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Claudia Schiffer

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Nationality
German
Birthday
August 25, 1970
Born In
Rheinburg, Germany
Lives Now
London
Agencies
1 Model Management
Known For
Legs
Status
Retired (mostly), supermodel, cover girl
Dated
David Copperfield, Tim Jefferies
Feuds
Stella Tennant (Schiffer was bitter at being replaced by Tennant at Chanel)
Friends
Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Nadja Auermann, Matt Gordon, Marcus Schenkenberg, Mario Testino, Eva Herzigova
Married
Matthew Vaughn (since 2002)
Children
Caspar Matthew (born 1/30/03), Clementine de Vere Drummond (born 11/11/04)
Interests
Dancing, horseback riding, painting, tennis, skiing
Model Turned...
actress, restaurateur (Fashion Café, 1995)

Off the Runway Photos

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Quoted

  • “I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet.”
    —British Vogue

Claudia Schiffer's Career Highlights

25 AUG, 1970
Born in Rheinberg, Germany
1987
Discovered by Michel Levaton in a nightclub; flies to Paris to pursue modeling
1987
Models for Chanel, becoming one of Lagerfeld's favorites thereafter
1989
Becomes the face of Guess?, propelling her to stardom
MAY 1989
Appears on the cover of British Elle
DEC 1989
Featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan
1990
Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World
1990
Walks for Chanel haute couture
1990
Designs a swimsuit calendar that she also poses in
MAR 1990
Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
AUG 1990
Appears on cover of Vogue
NOV 1990
Appears on cover of Vogue
1993
Engaged to the magician David Copperfield
JAN 1993
Appears on cover of Vanity Fair
1994
Appears in Chanel and Escada ad campaigns
1994
Travels to Vietnam on a shoot for Harper’s Bazaar, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
21 DEC, 1994
Makes her acting debut in the movie Richie Rich
1995
Makes a series of four workout videos
1995
Opens the Fashion Café with Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Elle Macpherson
1996
Models for Victoria’s Secret
1998
Signs contract with L’Oréal
1998
Appears nude in a Citroën advertisement for $3 million
16 APR, 1999
Acts in film Friends & Lovers as Carla, a German beauty who falls for a ski instructor
2000
Appears in the music video for Bon Jovi’s “Say It Isn’t So” Video»
5 APR, 2000
Acts in film Black and White as Greta, a graduate student
2001
Has roles in the movies In Pursuit and Life Without Dick
2002
Presents Prince William with a polo trophy
2002
Is rumored to become the next Countess of Oxford, but is later disqualified due to Vaughn’s illegitimacy and because her father-in-law was descended from the female line
2002
Agostino Pomato, an Italian kitchen-caretaker, is arrested after making multiple visits to Schiffer’s mansion in Suffolk; he claims the Pope has instructed him to marry Schiffer
25 MAY, 2002
Marries film producer Matthew Vaughn; rather than giving her an engagement ring, he buys her a tortoise
2003
Appears in Gap TV commercials
30 JAN, 2003
Gives birth to son, Caspar Matthew
14 NOV, 2003
Has role as Carol, an attractive mother, in movie Love Actually
2004
A Canadian man, Louis Brisette, is accused of harassing Schiffer with phone calls and letters left at her Suffolk mansion
11 NOV, 2004
Gives birth to daughter, Clementine de Vere Drummond
2006
Appears in a Pepsi Gold commercial Video»
2006
Face of Accessorize ad campaign
2006
Co-hosts the World Cup opening ceremony with Pelé
2007
Appears in Salvatore Ferragamo fall ad campaign alongside Stephanie Seymour
AUG 2007
Featured on the cover of French Vogue
2008
Returns as the face of Chanel
2008
Renews contract with Salvatore Ferragamo
2008
Appears in Louis Vuitton spring ad campaign alongside Stephanie Seymour, Naomi Campbell, and other top models
2008
Karl Lagerfeld photographs Schiffer for the spring issue of 10
APR 2008
Appears in GQ editorial alongside actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth
5 MAY, 2008
Escorts Valentino to the Costume Institute Gala
JUN 2008
Featured on the cover of German Vogue, photographed by Mario Testino
JUL 2008
Appears on the cover of Spanish Vogue, photographed by Nico
NOV 2008
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth
2009
Models for Dolce & Gabbana resort ad campaign, photographed by Steven Klein
2009
Renews contract with Salvatore Ferragamo
2009
Becomes the face of Yves Saint Laurent, replacing Naomi Campbell
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