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Heidi Klum’s Halloween transformations are the stuff of legend—each one more jaw-dropping than the last! From mythical goddesses and iconic pop culture figures to stunning creatures and elaborate sci-fi aliens, watch as we dive into her most memorable and inventive costumes. Prepare to be amazed by the creativity, dedication, and sometimes downright wild stories behind these unforgettable looks. Which one would you rock?
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're ranking every one of Heidi Klum's spooky season transformations,
00:07from the wonderfully weird to the downright spectacular.
00:11Uh, Halloween. It's a big deal. You love Halloween.
00:14For me, the biggest deal.
00:15Why, though?
00:16I don't know, because I'm obsessed with Halloween.
00:19Number 28. Hindu Goddess Kali
00:22At her 2008 New York Halloween party, Heidi appeared in blue makeup,
00:27an elaborate headpiece, and a costume featuring six additional arms.
00:32Her assistant reportedly suggested the idea, and preparing the look took around four hours.
00:38Heidi later recalled the challenge of matching her facial makeup to the bodysuit,
00:42and how the extra arms made the outfit heavy to wear.
00:46Although many attendees were impressed with her costume,
00:49the portrayal drew public criticism from Hindu leaders,
00:52who considered it disrespectful to a sacred deity.
00:55The controversy remains an important part of this costume's history.
01:00Number 27. Human Fireworks
01:02Heidi started her 2019 Halloween celebrations with a little sparkle,
01:07and she brought her husband along for the fun.
01:10Attending Paris Hilton's Beverly Hills party,
01:12she and Tom Cowlitz sported green hair and shimmering silver makeup.
01:17Heidi paired her glittery appearance with a sparkling dress,
01:20while Tom opted for a more casual outfit.
01:23The couple shared affectionate photos on Instagram,
01:26where Heidi captioned one post simply,
01:29fireworks.
01:30This was actually just a warm-up for her annual Halloween bash,
01:33where she unveiled an elaborate alien-inspired creation.
01:37Clearly, one transformation wasn't enough that year.
01:40Heidi Klum might be a master of disguise, but we're not hiding anything.
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01:51People go home at 10, 11 o'clock.
01:53I'm like, are you kidding me?
01:54I've just spent, I don't know, 12 hours in hair and makeup,
01:58and you just leave at 11?
02:00No, can't do that.
02:01Number 26. Camouflage
02:03With her bash cancelled in 2020 due to COVID,
02:07Heidi Klum turned Halloween into a family film project instead.
02:10In Heidi Does Halloween, her children, Lenny, Henry, Johan, and Lou,
02:16become toilet-paper-wrapped zombie mummies,
02:19sending their mother scrambling for cover.
02:22Her solution? Disappear into the scenery,
02:25first as a wood-paneled wall and then as a patterned bedspread.
02:29Artist David Gilmore and his team spent about seven hours on each body-painted disguise,
02:35deliberately avoiding the prosthetics of previous years.
02:38The result turned an unusual holiday at home
02:41into a clever showcase for her inventive Halloween costuming.
02:45Number 25. Zombie Mommy
02:47Even without her famous party,
02:50Heidi found a way to make 2021 deliciously unsettling.
02:54In the eight-minute sequel, Heidi Does Halloween 2, Klum's Day,
02:58she returned from the grave as a zombie mother,
03:01complete with decaying skin and detachable body parts.
03:04Her four children joined the production, filmed over two days in a rented Hollywood Hills house.
03:10Makeup artists and practical effects specialists helped stage a particularly messy gag using pea soup and a concealed tube.
03:19With references to horror classics like The Shining, Psycho, and The Exorcist,
03:24this was full-on family filmmaking, Heidi style.
03:27Number 24. Gold Alien
03:29Long before her prosthetics became a Halloween tradition,
03:33Heidi was already thinking in terms of transformation.
03:36For her 2003 party at New York City's LQ,
03:40she coated herself in shimmering body paint and added metallic teeth.
03:44Braids threaded with ribbons, dramatic headgear,
03:47and towering space-age boots completed her alien ensemble.
03:51Her arrival was theatrical.
03:53She emerged from a golden spaceship on stage.
