The 1990s remained in history as the era of supermodels. Karen Mulder is one of the legendary fashion models whose fame and income exceeded that of show business stars. In the life of a fashion model there were triumphs and defeats. Biography and photos of Karen Mulder today interest the public no less than at the peak of her career.
Shape options
Information about the parameters of the celebrity is taken from the portfolio of the heroine, posted on the international Internet portal of models. Data shown in cm.
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Height |
Bust |
Waist |
Hips |
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178 |
85 |
59.5 |
87.5 |
Childhood
The supermodel was born in 1970 in a family of employees from Holland. Karen is the oldest child. Her younger sister has made an acting career.
Karen's childhood passed in the Netherlands. Mulder was fond of water sports as a child. As a teenager, her connection with the fashion world was limited to reading a glossy press.
Carier start
One day, 15-year-old Karen Mulder, leafing through a magazine, became interested in the announcement of a beauty contest organized with the support of the Elite modeling agency. The girl wore braces on her teeth, so participation in the casting seemed to Mulder a deliberately disastrous step.
In secret from Karen, a friend sent her photos to the organizers of the contest. Elite managers liked the pictures. Mulder entered the competition and won the Dutch tour of Look of the Year. Following the results of the international competition, she took 2nd place.
In her youth, Karen Mulder planned to get a law degree and work in her specialty, but success in the Elite Models competition changed her life. Karen signed a contract with the French branch of the agency and began climbing to the heights of fame.
Supermodel
Elite Models managers saw the Dutch star as a potential star and secured Mulder lucrative contracts with key luxury industry representatives.
The first exit to the podium took place at the fashion show of the collection of Giorgio Armani in 1990. The debut marked the beginning of a stellar biography of Karen Mulder. In the next 2 years, she began long-term cooperation with leading European and American brands. Mulder advertised Victoria`s Secret underwear and swimwear, embodied the French-style classics Ives Saint-Laurent and the sensuality of Guess jeans.
In September 1992, the American Vogue came out with the legendary photo shoot of Peter Lindberg called Wild at Heart. Karen Mulder and other models, awarded the prefix "super", posed for the master against the backdrop of the urban landscape. Subsequently, photographs of the Dutch fashion model were regularly placed on the covers of international glossy publications.
By the middle of the decade, Mulder had entered the top list of 10 highly paid models of the world. Fees allowed her to purchase a chateau in France, where Karen organized a children's shelter. She became the first model whose face and figure were immortalized in the form of a doll.
Mulder released a cassette of beauty and health video lessons. She showed the audience her favorite physical exercises and gave recommendations for caring for her appearance.
In 2000, the model ended her career. Karen explained her decision by the fatigue of the role of the glossy picture and the desire to live for herself.
In 2007, a Dutch supermodel entered the catwalk at the Christian Dior show. The show, which brought together fashion icons from the 1990s, was recognized as a historic event. For the Dutch model, he became a one-time action. Now Karen Mulder does not appear on the podium.
Singer and actress
In the early 2000s, Karen tried to conquer the world of show business. She starred in a short film and recorded a music album called The Karen Mulder. The collection consisted of 11 songs in the genre of light rock, which Mulder performed in French.
Karen actively promoted the disc and demonstrated vocal abilities on television talk shows. The audience warmly reacted to the musical debut of the supermodel. The single, which gave the title to the album, remained on the top lines of European charts for several weeks. The disc itself was less successful and was the only release in her music career. Today, a rare entry can be found in online stores.
Personality crisis and scandals
After leaving the modeling business in the life of Karen Mulder, a difficult period came. Attempts to find themselves beyond the image of magazine beauty turned into a long depression and mental imbalance.
In 2001, on a French television show, Karen stated that Elite managers used her as a sex toy for wealthy clients. She talked about the harassment of her own father and Monak's prince Albert, with whom she was connected by friendship and, according to rumors, a romance.
The revelations of the supermodel caused an international scandal. Mulder was considered insane, explaining her behavior in a television studio as a manifestation of depression and drug addiction. Karen attempted suicide, but was discovered by her boyfriend and ended up in intensive care. She underwent treatment in a psychiatric clinic. The case involving the crowned person managed to hush up.
Mulder subsequently dropped Albert’s rape charges. She explained her behavior with mental difficulties and was forgiven by the prince. The supermodel does not communicate with his father.
In 2009, the star again became the heroine of the scandalous chronicle. Karen was suspected of assaulting the life of a plastic surgeon. The girl was disappointed with the work of the medic and called him with threats, demanding to correct the shortcomings. Mulder explained to the police that the consequences of Botox injections deprived her of the opportunity to calmly look in the mirror.
Private life
At the age of 18, a Dutch supermodel married photographer Rene Bosne. The marriage lasted 5 years. Karen explained divorce workload at work. Frequent trips left little chance of saving the family.
Karen met for a long time with the French entrepreneur Jean-Yves le Fure. He sponsored her musical career, and in 2002 saved from an overdose of sleeping pills. The couple was engaged, but broke up before the wedding.
In 2006, the model gave birth to a daughter. The name of the father of the child was not disclosed.
Model Karen Mulder maintains friendly relations with former colleagues. Her best friend is Carla Bruni. The girls bonded at the peak of a stellar career while working together. The friendship of Mulder and Madame Bruni-Sarkozy lasts more than 12 years.
