Heidi Albertsen was born on September 1, 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the age of 17, she won the Elite Model Look World Final, the annual fashion modeling contest held by Elite Model Management that attracts more than 350,000 participants every year from 800 cities in 70 countries across 5 continents. Albertsen has appeared in print and ...
On July 15, 2016, Albertsen announced via social media that she became a citizen of the United States of America, while retaining dual citizenship with her native Denmark.
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FHM Magazine ranked her among the 100 Sexiest Women of the Year for 2001 and 2002.
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She was the winner of the 1993 Elite Model Look World Final.
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In 2005, she was a celebrity judge in the Miss Universe Pageant.
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In 2011, she was a contestant on the Danish franchise of the television show MasterChef, which achieved the highest ratings among all MasterChef national franchises.
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She is the chief ambassador and spokesperson for the Life Project for Africa, a non-profit organization that aims to save lives and benefit the impoverished in Africa through services that promote health, provide education, address poverty, and provide shelter to the homeless.
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She is ambassador and spokesperson for the Lower Eastside Service Center (LESC), a non-profit organization . She advocates for the Pregnant Women and Infants Program, a program of the LESC created to meet the unmet needs of pregnant women with opiate addiction.
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She also advocates for Bridge2Life, an auxiliary of the LESC that aims to benefit inner-city children of families who are in recovery.
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Between 2006 and 2010, while continuing to model, Albertsen pursued part-time studies in New York City at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, Hunter College, and the City University of New York. In addition, she attended Parsons The New School for Design and the Art Students League of New York.
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Albertsen has had noteworthy appearances in judging modeling and beauty competitions.
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In 2013, she reunited with the production and joined the television series as a contestant on MasterChef Denmark All-Stars.
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Albertsen Climbed twice the world's largest free standing mountain - Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet).
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She has culinary art training at the Institute of Culinary Education, and at the Natural Gourmet Institute.
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Fitness magazine featured her as Body of the Year for 2000.
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Was overweight and had eczema when she was a young girl.
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