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Karen Mulder

Biography

Karen Mulder

Overview

  • Born
    June 1, 1970 · Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Height
    5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Biography

  • Karen Mulder is best known for appearing in the 1997 and 1998 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editions and for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model. She signed with Victoria's Secrets in 1992, later appearing in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 1996 through 2000 and serving as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1997 to 2000. Mulder was discovered through the 1985 Elite's Look of the Year modeling contest and within a couple years was modeling for many of Europe's top designers. She gained Supermodel status and recognition through the 1990's with repeated covers on Vogue and a number of high profile advertising campaigns. Mulder gained notoriety for her breakdown, hospitalization and suicide attempt in 2002. She was born on June 1, 1970 in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.
    - IMDb mini biography by: anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Rene Bosne (divorced)
  • Parents
      Marijke Mulder née de Jong
      Ben Mulder
  • Relatives
      Saskia Mulder(Sibling)

Trivia

  • On 31 October 2001, Mulder was interviewed on the France 2 show Tout le monde en parle (Everyone is Talking About It) hosted by Thierry Ardisson in front of a live studio audience. During the shows taping, Mulder claimed that various people had raped her, including police officers, politicians, members of her former agency Elite Model Management, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco. The producers of the show did not broadcast the interview, and the recording was erased. Her parents blamed her troubles on drugs.
  • One of the world's top fashion models.
  • In 1992, Mulder signed a contract with Victoria's Secret.
  • In 2000, Mulder retired from modeling for several years. On 1 July 2007, Mulder returned to the catwalk at the Dior Autumn/Winter 07/08 Couture Collection in Paris, modelling alongside Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen, Amber Valletta, Shalom Harlow, and Stella Tennant.
  • Has a tulip named after her.

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