Halloween
These Heidi Klum Costumes Prove She’s The Reigning Queen Of Halloween
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Over the years, Heidi Klum has treated us to an array of Halloween costumes, from a sultry Jessica Rabbit to an ageing grandmother complete with varicose veins. Even the cancellation of her annual bash in 2021 couldn’t dampen her enthusiasm: instead, she released a spooky seven-minute film in which she took the starring role. In 2022, she transformed into a worm, followed by an elaborate peacock in 2023, brought to life with the help of multiple Cirque du Soleil performers. She then enlisted no fewer than 30 special-effects artists to turn her into ET in 2024.
As for 2025? Medusa. “I look forward to Halloween all year,” Klum told Vogue shortly before arriving at her party last year. “I have been doing this for 24 years, and hope I can do it forever. Every year, I get more inspired and more enthusiastic. It is just a perfect day to be silly, dress up, dance with friends, be creative and eat candy!” With past costumes ranging from Lady Godiva to Betty Boop, the supermodel has made an art form of keeping us guessing. Below, Vogue revisits the looks that earned Klum her crown as the undisputed queen of Halloween.
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2025
For her 24th annual Heidiween party, Klum slithered onto the Hard Rock Hotel red carpet dressed as Medusa – a transformation that took more than 15 people and six months to realise. “I wanted to explore the classic monsters of history, and reimagine one in a modern way,” she told Vogue. “Medusa stood out to me as truly iconic – mysterious yet ferocious. The legend of her turning humans to stone has fascinated audiences for centuries. In museums, countless paintings and sculptures depict her haunting power, a testament to how terrifying and compelling she remains.”
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2024
Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz both went as ET, with the help of 30 FX artists, who spent an entire year crafting two versions of the beloved character. “Most of my costumes aren’t comfortable to wear for hours,” she told Vogue. “But I love the end result so much that I push through.”
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2023
The model collaborated with several Cirque du Soleil members to create an intricate, larger-than-life peacock costume.
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2022
Klum dressed as a worm. Fully encased in her costume, she wriggled onto the red carpet and even gave an interview while lying down on the floor.
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2021
In 2021, the model posted a picture of her splayed across gravestones emblazoned with her and her husband’s names, captioned: “Until death do us part.” In case that wasn’t enough, she also shared a haunting short film.
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2020
Halloween was “extra special” for Heidi in 2020, as she got to dress up with her family.
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2019
Klum presented her most terrifying costume yet – an alien science experiment gone wrong – in 2019.
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2018
Wearing extensive prosthetics, Heidi Klum arrived at her annual Halloween party as Shrek’s Fiona in 2018.
2017
She’s bad. Klum as Thriller-era Michael Jackson in 2017.
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2016
Klum arrives at her annual Halloween party with five model clones in tow in 2016.
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2015
Klum turned to cartoon siren Jessica Rabbit for Halloween inspo in 2015.
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2014
The supermodel transformed into a gigantic butterfly – rainbow-hued body suit, wings and body paint included – for her 2014 Halloween bash.
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2013
The model was unrecognisable as an older version of herself at her 2013 Halloween party. She worked with a team of make-up artists to create wrinkles and pigmentation spots to help her get into character.
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2011
Klum and then-husband Seal dressed as apes for their annual Halloween party in New York.
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2011
Klum was wheeled into another 2011 Halloween party on an autopsy table in this gruesome ensemble.
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2010
The supermodel was even more statuesque in this towering robot Halloween outfit.
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2009
A feathered crow costume complete with a fearsome beak was Klum’s outfit of choice at her annual Halloween party in 2009.
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2007
In 2007, Klum kept things relatively simple in a cat costume.
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2006
Klum managed to disguise her pregnancy with this Adam and Eve-inspired apple costume in 2006.
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2005
The model’s take on a vampire costume incorporated thigh-high boots, a wig of tumbling curls and a bleeding heart.
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2004
A toy skeleton was Klum’s partner in crime in 2004, which saw her channel a flame-haired witch for Halloween.
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2003
Klum donned space boots and liberal amounts of gold body paint for an alien-inspired outfit in 2003.
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2002
In 2002, Klum was Betty Boop, but with a macabre twist.
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2001
Klum donned a white catsuit and a blonde wig as Lady Godiva for her 2001 Halloween party. The model arrived at the party on a horse, a suitably dramatic entrance to kick off her career as queen of Halloween.
