Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish fashion model, former Victoria's Secret Angel, and beauty queen.
Christensen grew up in Denmark. Her father is Danish, and her mother is Peruvian.
Christensen won the Miss Denmark crown in 1987 at the age of sixteen, and represented Denmark in the Miss Universe pageant in 1988 at the age of 17. She left her home soon afterwards to pursue modeling in Paris.
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Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968 in Copenhagen) is a Danish fashion model, former Victoria's Secret Angel, and beauty queen.
Christensen grew up in Denmark. Her father is Danish, and her mother is Peruvian.
Christensen won the Miss Denmark crown in 1987 at the age of sixteen, and represented Denmark in the Miss Universe pageant in 1988 at the age of 17. She left her home soon afterwards to pursue modeling in Paris.
Christensen appeared on many magazine covers and in fashion campaigns during 1990s. 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". The video was later featured on MTV's "Sexiest Video of All-Time", voted #4 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments" and voted #13 on VH1's "100 Greatest...
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