Karen Mulder, Dutch Beauty

Karen Mulder

Karen Mulder (born June 1, 1970) is a Dutch former model and singer who was extremely popular during the 90s.

Mulder is from Den Haag and Voorburg in Holland. She happened upon modelling by noticing an ad in the paper by Elite Model Management. She entered and won, placing second in the finals. That sent her off on the runways, representing Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Christian Lacroix, Versace, and Giorgio Armani on the runway. Karen also started getting covers, such as Vogue, and signed with Victoria's Secret in 1992.

Karen Mulder's clients have included:

• Calvin Klein, 
• Claude Montana, 
• Ralph Lauren, 
• Yves Saint-Laurent's Rive Gauche fragrance, 
• Guerlain, 
• Chloé, 
• Revlon, 
• Jacques Fath, 
• Gianfranco Ferré, 
• Gianni Versace, 
• Chanel and 
• Hervé Léger.

Karen graced the cover of Top Model and made two appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997 and 1998. She also tried acting and music.

After the peak of her fame, Karen had some personal issues. She appeared on a French interview show, but made such bizarre allegations about being raped by practically everyone she had ever known, including her own father, that the show never aired. However, she continued making the allegations. Her sister Saskia then had her committed for five months to work for her issues. However, it did not help and she tried to commit suicide.

Since then, Karen has resumed her career, but it is unclear if she is completely better. In any event, Karen has had a spectacular career and will always be remembered as one of Victoria's Secret's top models.

2017