Diane Kruger (real name: Heidkrüger) was born on 15 July 1976 in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 1993, Kruger represented Germany in the Elite Model Look and started modelling afterwards. Despite her relatively short stature for a model, she managed to land bookings such as advertisements from Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Burberry and Louis Vuitton; runway shows from Marc Jacobs, D&G, and Sonia Rykiel; and appearances on the cover of Vogue Paris, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan to her modelling repertoire. She gradually stopped modelling after deciding to pursue a career in acting. https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/diane_heidkruger/ Fashion shows confirmed Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1996 {D&G} Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1997 {Dries van Noten, Ghost, Industria, Lolita Lempicka, Marc Jacobs, Paola Frani, Sonia Rykiel} Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998 {Bella Freud, Collette Dinnigan, Clements Ribeiro, Koji Tatsuno, Michel Klein, Nicole Farhi, Owen Gaster} Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2000 {Elspeth Gibson} Bella Freud S/S 1998 D&G F/W 1996