Erin Heatherton Quietly Welcomes First Baby with Husband Karol Kocemba: 'Happy Mother's Day!'

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The new mom announced her exciting news on Mother's Day

<p>Noam Galai/Getty Images; Erin Heatherton</p> Erin Heatherton welcomes her first baby.

Noam Galai/Getty Images; Erin Heatherton

Erin Heatherton welcomes her first baby.

Erin Heatherton became a first-time mom just in time for Mother's Day!

On Sunday, May 12, the model, 35, announced that she welcomed her first baby with husband Karol Kocemba, sharing the news on Instagram. Posting a photo of her newborn baby alongside a photo of her newly minted family of three, Heatherton took a moment to introduce her little one in the caption.

"Eila Violet 4.22.24 🌍 Wishing all the mamas a Happy Mother’s Day! (Pronounced eye-luh ☺️) 💕," Heatherton shared.

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Related: Former Victoria's Secret Model Erin Heatherton Engaged to Karol Kocemba: 'So Happy!'

In March 2022, Heatherton announced that she was engaged to Kocemba, shared the exciting news on Instagram, simply captioning a picture, "So happy!! 😭💍🥰."

In the photo, the model could be seen cuddling up to her new fiancé and smiling ear-to-ear as they posed outdoors in casual clothing. The former model held Kocemba's hand to show off her ring.

Heatherton first made a splash in the modeling industry in September 2006, making her runway debut in a Diane von Fürstenberg runway show. She has since graced the catwalk for Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Jason Wu, Christian Lacroix, Desigual and Carmen Marc Valvo, among others. She also posed for the covers of Elle RussiaElle FranceElle SerbiaGQ Spain and GQ Germany.

In 2011, she famously dated Leonardo DiCaprio for about a year before the pair amicably split, citing his hectic filming schedule as the reason for the breakup.

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