- Fled East Germany in 1960 and settled in Stuttgart, became a $53-a-week electronics engineer, entered a beauty contest and was quickly elected Miss Germany.
- Miss Universe of 1961, becoming the first woman from Germany to claim the title.
- Born in the eastern part of Germany, she grew up in the German Democratic Republic after war, but went to West-Germany.
- Has a daughter with her ex-husband, Ty Hardin.
- Raised in East Germany, she earned a master's degree in engineering. In 1960, she and her family fled to Stuttgart in West Germany, where she got a job as an electronics engineer.
- In 1962, Schmidt became the third of eight wives of the American actor Ty Hardin.
- In 1967, she was a technical consultant for Sier-Bath Gear Co, New Jersey.
- From 1972 to 1986, Schmidt was involved in the movie industry, where she acquired credits as actress, producer and writer in eleven productions.
- In 1961, she entered the state pageant of Baden-Württemberg in the hope of winning the car that was offered as prize. From there, she went on to represent her state in the national pageant in Baden-Baden, where she was crowned Miss Germany 1961.
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