Heidi Klum is celebrating her youngest daughter, Lou Samuel, on her 17th birthday.
The supermodel shared a series of throwback photos and videos on Oct. 9 that show Lou from infancy to her teen years.
“Happy 17th birthday my darling Lou,” Klum wrote on Instagram. “I love you so very much and I am so proud of you and everything you do.”
“Where has all the time gone?” she added.
Klum opened the carousel with a photo of herself lying beside Lou as a baby. Another clip showed Lou’s older brother Henry meeting his newborn sister, while other photos featured the birthday girl growing up alongside siblings Leni, Henry and Johan.
The tribute ended with a video of a much younger Lou walking an imaginary runway in a sparkly dress as her family cheered her on from behind the camera.
Klum also gave followers a glimpse of the birthday festivities on her Instagram Stories, with one photo showing wrapped gifts, pink-frosted cupcakes and a framed photo of Lou. Another Story showed more than a dozen red and pink heart-shaped balloons.
Six days earlier, Lou joined her mom at Paris Fashion Week.
The mother-daughter duo attended the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2027 show on Oct. 3, where Lou made her first major Fashion Week appearance. They later stepped out together for the BoF500 Gala. Klum described the Paris trip as an “early birthday present” for her daughter.
“I thought it would be the perfect first fashion moment in Paris during Fashion Week for my beautiful Lou,” Klum told British Vogue.
In an interview with the magazine, Lou admitted she was nervous about attending the event.
“I feel like I’ve always been in the spotlight in some way — actually, ever since I was born,” she explained. “It’s just part of life for me and my siblings.”
Adding, “But I feel like now that I’m actually going to a real fashion event and experiencing high fashion firsthand, I can somehow express myself more and officially show who I am, instead of just walking around and being photographed. That really means a lot to me. To be honest, I’m totally nervous because it’s my first time.”