03:56While later costumes would transform her into familiar characters,
04:01this golden extraterrestrial had a personality all its own.
04:04Apparently, a simple entrance was never going to be quite enough for Heidi.
04:09Number 23. Red Witch
04:11Black hats were too predictable for Heidi's fifth annual Halloween party.
04:15In 2004, she arrived at New York's marquee as a scarlet-clad witch,
04:21complete with a towering pointed hat, a fiery wig, and lace-up boots.
04:25She even carried a skeleton on her back,
04:27attached to a backpack that reportedly weighed nearly 50 pounds.
04:31The grand entrance didn't quite go to plan.
04:34Heidi reportedly hoped to fly into the party, but got stuck in her harness.
04:38At least she had company,
04:40with then-boyfriend Seal dressed as the Phantom of the Opera.
04:44Number 22. Forbidden Fruit
04:47For the seventh annual Heidi Klum Halloween party,
04:50the German supermodel took inspiration from the Book of Genesis,
04:53specifically the story of Adam, Eve, and the Forbidden Fruit.
04:58Klum arrived dressed as a snake slithering through the infamous apple,
05:02a costume that her frequent Halloween design collaborator,
05:05Martin Izquierdo, stated was extremely difficult to pull off,
05:09as Klum was pregnant at the time.
05:11Talk about an ingenious way to hide a baby bump.
05:14While she's not afraid to show up to a Halloween party solo,
05:17Klum brought her ex-hubby Seal along for this one,
05:20with the Grammy winner dressed up as the scantily clad Eve.
05:24Uh, hashtag couple goals?
05:26Number 21. The Return to Seal Kitty
05:29Heidi proved that a familiar Halloween staple could still come with a very personal twist.
05:34For her eighth annual bash, held at Hollywood's Green Door in 2007,
05:39she wore a hand-painted gray velvet bodysuit with ears,
05:42a tail, whiskers, colored contacts, and little fangs.
05:46The sweetest little detail hung around her neck,
05:49a heart-shaped tag requesting that anyone finding her return her to her then-husband's seal.
05:55Heidi later shared that personal touch as a costume tip,
05:59suggesting people customize ordinary pet collars.
06:02Even her simpler ideas came with plenty of character.
06:05Number 20. Leather Dirndl
06:08Heidi's first Halloween bash called for something a little unconventional,
06:12and she found inspiration in a familiar piece of German fashion.
06:16At the 2000 gathering in New York City,
06:18she wore shiny black patent leather, studded accessories,
06:22a dark wig with braided pigtails, and bright red lipstick.
06:25Although often labeled a dominatrix costume,
06:29Heidi explained that she was reimagining a Dirndl,
06:32a traditional alpine dress with a fitted bodice and full skirt.
06:35She handled her own hair and makeup back then, too.
06:38The outfit was comparatively simple,
06:40but the annual costume spectacular had officially begun.
06:44Number 19. The Beating Heart Vampire
06:47In 2005, Heidi wore her heart on her sleeve, or rather over her corset.
06:53The elaborate vampire outfit featured a beating, bloodied heart,
06:57oversized fangs, a mass of black curls, and dramatic eye makeup.
07:01A sweeping black cape and thigh-high patent leather boots gave the look gothic glamour.
07:07She unveiled it at her sixth annual Halloween celebration,
07:10held at New York City's Happy Valley.
07:13Seal joined her dressed as a police officer,
07:16making for an amusingly mismatched couple.
07:18Between the theatrical hair and the gruesome accessory,
07:21this vampire knew how to make head's turn.
07:24Number 18. Birds of a Feather
07:26Matching outfits sound romantic until neither person can see properly.
07:31For Heidi's 10th annual Halloween party in 2009,
07:35she and then-husband Seal became black crows at West Hollywood's Voyeur Nightclub.
07:40Their feathery get-ups featured oversized beaks, wings, and dark makeup,
07:45with Heidi adding long lashes.
07:47She reportedly drew inspiration from Howl's Moving Castle,
07:51a favorite film of one of her daughters.
07:53The results were impressive, but hardly convenient.
07:56Heidi later recalled Seal struggling to see while driving,
07:59and admitted that the beaks made talking and drinking difficult.
08:03At least nobody could accuse them of winging it.
