Claudia Schiffer is one of the world’s most famous supermodels. She has a Guinness World Record for having her face on the most magazine covers, with over 1000 appearances. Claudia Schiffer has featured in many ad campaigns, including those for Marc Jacobs and Pepsi. She has also appeared on the covers of many reputed magazines, including British Vogue. She has walked the ramp for many famous designers, including Ralph Lauren. This model is also a fashion designer and has launched her clothing line at the Paris Fashion Week. Get to know more about her.
Early Life Of Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer was born on August 25, 1970 and she grew up in Rheinberg. She is one of four children in a well-to-do family. Her father was a lawyer and she wanted to be one too. When she was a child, she also worked for some time at her father’s law firm.
She was only 17 years old when a Metropolitan modelling agency agent contacted her in a Dusseldorf disco. The 5 ft 11in blonde, who had always thought of herself as being too tall and too skinny, made her first appearance on the cover of Elle magazine just six months after graduating from high school. She earned the nickname ‘duck’ because of her long legs.
Career Of Claudia Schiffer
One year after she was spotted at a nightclub, her face was shot by photographer Gilles Bensimon, appeared on the cover of the French Elle Magazine. In Paris, she caught the eye of fashion-model-turned-photographer Ellen von Unwerth. Both the artist and the model were starting their respective careers and Unwerth’s photographs of Schiffer brought both of them into the limelight.
Paul Marciano, a fashion designer, saw Schiffer’s photos taken by Unwerth and gave them an advertisement for his line of Guess Jeans. For Guess’s advertising campaigns, Schiffer travelled all over the continent and across the Atlantic to America, where she gained notoriety as the Guess girl.
In the autumn of 1989 the editor-in-chief of British Vogue decided to put the young model on its October 1989 issue cover. Chanel fashion house’s director Karl Lagerfeld went on to sign her up as a model for the autumn-winter collection in 1990. Claudia Schiffer has been a fashion model for all the topmost fashion houses of the world since walking the ramp for Chanel, they include Versace, Armani, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren etc.
Within a few years of being a model Schiffer started getting film offers. Her debut was as a personal trainer to Richie Rich in the 1994 film of the same name. In 1994 while she was engaged to magician David Copperfield she appeared in the documentary about him titled, David Copperfield: 15 years of Magic. She essayed the role of a reporter interviewing Copperfield in this documentary.
Claudia Schiffer is the brand ambassador of L’Oreal. She holds the distinction of being the brand ambassador of L’Oreal for the longest time. In 2011 Schiffer turned to designing and launched her collection of Cashmere at the Paris Fashion Week. She continues to design to date. In March 2021 Claudia Schiffer curated an exhibition of photographs for the Kunstpalast Museum in Dusseldorf. The exhibition showcases the work of designers, fashion editors, photographers and supermodels of the 1990s.
Personal Life Of Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer and David Seth Kotkin, better known as the magician David Copperfield, became engaged in 1994. She also made appearances on his performances around this time, helping him with his act. In 1999, they called off their engagement.
On May 25, 2002, Schiffer married filmmaker Matthew Vaughn. Claudia Schiffer is now known as the Countess Claudia de Vere Drummond, since her spouse currently holds the rank of Count. Three children, a son named Casper Matthew and two daughters named Clementine Poppy and Cosima Violet, were born to the couple. She is involved in many charities and often donates the proceeds from her ventures to charities. She has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
Net Worth Of The Model
Claudia Schiffer has an approximate net worth of $70 million earned throughout her career as an actress, model, and fashion designer.
