Erin Heatherton was born and grew up in Skokie, Illinois, the daughter
of Laura (Stein) and Mark Bubley. She attended both Solomon Schechter
(a Jewish day school) and Riles High School. She didn't fit well in her
high school because of her tallness. Heatherton was discovered
vacationing on South Beach, Miami where she went with her family on a
minivan. She launched her career in New York City, walking for Diane
von Fürstenberg, and has since modeled for Shiatzy Chen, Alberta
Ferretti, Blumarine, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana,
Gianfranco Ferré, Lacoste, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Moschino, Oscar
de la Renta, and Tommy Hilfiger.
She is an angel of Victoria's secret and appeared in its shows in 2008,
2009 and 2010.
Resigned as a Victoria's Secret Angel after they were putting unhealthy pressure on her to lose weight.
Met former boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. They split amicably due to his schedule filming 3 movies back to back and and remain friends.
Her parents are both from Jewish families (from Germany and Eastern Europe). Her great-grandfather, Edward Bubley, was born in Dvinsk, Latvia.
In April 2019, she filed for bankruptcy.
Ranked #35 on Askmen's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable women for 2013.