| Born on December 25, 1968, Danish supermodel Helena Christensen became Miss Denmark in 1986 and represented her country during the Miss Universe beauty pageant. This experience allowed Helena to be noticed, especially in the modeling industry. Moving to Paris soon, she became one of the prominent models during the '90s. Helena soon became a regular in magazine covers and in the catalogs of Victoria's secret. She then shocked the world in 1991, when she appeared topless in Wicked Game, the MTV of Chris Isaacs. At that time, Helena's daring move was still considered to be scandalous and it was featured on MTV network's Sexiest Videos of All-Time special. Aside from her entertainment career, Helena also opened an antique store, co-founded the Nylon Magazine, and even launched her own clothing line. Helena is also a breast cancer advocate, and she helped in a project to raise money for Irish women with breast cancer. |
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