Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer
Schiffer at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1970-08-25) 25 August 1970 (age 53)
Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2002)​
PartnerDavid Copperfield (1994–1999)
Children3
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair colorBlonde[1]
Eye colorBlue[1]
Agency
  • d'management group (Milan)
  • Model Management (Hamburg)[2]
Signature
Websiteclaudiaschiffer.com

Claudia Maria Schiffer (German: [ˈklaʊdi̯a ˈʃɪfɐ] ⓘ; born 25 August 1970) is a German model and actress based in England.[3] She rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the world's most successful models, attaining supermodel status.

Born in Rheinberg, Germany, Schiffer is fluent in German, English, and French. She initially aspired to join the legal profession, but her life took a turn when she was discovered at 17 in a Düsseldorf nightclub by Michel Levaton, the CEO of Metropolitan Models. This discovery led her to Paris and onto the cover of Elle, marking the start of her modeling career.

Schiffer's breakthrough came with Guess? campaigns in 1989, elevating the brand and her career. Notably resembling Brigitte Bardot in her early career,[4] she became Chanel's new face in 1990, walking in Karl Lagerfeld's fashion show. Her striking looks and appeal garnered international success, making her a fixture on magazine covers across Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Time, among others. Schiffer appeared on over 1,000 magazine covers[5] and walked for high-profile fashion houses, boasting a runway fee of $20,000 per show in 1992. She holds the record for model with most covers, listed in Guinness World Records.[6][7] Her endorsements span luxury and high street brands, including Chanel, Versace, and Mango. Beyond modeling, Schiffer ventured into acting, with roles in films like Richie Rich and Love Actually, and engaged in charity work with UNICEF and Make Poverty History. She launched her own cashmere collection in 2011. In 2023, her net worth was estimated at US$70 million.[8]

Schiffer's personal life attracted significant attention, including her engagement to magician David Copperfield, followed by high-profile relationships and her marriage to film director Matthew Vaughn in 2002. The couple owns several properties, including the Tudor manor house, Coldham Hall.

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  2. ^ Claudia Schiffer at Fashion Model Directory Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Interview: Claudia Schiffer". Stylist.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Beauty; Tropical Tresses". The New York Times Magazine. 5 January 1992. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. ^ "10 Minutes with Claudia Schiffer". Glamour. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Profit Models – Forbes". Forbes. 20 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Claudia Schiffer – Guinness record". YouTube. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Claudia Schiffer Net Worth". 10 April 2023.