Heidi Mount

Heidi Mount, born Heidi Whitworth on April 6, 1987, is an American fashion model. She is best known for her work with major international fashion houses and designers, including Michael Kors, Bottega Veneta, Sonia Rykiel, Versace, and Valentino.

Raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mount is the daughter of Jennifer and Clark Whitworth. She grew up alongside four siblings: three brothers named Justin, Mark, and Jared, and a sister named Bailee. At the age of 12, she was discovered while attending a Britney Spears concert with her mother and sister.

Mount began her professional modeling career in 2000 after signing with Ford Models. She made her international debut walking in Yohji Yamamoto's Spring 2004 runway collection. Following her debut, she appeared in promotional campaigns for brands such as Frankie Morello and Armani Jeans. She has stated that Christie Brinkley served as her career inspiration.

After a hiatus, Mount returned to modeling in September 2007 by signing with IMG Models. She returned to the runway for the Spring 2008 season, walking for designers including Shiatzy Chen, Alexander McQueen, and Stella McCartney. A year later, she opened and closed the Chanel Spring 2009 fashion show and replaced Claudia Schiffer as the face of the brand for that season. During the same period, she secured campaigns for Alexander McQueen, ckOne, and Gap.

Throughout her career, Mount has been featured in campaigns for numerous fashion and retail brands, including Bally, Prada, Armani, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Barneys, MaxMara, H&M, Hazzys, Moschino, and Paco Rabanne. She was also photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the 2011 Pirelli Calendar and participated in Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief runway show to benefit The White Ribbon Alliance.

In addition to advertising campaigns and runway appearances, Mount has appeared in print editorials for publications such as W Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, V Magazine, Vanity Fair, Numéro, I-D Magazine, Italian Marie Claire, and multiple international editions of Vogue, including the Russian, Chinese, German, Italian, and Japanese prints.

In her personal life, she married hairstylist Shawn Mount in 2007, and the couple separated in 2010 before divorcing in 2013. She is the mother of two children.