08:06Number 17. Heidi and Seal Go Ape
08:09Heidi Klum's second Halloween costume of 2011 came with an unexpected perk,
08:14comfortable shoes.
08:15She and her then-husband Seal turned up at her New York bash in matching ape outfits,
08:20covered in dark fur and detailed facial prosthetics.
08:23Heidi's disguise also featured false teeth and prosthetic breasts,
08:27with makeup taking almost six hours to apply.
08:30She revealed that her inspiration began with a fabric she loved,
08:34and she had been planning the look since that July.
08:37After all that preparation,
08:38she was especially pleased she could skip wearing high heels for once.
08:42Number 16. Robo Klum
08:45Just when you were starting to think Heidi Klum had reached the summit of Halloween costume mountain,
08:50she trots out in this not-so-little number.
08:53In 2010, Klum decided to go futuristic,
08:57donning a red and purple robot costume that appears to be a cross between characters
09:00from the Transformers and Power Ranger franchises, respectively.
09:04The costume, which featured a whole lot of latex and some seriously lifelike makeup,
09:09required Klum to use stilts, pushing her height to an eye-popping 8 feet.
09:14We honestly feel sorry for anyone who attended this party,
09:17thinking they would one-up the master.
09:19Bow down, people.
09:21Number 15. A Human Cadaver
09:23Okay, seriously, stop.
09:26For her 12th annual Halloween party,
09:28Heidi Klum once again blew minds with an out-of-this-world costume.
09:32The gut-up required Klum to don an anatomically correct,
09:36hand-painted bodysuit, designed by Martin Izquierdo.
09:39In a sit-down with People magazine, Klum said,
09:42quote,
09:42It's kind of like a dead body with the first layer of skin ripped off.
09:46It's basically like me naked.
09:48And with every vein and muscle on display for the world to see,
09:52she's definitely not wrong.
09:53The outfit also required Klum to wear specially designed prosthetic teeth,
09:58and she arrived on a gurney towed by a couple of blood-soaked surgeons.
10:01Is it just us, or do you get the feeling that Klum's Halloween budget
10:04is more than most people's mortgages?
10:07Number 14. Cleopatra
10:09In the wake of Hurricane Sandy,
10:12which wreaked havoc on the United States' East Coast in 2012,
10:15Heidi Klum was forced to postpone her annual Halloween party.
10:18While she initially released a few photos of her planned Cleopatra costume,
10:23which were unsurprisingly gorgeous,
10:25Klum decided that that wasn't enough
10:27and rescheduled her party for December 1st.
10:30There she unveiled an even better Cleopatra costume.
10:33Klum collaborated with makeup artist Bill Corso
10:36to add hundreds of crystals to her face,
10:39creating a truly dazzling effect that,
10:41when combined with the rest of her costume,
10:43had all the heads on the red carpet spinning.
10:47Number 13. Butterfly
10:48In 2014, Heidi Klum achieved something we could have never predicted,
10:53metamorphosis.
10:54The former Victoria's Secret angel transformed into a butterfly
10:58for her 15th annual Halloween party,
11:00which was held at Tau downtown,
11:02a trendy Manhattan club just minutes from Times Square.
11:06Klum took advantage of the proximity
11:08to the quote-on-quote center of the universe,
11:10stopping to snap a few pics in her costume
11:13before heading to the party.
11:14Between the bulging eyes and colorful bodysuit,
11:17we feel confident claiming Klum's costume
11:19was the talk of the party.
11:20We just have one question.
11:21How did she fit through the front door with those wings?
11:25Number 12. Heidi's Clone Army
11:27By 2016, Klum had found a way to multiply her Halloween magic,
11:32bring five more Heidi's.
11:34At her 17th annual party in New York,
11:37she arrived with five lookalikes,
11:39all sporting matching bodysuits,
11:41thigh-high boots,
11:42and bleach blonde waves.
11:43Special effects artists Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine
11:47helped give the women convincing facial prosthetics,
11:50while Heidi herself needed comparatively little preparation.
11:54The six women emerged from a giant crate
11:56stamped Made in Germany.
11:57Heidi explained that the idea came from
11:59wishing she could clone herself
12:01to manage her packed schedule.
