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Claudia Schiffer

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Claudia Schiffer

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Also known as Clau, Claudia Maria Schiffer, Claudia Vaughn, Claudia de Vere Drummond, Claudia Maria de Vere Drummond, Claudia Schiffer de Vere Drummond, Claudia Maria Vaughn, Claudia Maria Schiffer de Vere Drummond

German model

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Claudia Schiffer is a German model who became one of the most famous and successful fashion models of her era. She is notable for her prominent career in the modeling industry and her widespread influence on fashion and popular culture during her peak years.

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Film & TV

Rheinberg, Germany

Claudia Maria Schiffer is a German model, actress, and fashion designer, based in the United Kingdom. She rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the world's most successful models, cementing her supermodel status. In her early career, she was compared to Brigitte Bardot. She has appeared on more than 1,000 magazine covers and holds the record for the model with the most magazine covers, listed in…

Known for

  • Karl - Der Mann hinter der Maske — Self2025
  • Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation — Self (archive footage)2024
  • In Vogue: The 90s — Self2024
  • The Super Models — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful — Self2020
  • History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Wonder Boy — Self2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
  • Mečiar: The Lust For Power2017
  • Discovering Fashion — Self (archive footage)2016

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Instance of
human
Given name
Claudia
Gender
female
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Rheinberg
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Polish
Native language
German
Eye colour
blue
Hair colour
blond hair
Mass
61
Official website
claudiaschiffer.com
Image
Claudia Schiffer 20091006 Chanel 05.jpg
Height
180
Number of children
3
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Claudia Schiffer
date of birth
1970-08-25
name in native language
Claudia Maria Schiffer
unmarried partner
David Copperfield
start of work period
1989-00-00
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Claudia Schiffer
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Encyclopedic overview

Claudia Maria Schiffer, Lady Drummond ( German: [ˈklaʊdi̯a ˈʃɪfɐ] ; born 25 August 1970), is a German model and actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a supermodel.

Born in Rheinberg, 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.

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