Helena co-founded Nylon magazine as the original creative director with American entrepreneur, Mic Neumann. She has launched her own clothing line Christensen & Sigersen, with long-term friend Leif Sigersen. The pair also run Butik, a shop in New York.^[1] Nylon (ISSN 1524-1750) is an American magazine which focuses on pop culture and fashion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... NY redirects here. ...

Breast cancer advocate

Christensen was in Ireland to launch the second Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign which involves the sale of exclusive designer t-shirts to raise millions for Action Breast Cancer (a project of the Irish Cancer Society) and Europa Donna Ireland to help younger women with breast cancer.^[2] Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

Personal life

Christensen lived with the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, and has been romantically linked to Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Corgan. She has one child, son Mingus Luchien Reedus born October 22, 1999 with former model Norman Reedus who she married in 1998. Norman and Helena split in 2003, and divorced in 2004. INXS (pronounced In Excess) is an Australian rock group. ... Michael Kelland John Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997) was the lead singer of the Australian rock band, INXS. // Michael Hutchence of INXS - San Francisco, 1986 Hutchence was born in Sydney, son of Kelland (Kell) and Patricia Hutchence, but was subsequently raised in Hong Kong. ... Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio(born November 11, 1974[1]) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor well known for his roles in blockbuster movies such as William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet (1996), Titanic (1997), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), The... William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Helena has claimed on several occasions to be a cheese addict, admitting that: "There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go... I think it's incredibly sensual."^[3] Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ...

Christensen declares that: "Whenever my head is like a maze, I turn to the easy things in life, the things that mean the most to me: Sex and cheese. These things are connected. Truth be told, I love all cheese: French cheese, Italian cheese, even British cheese, but Danish cheese is the greatest. I get my best nightmares after I eat Danish cheese. Actually I've seriously thought about getting a cheese tattoo. A nice Edam on my shoulder, maybe."^[4][5]

In June 2006, Christensen admitted to smoking cannabis, saying: "I wouldn’t say no if somebody passed me a joint." She claimed that models are attracted to the apparent glamour of Class A narcotics, but she didn't use them, telling Britain's Grazia magazine: "It was never a problem for me. I was brought up with a lot of discipline so I wasn’t attracted to it. But there were a lot of young, beautiful girls on the party scene, with a lot of drugs around. I’m not a saint, but drugs were never my thing."^[6] For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Grazia (Italian for “Grace”) is an Italian and a British weekly womens glossy magazine. ...

She drives a Morris Minor car at home in Monaco, and also has apartments in Copenhagen and Manhattan. Christensen is left-handed and is a fan of The Smiths. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September 1948, and attracted immediate attention. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ...

References

1. ^ Model's own - The Times
2. ^ http://www.unison.ie/entertainment/news/stories.php3?ca=228&si=1643764
3. ^ http://www.cheeseboard.co.uk/archive.cfm?page_id=257&CFID=946462&CFTOKEN=67264316 British Cheese Board
4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/patrickkielty/guests/helenachristensen.shtml Patrick Kielty Almost Live
5. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19990907/ai_n14240430/pg_2 GQ Magazine
6. ^ http://www.modelsblog.info/index.php/2006/06/02/helena-christensens-drugs-admission

External links

• Helena Christensen at the Internet Movie Database
• Helena Christensen in the Fashion Model Directory
• HELLO! Magazine profile
• Sunday Times article