Biography of Helena Christensen

She grew up in Denmark. Her father is Danish, and her mother originates from Peru. She stepped into the limelight in 1986 by claiming the title of Miss Denmark at age 18, and representing her country at the Miss Universe pageant. She left her home soon afterwards to pursue modeling in Paris. She is considered to be one of the more prominent models of the 1990s, having appeared on many magazine covers and in fashion campaigns. She was in the Victoria's Secret catalog and in their television commercials as one of the signature Angels, along with Tyra Banks, Karen Mulder, Daniela Pestova, Rebecca Romijn, and Stephanie Seymour. She also became a spokesmodel for Revlon cosmetics.

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. She was topless and Isaak was shirtless for much of the video, though her nudity is relatively concealed. 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". This video was voted #4 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments" and voted #13 on VH1's "100 Greatest Videos".

Full name: Helena Christensen

Born: December 25, 1968

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark