Heidi Klum’s 22 best and worst Halloween costumes, ranked: from 2022’s incredible worm to the werewolf from Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Fiona from Shrek and her takes on Cleopatra and Betty Boop
- Former Victoria’s Secret supermodel Heidi Klum is officially the queen of Halloween, and her 2022 worm costume may have taken the biscuit, so what else has she dressed up as?
- Usually roping in her husbands, like her ex Seal and current partner Tom Kaulitz, she’s been everyone from Jessica Rabbit to a character from the musical Cats – but not every costume lands …
Heidi Klum has thrown a Halloween party almost every year – excluding 2012 and 2020 – since 2000. She goes all-out on her costumes, which always include prosthetics, props and intense make-up. Her main goal? To shock, surprise and delight her guests and the wider public, who have come to expect nothing but the best from the official queen of Halloween.
So, we’ve decided to rank Klum’s 22 costumes from worst to best based on creativity, execution, and overall aesthetics.
The worst
22. The Hindu goddess Kali
Klum’s worst costume was easily her 2008 look, when she dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali. Many Hindus pointed out that the costume was offensive.
At this point, it’s been proven over and over again that you should generally stay away from making someone’s culture your Halloween costume, a lesson that Klum learned when she experienced the full force of the backlash against this one.
21. Cleopatra
Klum’s 2012 party was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, but she gave fans a glimpse at what her costume would’ve been had it gone ahead: a gilded Cleopatra.
Dressing up as Cleopatra, though it’s extremely common, also falls into some morally grey territory, with many calling it cultural appropriation. Besides that, it’s not a particularly interesting costume, apart from the giant headpiece, so perhaps it’s for the best she cancelled the party.
20. That Cats costume
Klum’s 2007 cat costume would be at home on the nightmarish set of Cats.