Westlife uptown girl claudia schiffer biography

German model (born )

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

Born in Rheinberg, Germany, 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.

Westlife uptown girl claudia schiffer biography

Schiffer's breakthrough came with Guess? campaigns in , elevating the brand and her career. Notably resembling Brigitte Bardot in her early career,^[4] she became Chanel's new face in , 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, Cosmopolita