NEW YORK (AP) — Halloween has plenty of traditions, from candy to jack-o'-lanterns — and the annual spectacle of Heidi Klum's costume.
The supermodel-turned-TV personality is fond of surprising her guests with her elaborate costumes, like in 2022, when she arrived at the event on the end of a fishing line, encased in a slithering worm costume.
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, attends her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a werewolf, performs a dance from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video her 18th Annual Halloween Party at Moxy Times Square on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Cleopatra, attends her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum shows off her jewel-encrusted face and Cleopatra costume during her Haunted Holiday Party benefiting Superstorm Sandy relief efforts, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a worm, attends her 21st annual Halloween party on Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, third from left, poses with "Heidi Clones" at her 17th Annual Halloween Party at Vandal on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as an elderly woman, attends her 14th annual Halloween party on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, center, in blue, arrives at her 22nd annual Halloween party at Marquee on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
FILE - Heidi Klum, right, dressed as Princess Fiona and Tom Kaulitz dressed as Shrek arrive at Klum's 19th annual Halloween party at Lavo New York on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Jessica Rabbit, attends her 16th annual Halloween party, at Lavo on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and time, attends her annual Halloween party at 1Oak on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed in an eight-foot-tall "Transformer" costume, arrives to her Halloween Party in New York, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a butterfly, arrives at her 15th Annual Halloween Party at TAO Downtown on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as the forbidden fruit, arrives at her 7th Annual Halloween Party held at SBE's Privilege nightclub in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 31, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Polk, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a cat, poses on the press line at "Heidi's Halloween Party" in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
FILE - Heidi Klum, dressed as a crow, arrives at her 10th annual Halloween party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 31 , 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
“I just wanted to be something random,” she explained while lying on the floor for maximum worm-like effect. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone being a rain worm before.”
“A lot of planning goes into it, you know,” Klum said through her peacock beak, with husband Tom Kaulitz next to her, dressed as an egg. “Because first, you have to have an idea.”
At her 2008 party she dressed as Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction — complete with multiple arms, dangling heads and a deep coat of blue body paint.
Klum told The Associated Press she would immediately be planning her look for the following year. “After tonight I’ll be thinking about what I’ll do next year. It’s always got to be different. Completely different,” she said.
Other notable Klum costumes over the years have included a giant Transformer, a clone (complete with several Klum-lookalikes) an elderly version of herself, and an alien experiment gone awry.
The star has also transformed into a terrifying butterfly, an ape, a cat, a crow — and cartoon characters including Jessica Rabbit and Fiona from “Shrek.”
Her tip to those still trying to decide what to wear this Halloween? Leave the store-bought masks at home.
“I personally don’t like it when people hide behind those full masks. I prefer when people get a little bit creative and they play with their face, when they put a lot of makeup on,” she told the AP in 2007. “I always love that the most on me, I really go scary on the face.”
