KAREN MULDER
Name: Karen Mulder
Born: June 1, 1970 Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Karen Mulder, (born June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a
former Dutch model.
Raised in Den Haag and Voorburg, Mulder's father, Ben, is a tax inspector and
her mother, Marijke, is a secretary. Karen has a younger sister, Saskia, who
became an actress after a stint studying economics. In 1985, when she was 14 her
family went on a camping trip in the south of France. She saw an ad for Elite
Model Management's 'Look of the Year' contest in a newspaper. A friend took some
photographs she had of her and sent them in to the Elite contest without her
knowledge. She tried out at the preliminary contest in Amsterdam and won, which
sent her on to the finals of the 'Look of the Year' contest. She went on to
second place in that contest and off to Paris for her first modeling shoot. She
then left high school to travel to Italy with her mother for a formal photo
shoot, and then to Paris for modeling school, where the Elite modeling agency
took over her career.
By her second year on the runway, she was modeling for Valentino, Yves Saint
Laurent, Lanvin, Versace, and Giorgio Armani. She appeared on the cover of Vogue
and before long, landed a contract for Guess in 1991 when she was 21 years old.
During the following three years, Karen climbed the steps to supermodel status,
learning along the way. The first important steps in her career were a British
Vogue cover shot by Tyen and a Nivea advertising campaign.
The list of her clients became quite impressive. Campaigns she appeared in
included Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint-Laurent's Rive
Gauche fragrance, as well as Guerlain, Chloé, Revlon, Jacques Fath, Gianfranco
Ferrè, Gianni Versace, Chanel and Herve Leger. Karen has worked with some of the
greatest fashion photographers, including Javier Vallhonrat, Peter Lindbergh,
Patrick Demarchelier, Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton, Max Vadukul, Gilles Bensimon,
Fabrizio Ferri, Steven Meisel, Irving Penn, Robert Erdmann, and Arthur Elgort.
One of the first issues of Top Model magazine was entirely devoted to Mulder
along with an entire issue of Italian Vogue. Her two appearances in Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997 and 1998 and her attractive poses for the
Victoria’s Secret catalogue made Mulder a household name.
Called "The Blonde With Class" by Vogue editors, she went on to share catwalks
with top models such as Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi
Campbell. Together with a few other models, including her best friend Carla
Bruni, these women were the fashion industry's elite. At one point in her career
she was earning up to £10,000 a day. Mulder retired from modeling in 2000.
After her retirement in 2000, Mulder felt free to try other career paths. She
branched out into acting, making her debut in the French short film A Theft, One
Night in 2001. She also pursued a career in music but had limited success. Her
first effort at establishing a music career was her cover version of Gloria
Gaynor's I Am What I Am, which appeared on the French music charts for a time in
the summer of 2002.
Name: Karen Mulder
Born: June 1, 1970 Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Karen Mulder, (born June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a
former Dutch model.
Raised in Den Haag and Voorburg, Mulder's father, Ben, is a tax inspector and
her mother, Marijke, is a secretary. Karen has a younger sister, Saskia, who
became an actress after a stint studying economics. In 1985, when she was 14 her
family went on a camping trip in the south of France. She saw an ad for Elite
Model Management's 'Look of the Year' contest in a newspaper. A friend took some
photographs she had of her and sent them in to the Elite contest without her
knowledge. She tried out at the preliminary contest in Amsterdam and won, which
sent her on to the finals of the 'Look of the Year' contest. She went on to
second place in that contest and off to Paris for her first modeling shoot. She
then left high school to travel to Italy with her mother for a formal photo
shoot, and then to Paris for modeling school, where the Elite modeling agency
took over her career.
By her second year on the runway, she was modeling for Valentino, Yves Saint
Laurent, Lanvin, Versace, and Giorgio Armani. She appeared on the cover of Vogue
and before long, landed a contract for Guess in 1991 when she was 21 years old.
During the following three years, Karen climbed the steps to supermodel status,
learning along the way. The first important steps in her career were a British
Vogue cover shot by Tyen and a Nivea advertising campaign.
The list of her clients became quite impressive. Campaigns she appeared in
included Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint-Laurent's Rive
Gauche fragrance, as well as Guerlain, Chloé, Revlon, Jacques Fath, Gianfranco
Ferrè, Gianni Versace, Chanel and Herve Leger. Karen has worked with some of the
greatest fashion photographers, including Javier Vallhonrat, Peter Lindbergh,
Patrick Demarchelier, Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton, Max Vadukul, Gilles Bensimon,
Fabrizio Ferri, Steven Meisel, Irving Penn, Robert Erdmann, and Arthur Elgort.
One of the first issues of Top Model magazine was entirely devoted to Mulder
along with an entire issue of Italian Vogue. Her two appearances in Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997 and 1998 and her attractive poses for the
Victoria’s Secret catalogue made Mulder a household name.
Called "The Blonde With Class" by Vogue editors, she went on to share catwalks
with top models such as Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi
Campbell. Together with a few other models, including her best friend Carla
Bruni, these women were the fashion industry's elite. At one point in her career
she was earning up to £10,000 a day. Mulder retired from modeling in 2000.
After her retirement in 2000, Mulder felt free to try other career paths. She
branched out into acting, making her debut in the French short film A Theft, One
Night in 2001. She also pursued a career in music but had limited success. Her
first effort at establishing a music career was her cover version of Gloria
Gaynor's I Am What I Am, which appeared on the French music charts for a time in
the summer of 2002.