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Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish fashion model. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, co-founder and original creative director for Nylon magazine, and she is a supporter of funding for breast cancer organizations and other philanthropic charities.
1M Followers, 1,039 Following, 4,453 Posts - Helena (@helenachristensen) on Instagram: "In front of and behind 📷 Global UNHCR ambassador 🖤 @strangeloveny".
- Her first Chanel campaign, 1990. When she was 20-years-old, Christensen moved from Copenhagen to Paris in hopes of excelling in the fashion world of the French captain.
- The Chris Isaak music video, 1991. When Christensen was cast in Chris Isaak’s music video for 1991 track Wicked Games, the world fell in love with her lucid charm and otherworldly beauty.
- Becoming the first face of Prada, 1991. In a historic moment and one of her biggest career highlights to date, Christensen was handpicked as the first ever campaign girl for Prada in 1991.
- The Versace "bondage" dress, 1992. Whether she knew it at the time or not, Christensen became a fashion muse for generations to come when she stepped out on the Versace runway in 1992 in that legendary bondage dress.
Jun 7, 2024 · A bonafide part of supermodel history, Helena Christensen is synonymous with the storied ‘90s modelling scene, and her image has remained indelible in fashion and beauty culture ever since. With...
- Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Games' video, 1991. View full post on Youtube. "I am forever grateful to Herb Ritts for this little miracle of a music video; I had no idea of the lasting impact it would have or how emotional people would feel about it.
- The Gianni Versace tribute show, 2017. "The moment that the curtains opened was spectacular. People went crazy! And stepping off of the runway into a backstage crowd of exalted and tearful people was so emotional.
- First Chanel campaign, 1990. "I met Karl the first week I was in Paris as a 20-year old. He immediately took me under his wing and put me in the legendary Chanel campaign.
- The new Victoria's Secret, 2020. "I just did the Victoria's Secret holiday campaign with Cass Bird. It felt so refreshing to do VS again, but in a totally different way to before.
Dec 15, 2021 · Thrust into the “strange world” of modelling at 19, Helena Christensen had left her home country of Denmark for Paris to try her hand at the business on the assumption that the pursuit would be short lived.
Helena Christensen: “Wanting to explore the world was one of the main reasons I even found modelling interesting at all from the beginning.” Credit: Jason Kim/Trunk Archive/Snapper Images
