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PREVIOUS SPREAD: HKNB. THIS PAGE, SU2C: RANKIN QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN HEIDI KLUM began her tradition of hosting an annual Halloween party at the turn of the century, and her costumes have become more elaborate each year. Here's a look back at previous getups, with some commentary from the supermodel — along with an exclusive American Way sneak peek at this year's ensemble. 2000: HARD-CORE HEIDI — "It was the first one, so I decided I would just be me, but a really punk version of that. Marc Bouwer made the costume." 2001: LADY GODIVA — Wanting to make a grand entrance, Heidi arrived on a real horse. 2002: BETTY BOOP 2003: GOLDEN ALIEN — She arrived at the party in a fake UFO. 2004: RED WITCH — This costume reportedly weighed 50 pounds. 2005: VAMPIRE 2006: FORBIDDEN FRUIT — She was eight months pregnant with Johan at the time and says: "I was an apple because I was like, 'I don't want people to bump into me and harm my baby, so I have to be something round,' so I was an apple and Seal was Eve." 2007: SEXY KITTEN — The collar said, "If found, please return to Seal." 2008: KALI — a Hindu Goddess 2009: A BLACK CROW 2010: PURPLE ALIEN — She was painted purple in a Transformers-esque ensemble and matching hair, but it was the stilts that made this the most uncomfortable costume. 2011: VISIBLE WOMAN and MONKEY (Heidi did two parties this year.) Heidi achieved the desired gross-out factor in this hand-painted bodysuit. 2012: CLEOPATRA 2013: CHIC OLD LADY — She was clad in a Chanel suit and movie-quality makeup and says this one has been her favorite so far. 2014: TBD — Heidi's costumes are always a coveted secret that she only shares with her team who builds and fits them for her. But this year, she's giving American Way a sneak peek (see photo above). What will it be? fashion and dressing up in fun things, but they don't want to hear about it." She a lso doesn't thin k her ch i ld ren w i l l fol low i n t hei r mother's footsteps with a career in front of the camera. " W hen they watch America's Got Talent, they say, 'A h, I want to do that with my friends.' Last year they said, 'Mama, next year we're go- ing to come and audition,' and I say, 'Yeah, keep practicing.' W hen they try it and see how hard it is, then they don't do it." She doesn't attribute it to lack of talent or focus, but she believes: "Entertainer kids, they're born that way. They want it from an early age, some starting at 2 or 3 years old. My kids are not like that." But Heidi was. "I wanted to be a dancer. I danced for 15 years and I loved being onstage ," Heidi says. "Wherever I was, I wanted to be in the front row. I was always the class clown; always wanted ever yone to laugh at me. I would never go in the back. I always wanted to be in front so everyone could see me." Born and raised in Germany, Heidi had her fi rst break at age 18, after she was urged to join 30,000 contestants entering the mod- eling contest "Model 92." She won and ac- cepted the modeling contract that came as the prize after graduating from high school a few months later. Shortly thereafter, New York City became her new home following a brief stint in Miami. During the early days in NYC, she would get homesick at ti mes. But her work , i n- cluding 200 days a year of catalog shoots, k e p t h e r b u s y. " I w a s n e v e r r u n n i n g a r o u n d being desperate or doing things I didn't want to do, which I know a lot of girls do, bec au se it 's a toug h business, and if you want to get a head somet i mes you have to go to a lot of parties," she says. "But for me, bec ause I wa s work- ing all the time, I was very f o c u s e d b e c a u s e I h a d another round of coffee after the one this morning!" she exclaims to a roomful of peo- ple sipping cups of coff ee. THE HKNB SHOOT wraps at 7 p.m., and Heidi asks for fi ve minutes to FaceTime her k ids before bedti me pr ior to g raciously extending the shoot for American Way, a continuation of an a lready-long day that serves as yet another example of Heidi's en- erg y and positive attitude. From the open door of the dressing room, I can hear her squeal, "Hi, my sweeties! Hi, my loves!" She likes to FaceTime to say good night if she's not home before the kids are asleep. Usually, she cooks dinner with her kids every night. "From meatballs to chicken soup to schnitzel to lamb chops, beans and mashed potatoes, I make everything," she says proudly. "I'm not afraid of the oven or cooking. I love to cook — and I love to eat it afterward. I think it 's important when [ kids] learn from an early age the eff ort that it takes to put food on the table, for them to see the process of it, the chopping and preparing, and they like participating." But her kids don't always take an interest in everything their mama does. "They don't really like Project Runway; for them i t 's t o o b or i n g ," He i d i a d m i t s . " T h e y ' r e s t i l l you nger a nd t hey don't wa nt to hea r about hem l e n g t h s a n d w h a t w a s fashionable two years ago a nd why a re you k nock- ing this of f from A lexan- der McQueen. They love To learn more about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, visit www .nationalbreastcancer .org/breast-cancer -awareness-month To learn more about Stand Up to Cancer, visit www .standup2cancer.org To learn more about UNICEF, visit www.unicef.org GOOD WOMAN: The supermodel supports the organization Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C). 70 O C TO B E R 2 01 4 A A .CO M/A M E R I C A NWAY

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