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is opening up about the discrimination she faced in the fashion world throughout her pregnancies.
The 52-year-old German supermodel, , shares Leni, 21, with Flavio Briatore, and Henry, 20, Johan, 19, and Lou, 16, with ex-husband Seal.
She posed with her daughter Leni and son Henry for a Paper magazine spread with an accompanying interview in February.
Klum shared, 'I remember I had one client. When I was pregnant, they did not want to work with me anymore. They thought that I was not sexy anymore, because I was now a mother.
'I was defined before children as being a sexy woman, and now with a child, as being a mom.'
She elaborated, 'That I no longer deserved to have that... that title. That could not be part of me any longer.'
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Heidi Klum is opening up about the discrimination she faced in the fashion world throughout her pregnancies; pictured in January
The 52-year-old German supermodel recalled that a particular client halted working with her because she was 'not sexy' while pregnant; pictured with daughter Leni in August 2006
She also recalled hosting Project Runway and facing challenges while growing her family.
The blonde beauty remembered struggling to find maternity-wear while on the fashion series from 2004-2017: 'I have to say – because my kids are here right now too – you didn't see a lot of pregnant women on television. It was a big thing at the time.
Klum pictured in September 2009 at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
Klum pictured with ex-husband Seal in August 2006
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L-R Lou Samuel, Tom Kaulitz, Klum, Johan Samuel, and Leni Klum at the opening of Crazy Pizza NYC in October 2024
Klum was married to Seal, 63, from 2005 until 2014 and is now married to Tokio Hotel music artist Tom Kaulitz, 36.
