Leni Klum Turns Heads On The Red Carpet In A Strapless Black Dress

Aspiring model Leni Klum is turning heads on the red carpet!

On Wednesday night, the 18-year-old daughter of fashion model Heidi Klum walked the red carpet with her dad, Seal, as the duo attended the premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s new movie “Shotgun Wedding” in Los Angeles.

Seal and Leni looked totally in sync as they smiled at photographers on the red carpet. Leni wore a strapless black mini dress with black pointed-toe heels and a matching black clutch bag. The “Kiss From A Rose” singer, 59, wore a black bomber jacket zipped over a plain white shirt. He finished off his look with black pants and white sneakers.

Although Leni’s biological father is Italian businessman Flavio Briatore, he and Heidi Klum ended their relationship in 2004 while she was still pregnant. The “America’s Got Talent” judge, 49, married Seal in 2005 and he adopted Leni in 2009.

The first-ever German Victoria’s Secret Angel and the popular singer separated in 2012 and finalized their divorce two years later. Heidi went on to marry German Tokio Hotel musician Tom Kaulitz in 2019 and the couple is still going strong despite their 16-year age gap.

Seal has continued to raise Leni as one of his own, and the former couple has still remained close since their divorce.

The recent “nepo baby” controversy has been in all of the headlines lately and Leni Klum is no exception, coming from one of the world’s most famous models and one of the world’s most popular singers.

In October 2022, she told PEOPLE, “It’s just a fact. My parents are famous,” adding, “I did get help starting off, and I know that people would dream to start off with what I had. I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to take what was gifted to me by my mom.”

“But I am doing the work and putting in the time,” she added. “Now I'm working on my own, traveling alone, going to school. My mom and I just have the same love for the same thing."

Although she is going to school as a college student in New York City, Leni has already scored beauty deals with Dior and GHD. She also participated in a lingerie photo shoot with her mother that received considerable backlash online.

In October, Heidi Klum took to Instagram to share a few photos of her posing beside her 18-year-old daughter in an ad for the Italian lingerie brand, intimissimi.

"Together with @intimissimiofficial we celebrate women; the love and support between a mother and her daughter; and how confident, beautiful and happy lingerie can make you feel," Heidi wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. "Check out our favorite styles online and in all Intimissimi stores and explore 'the art of Italian lingerie'."

Although there were some fans who loved seeing the mother-and-daughter duo participating in an ad campaign together, other people thought that it was "weird" or "off-putting" to see Leni wearing lingerie alongside her mother.

“Imagine shooting a lingerie commercial with your mom,” one user commented. “Really weird. Mother and daughter dancing around in lingerie. Really weird. I love these women but this campaign doesn’t make me want to buy. It’s off-putting. Who dances half-naked with their mom?” another user chimed in.

At her mom's annual Halloween party last October, Leni told Page Six that she "didn't look at a lot of the reactions" from her Instagram post, adding, “I am overall happy with the campaign, and I had an amazing day with my mom. I think the photos turned out great, and we had an amazing time.”

She also couldn't say enough positive things about working with her mother, adding, “I love her. She’s an inspiration. Just the advice she gives me, the way she works, everything about her, I can go on and on. I love shooting with her.”

In another recent intimissimi lingerie ad, Leni actually climbed into the sink in order to brush her teeth while wearing lacy red lingerie. Those interested can check out those snaps by clicking here.