12:03Talk about delegating in style.
12:06Number 11. The Cyborg Alien
12:08Heidi turned her elaborate Halloween preparation
12:11into a public spectacle in 2019.
12:14She reportedly spent over 12 hours
12:16transforming inside the window
12:17of a Manhattan Amazon bookstore,
12:20giving passersby a front row seat.
12:22The final costume was an unsettling
12:24science fiction creation featuring exposed organs,
12:28a visible brain, and a bionic spine,
12:30courtesy of Mike Marino's special effects team.
12:33Her husband, Tom Cowlitz,
12:35appeared as an injured astronaut,
12:37who, according to their invented backstory,
12:40had discovered the creature in space
12:41and brought her to Earth.
12:43Their commitment even extended to arriving
12:45in a biohazard-marked vehicle.
12:47Number 10. Betty Boop
12:49In an example of one sex symbol informing another,
12:52Heidi Klum decided to dress up as Betty Boop
12:55for this early 2000s Halloween costume.
12:58For those who may not be aware,
12:59Betty Boop is an animated character from the 1930s,
13:02typically appearing as a jazz-age flapper girl
13:05who took on sex symbol status
13:07thanks to her buxom figure and sultry personality.
13:10Klum added an extra layer of sexiness
13:12to her portrayal of Betty Boop
13:14when she donned the costume
13:15at the Dolce & Gabbana's Halloween party back in 2002.
13:19From the dress to the curls
13:20and everything in between,
13:22Klum knocked this one out of the park.
13:24Number 9. Lady Godiva
13:26Forget arriving in a limousine,
13:28Heidi showed up on horseback
13:30for her second Halloween party in 2001.
13:32At New York's Lot 61,
13:34she recreated Lady Godiva
13:36with an extraordinarily long blonde wig
13:38and a white bodysuit
13:40sparkling with silver embellishments.
13:42Designer Mike Bauer created the outfit,
13:45while fake blood at her mouth
13:46supplied a suitably spooky twist.
13:48The horse was actually loaned
13:50by the New York City Police Department,
13:52and Heidi later admitted she felt scared riding it.
13:55Her then-husband, Rick Pepino,
13:57joined the fun as a knight in shining armor.
14:00Quite the entrance.
14:02Number 8. Old Lady Klum
14:04We cannot begin to express
14:06how much we love this costume.
14:07In 2013, Heidi Klum gave us a glimpse
14:10into the future, sort of.
14:12The former Sports Illustrated cover girl
14:14showed up to her annual Halloween bash,
14:16dressed like a senior citizen,
14:19complete with gray hair, wrinkles,
14:20varicose veins, and a cane.
14:23Of course, in true Heidi Klum fashion,
14:25the costume was insanely lifelike,
14:27and would have no doubt fooled anyone
14:29who didn't already know it was her
14:31underneath all that makeup.
14:33Is it just us,
14:33or does Klum still look incredible?
14:35Some people have all the luck.
14:38Number 7. The Werewolf
14:39from Michael Jackson's Thriller
14:41Now this is how you make an entrance.
14:43For her 18th annual Halloween party,
14:46Heidi Klum enlisted the help
14:48of a group of friends
14:49to pull off one of the craziest
14:50red carpet appearances in recent memory.
14:53The group recreated the music video
14:54from Michael Jackson's iconic 1982 song Thriller,
14:58with Klum donning a werewolf costume
15:00similar to the one the King of Pop wore
15:02in the original video.
15:03Surrounded by a horde of the undead
15:05and dancing their way through the streets of NYC,
15:08Klum once again managed to take the art
15:10of dressing up for Halloween
15:11to a whole nother level.
15:13Number 6. Jessica Rabbit
15:15You know your costume game is on point
15:18when you're literally unrecognizable.
15:20In 2015, Klum decided to tackle
15:22yet another animated sex symbol,
15:24the incomparable Jessica Rabbit
15:26from the classic 1988 flick
15:28Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
15:30Thanks to a series of prosthetic enhancements,
15:32Klum was able to replicate
15:33the character's wildly unrealistic figure.
