CLAUDIA SCHIFFER
Name: Claudia Schiffer
Born: 25 August 1970 Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German supermodel and actress,
who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s. Schiffer is one of
the world's most successful supermodels, appearing on over 500 magazine covers.
Forbes estimated Schiffer to be worth £38 million in 2002.
Claudia Schiffer was born in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which
is a small town just outside Düsseldorf, to Gudrun and Heinz Schiffer, a lawyer.
She has two brothers, Stefan and Andreas, and one sister called Ann Carolin.
During her school life, Schiffer commented that she was quite popular but felt
socially overshadowed by the other girls in her year, who all acted like stars
and were very dominant. 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 were well-known
locally. Schiffer became fluent in French and English.
Schiffer originally wanted to become a lawyer and work in her father's law firm.
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.
Name: Claudia Schiffer
Born: 25 August 1970 Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German supermodel and actress,
who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s. Schiffer is one of
the world's most successful supermodels, appearing on over 500 magazine covers.
Forbes estimated Schiffer to be worth £38 million in 2002.
Claudia Schiffer was born in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which
is a small town just outside Düsseldorf, to Gudrun and Heinz Schiffer, a lawyer.
She has two brothers, Stefan and Andreas, and one sister called Ann Carolin.
During her school life, Schiffer commented that she was quite popular but felt
socially overshadowed by the other girls in her year, who all acted like stars
and were very dominant. 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 were well-known
locally. Schiffer became fluent in French and English.
Schiffer originally wanted to become a lawyer and work in her father's law firm.
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.