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Nadja Auermann

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    Nadja Auermann View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    German
    Birth Date
    March 19, 1971
    Status
    Cover girl, Retired (mostly), Supermodel
    Known for
    Legs
    Agencies
    DNA
    Muse for
    Peter Lindbergh
    Dated
    Alexander Bougault (Since 93)
    Friends
    Stephanie Seymour, Julia Stegner, Claudia Schiffer, Tatjana Patitz, Eva Herzigova, Linda Evangelista, Stella Tennant, Shalom Harlow, Kristen McMenamy
    Children
    Nicolas (Born 99)
    Married
    Wolfram Grandezka (Since 99)
    Model Turned
    Activist (Aids Research), Actress (Dornröschens leiser Tod, 2004)

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    Nadja Auermann's Career Highlights

    19 MAR, 1971
    Born in Berlin, Germany
    1990
    Discovered by a scout while sitting in a Berlin café
    1990
    Signs with Karin Agency
    1991
    Moves from Karin to Elite Models
    MAR 1991
    Photographed by Paolo Roversi for French Vogue
    OCT 1991
    Photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth for British Vogue
    1992
    Photographed by Steven Meisel for Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada ad campaigns
    1992
    Face of Yves Saint Laurent
    JUN 1992
    Appears on the cover of French Vogue
    AUG 1992
    Photographed by Steven Meisel for the cover of Italian Vogue
    1992
    Featured in George Michael’s “Too Funky” music video Video»
    1993
    Face of Valentino
    1993
    Renews contract with Dolce & Gabbana
    1993
    Renews contract with Yves Saint Laurent
    APR 1993
    Appears on the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar
    OCT 1993
    Dyes her hair platinum blonde, which creates a booking frenzy
    NOV 1993
    Photographed by Peter Lindbergh for Harper’s Bazaar
    NOV 1993
    Photographed alongside Kristen McMenamy for Vogue by Arthur Elgort
    DEC 1993
    Begins dating French real estate agent Alexander Bougault
    1994
    Face of Versace
    2004
    Face of Hermès
    1994
    Renews contract with Valentino
    MAY 1994
    Appears in 26 page editorial for Neiman Marcus in Harper’s Bazaar, photographed by Richard Avedon
    JUL 1994
    Photographed by Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue
    SEP 1994
    Cuts her long locks into a bob
    SEP 1994
    Appears on covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and British Vogue
    DEC 1994
    Appears on her second cover for British Vogue of the year
    AUG 1996
    Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for Marie Claire
    NOV 1996
    Photographed by Mario Testino for Vogue
    JUL 1997
    Walks the fall Christian Dior, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Valentino couture shows in Paris
    1994
    Featured in the Guinness World Records Book as the model with the longest legs, at 44 inches
    1999
    Marries Wolfram Grandezka
    1999
    Gives birth to their son, Nicolas
    DEC 1999
    Photographed by the legendary Irving Penn for Vogue
    2000
    Photographed by Steven Klein for Italian Vogue
    2005
    Face of Blumarine
    MAR 2004
    Walks the fall Chanel, Lagerfeld Gallery, and Valentino shows in Paris
    AUG 2007
    Appears on cover of German Vogue alongside top German models Claudia Schiffer and Julia Stegner
    OCT 2007
    Returns to the runway for the spring Louis Vuitton show in Paris dressed as a sexy nurse in a transparent coat
    FEB 2008
    Featured in a Harper's Bazaar editorial special on the presidential candidates, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
    JUN 2008
    Appears in German Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
    SEP 2009
    Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
    OCT 2009
    Appears in German Vogue editorial, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
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