15:36From the voluptuous bosom
15:38to the puffy red lips,
15:39Klum completed the look
15:40with a pair of purple opera gloves
15:42and matching eyeshadow,
15:44a brilliant red wig,
15:45and Jessica Rabbit's trademark red dress,
15:47with a slit that just keeps on going.
15:49We'd say Klum nailed the character's
15:52curvaceous figure and larger-than-life persona.
15:54Number 5. The Peacock
15:57Heidi took the idea of a group costume
15:59to a new level in 2023.
16:02Working with Cirque du Soleil,
16:03she enlisted 10 acrobats
16:05to form her feathered display
16:06on the orange carpet.
16:08Heidi wore a blue velvet bodysuit
16:10and a prosthetic bird head
16:11by makeup artist Bill Corso,
16:13undergoing a six-hour transformation.
16:16Behind the scenes,
16:17the project required nearly
16:182,000 hours of costume work
16:21and more than 20 hours of rehearsals.
16:24Husband Tom Cowlitz
16:25joined the fun dressed as an egg.
16:27This wasn't dressing up.
16:29It was a full-blown production.
16:31Number 4.
16:32E.T. Double Trouble
16:34Heidi phoned home in spectacular fashion
16:36for her 2024 Halloween party.
16:39Inspired by a childhood favorite,
16:41she and husband Tom Cowlitz
16:43appeared as matching versions of E.T.
16:45from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film
16:47E.T. The Extraterrestrial.
16:50Tom played the familiar bare-headed alien
16:52while Heidi wore a long blonde wig,
16:54bowler hat, and scarf,
16:56recalling the movie's dress-up scene.
16:58Makeup artist Mike Marino
17:00led 30 specialists who spent a year
17:02perfecting their elaborate prosthetics
17:04and remote-controlled heads.
17:06The pair needed seven hours each
17:07just to get dressed.
17:09Apparently, bringing one extraterrestrial
17:11to life simply wasn't enough.
17:13Number 3.
17:14Medusa
17:15Greek mythology got the full Heidi Klum treatment
17:18at her 2025 Halloween party.
17:20At New York's Hard Rock Hotel,
17:22she appeared with green scales,
17:24a snake tail,
17:25and mechanical serpents
17:26that moved independently on her head.
17:28Special effects artist Mike Marino
17:31and more than 15 collaborators
17:33spent many months developing the costume.
17:35Getting into character took around 10 hours,
17:38right down to a custom split tongue.
17:40Husband Tom Cowlitz played a warrior
17:43turned to stone,
17:44complete with sword and shield.
17:46Heidi even made sure she could dance
17:48in the finished outfit.
17:49Number 2.
17:51Fiona from Shrek
17:52The thing that separates Heidi Klum
17:54from her peers when it comes to Halloween
17:56is simple.
17:56She commits.
17:57This was never more on display than in 2018
18:00when she and boyfriend Tom Cowlitz
18:03dressed up as everyone's favorite cinematic ogres,
18:06Fiona and Shrek.
18:07The duo arrived in an onion carriage
18:09and brought a trio of ogre babies along for the ride.
18:12Forget playing dress up.
18:14This costume appears to have been ripped
18:15right off the silver screen,
18:17with Klum's facial prosthetics
18:19appearing to be the result of hours
18:20in the makeup chair.
18:22We'd say good luck topping this one,
18:23but by now,
18:24we know better than to doubt Heidi Klum
18:26when it comes to her Halloween outfits.
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18:55Number one, the giant earthworm.
18:57A red carpet is an unlikely place for bait,
19:00unless Heidi's involved.
19:02Returning to her party in 2022
19:04after a two-year break,
19:05she appeared as an enormous earthworm,
19:08courtesy of makeup artist Mike Marino
19:10and his team.
19:11The prosthetic suit pinned her arms against her body
19:14and made moving around a struggle.
19:16Husband Tom Cowlitz joined her as a fisherman,
19:19holding a fishing rod attached to his unusual catch.
19:22Roughly 12 hours of preparation went into the costume
19:25and Heidi admitted that it felt claustrophobic.
19:28She eventually wriggled free
19:29and switched to a sparkling bodysuit for dancing.
19:33If you could borrow Heidi Klum's glam team for one night,
19:36what would you transform into?
19:38Feel free to get creative in the comments.
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