Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer
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Claudia Schiffer

Schiffer in London, 13 June 2007.
Date of birth 25 August 1970 (1970-08-25) (age 38)
Place of birth Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Measurements 37-24-36 (95-62-92 cm)
Spouse(s) Matthew Vaughn (25 May 2002–present)

Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970)[2] is a German model and actress, who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s, initially due to her striking resemblance to Brigitte Bardot.[3] Schiffer is one of the world's most successful models, having appeared on over 500 magazine covers.[4][5] Forbes estimated Schiffer to be worth £38 million in 2002.[4]
Background

Schiffer was born in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which is a small town 15 km northeast of Duisburg. She is the daughter of Gudrun and Heinz Schiffer, a lawyer.[6] She has two brothers, Stefan and Andreas, and one sister, Ann Carolin.[5]

Schiffer said that she was popular in high school, but felt socially overshadowed by the other girls in her class.[5] She has revealed that because she was so tall, she became very shy and did not want to be noticed. She was also subjected to jealousy by others as she came from a wealthy family that was well-known locally.[5] Schiffer became fluent in French and English.[5]

She originally wanted to become a lawyer and work in her father's law firm.[1] She later dropped these aspirations when in October 1987 at seventeen she was spotted in a nightclub in Düsseldorf by Michel Levaton, the boss of Metropolitan Model Agency who signed her up to become a model.[2]

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