Heidi Klum News

Iman, the host of Project Runway Canada (did you even know there was a Project Runway Canada?) has challenged the American version of this popular reality show; specifically, it's gorgeous host, Heidi Klum.

"Definitely Heidi and I come from two different places. I'm not belittling Heidi Klum, but I have been in fashion much more than she has. Not to toot my own horn, but I have been one of the best runway girls," Iman said.

"I know clothes, and I know about working hand in hand with designers â€" I mean, I've worked with Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, John Galliano. Yves St. Laurent â€" he created a whole collection for me. Tom Ford, Valentino. Versace. Jean Paul Gaultier. Thierry Mugler... I could go on and on."

Should Iman go on and on? Do you think she'd make a better Project Runway host than Heidi Klum?

With the season four premiere of Project Runway set for November 14, Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum recently talked about the success of their reality show on a conference call with reporters.

So, why has the show been such a hit over the years?

"I think people truly love talented people. They make something with their passion, with their love, and with their hands," Klum said. "People love to watch talented people at work and watch what they can do. It's as simple as that."

Project Runway has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards over the last two years, while also winning the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program this year.

The show has been criticized for allowing contestants with bigger personalities to advance over people with more design talent. However, Klum and Gunn each took that criticism personally.

"That's preposterous! A big part of the audition process is narrowing it down to 120 semi-finalists and any one of them could win this. The talent is there and the personalities just become an aspect of it," Gunn said.

Klum agreed.

"Anyone who has watched the show and is a fan of the show would agree with us. If you're not a designer and you don't know what you're doing, you won't even make it on."

We all know how beautiful Heidi Klum is. But here are five fun facts about the Project Runway star you may not have known ...

1. She has been nicknamed "The Body" as well as "The Muffin." "I was always stuffing my face with muffins," she told CBS's Early Show in August 2006. "I love them. Because in Germany, we have no muffins."
2. She carries her baby teeth in a pouch when she travels, believing they are good luck charms.
3. During her childhood, she took jazz and ballet lessons and still finds time to squeeze in an occasional jazz dance lesson at a New York studio. Her other hobbies include skiing, painting large canvases and strolling through flea markets.
4. A sucker for her mom's cookingâ€" favorites include sauerkraut soup, spinach and white bean soup â€" she also loves her grandmother's potato dumplings and potato salad. Her dessert faves? Black licorice and hazelnut ice cream.
5. As part of German tradition, Tim Gunn's sidekick yodeled at her wedding to first husband Ric Pipino.

We understand that this headline is about as groundbreaking as "Katie Price has large boobs," but we still felt the need to report on the recent ranking of Heidi Klum in a magazine survey.

Indeed, the star of Project Runway can now consider herself a favorite of FHM readers, as well. In the publication's annual poll, the beauty was considered the 46th Sexiest Woman in the World.

We'd rank Klum a lot higher, but it's just nice to see her recognized at all. But don't be surprised, FHM, if Tim Gunn calls and lets you have it for not showing Heidi enough love.