Heidi Klum and (below) Elle Macpherson

Los Angeles, Aug. 17: Two oh-so-heavenly “bodies” are on a collision course.

In the strap snap heard round the world, ubiquitous unmentionables peddler Victoria’s Secret recently unveiled a campaign for its “The Body” bra, with über model Heidi Klum declaring: “They call me ‘The Body’ — and now I have a bra named after me.”

This caused some thunder down under when Elle Macpherson Intimates spokeswoman Melissa Edwards said that her company’s exemplar of genetic perfection has enjoyed that nickname since the 80s. Macpherson has skin care, lingerie and workout products under the “Body” brand, setting up a supermodel smackdown for the ages.

“We saw that and were like, ‘Oh, my God!’ ... Everything from Harper’s Bazaar to Vogue to the recent Sports Illustrated calls [Macpherson] that,” Edwards said. “In terms of public record, that name belongs to Elle.”

Meanwhile, Ed Razek of Victoria’s Secret backed up Heidi’s creds: “We have press clippings and newscaster reports for nearly 10 years calling Heidi ‘The Body.’ There was ‘The Body’ before Elle and there will be one after Heidi.”

So will this battle of the babes go to court? Not likely.

“I think it’s dubious that a description as banal and obvious as ‘The Body’ can receive much in the way of legal protection,” said attorney Floyd Abrams, who represented Al Franken in his case against Fox News Channel. “As for the more critical issue of who is more deserving of the appellation, I’m with Elle!”

Perhaps the matter can be settled via a body-part-by-body-part comparison. Of course, which of the two can be called “The Legs”, “The Neck” etc may be impossible for even the keenest observer to conclusively state. Since true beauty comes from within, it may take internal organs to resolve this quandary.

It’s likely that the 6-foot-tall Macpherson could lay claim to the title of “The Pituitary Gland,” as she has three inches on the 5-foot-9 Klum. However, Klum did once play a giantess (in Ella Enchanted), the fact of which conjures images of the two fashion titans towering over Tokyo, knocking down buildings as they tear at each other’s de Castelbajac.