in East Germany. In 1999 she began as presenter of "Germany Today". From 2003 she has presented the English-language Euromaxx culture and lifestyle show on DW-TV. Personal life Helmstaedt was born on 29 December 1966 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Her father was German and her mother Canadian. She has German-Canadian dual nationality and speaks English, French and German. Helmstaedt is married and has two children. She resides in Berlin. References External links 1966 births Living people Canadian television journalists Journalists from New Brunswick Sportspeople from Fredericton Canadian female medley swimmers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Canadian women television journalists Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games