Childhood and youth
Karl Lagerfeld's muse was born on August 25, 1970 in Rheinberg, a wealthy suburb of Düsseldorf. Father Heinz is a lawyer, mother Gudrun is a housewife. In addition to Claudia, the family included sons Stefan and Andreas and daughter Anna Caroline. The Schiffers lived a secluded life; the head of the family raised his children in strictness.
The model is German, and this nationality is credited with confidence and pragmatism in everything. There are no dark spots in the celebrity’s biography, as they write in the press, and she walks the catwalk and life, literally and figuratively, without falls.
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Claudia Schiffer in her youth
Claudia studied well at school, loved chemistry and mathematics, and at the age of 15 she won the city Olympiad in physics, which gave her the right to enter the University of Munich without exams. In parallel with her studies, Schiffer worked part-time in her father's company.
Now it’s hard to imagine that as a child, Claudia was shy and clumsy, and had a complex because she was different from other kids. The start of her rapid modeling career began with a meeting in 1987 in a nightclub with the director of the Metropolitan Models agency. Michel Levaton managed to persuade her parents to let the 17-year-old girl go for a test photo shoot in Paris.
Claudia Schiffer - photographs of the German top model in her youth 25-30 years ago
Claudia Schiffer is one of the most popular and famous supermodels in the world, whose photo has appeared on the covers of world magazines more than a thousand times.
The world fashion star was born in the German city of Rheinberg on August 25, 1970 in the family of a housewife and a lawyer. Claudia has 2 brothers and a younger sister. The Schiffer couple raised their children in strictness.
As a teenager, Claudia was very shy, considered herself unattractive and often had complexes due to her slight squint and tall stature. By the way, the model’s height is 180.5 centimeters with parameters 94/62/91.5.
The girl dreamed of repeating her father’s success and becoming a lawyer, so she willingly studied the exact sciences. At the age of 15, Claudia won the Physics Olympiad, which allowed her to enter the University of Munich without exams.
During her student years, this talented girl easily combined her studies with work in her father’s law firm.
One day, at a party in one of the nightclubs in Dusseldorf, Claudia met the director of a modeling agency, Michel Levaton, who offered her a job. He convinced her parents to let the 17-year-old girl go to a test photo shoot in Paris.
Claudia herself doubted the correctness of this idea until the last moment; the girl was sure that Michelle would soon realize her mistake and send her home.
But everything happened exactly the opposite. After a year of collaboration with Metropolitan Models, Claudia Schiffer first appeared on the cover of French Elle, and in 1990 she signed a contract with Chanel. Karl Lagerfeld called her his muse and a young copy of Brigitte Bardot.
In a short period, Claudia Schiffer reached the international level and became one of the best and highest paid supermodels in the world. She participated in the shows of almost all the world's leading fashion designers and appeared on the covers of almost all the world's top publications.
In the mid-90s, only the lazy did not talk about the relationship between Claudia Schiffer and the famous illusionist David Copperfield, which lasted about 5 years.
However, in 2002, the supermodel married British film director Matthew Vaughn. A son and two daughters are growing up in a happy family.
After the wedding off the podium, Claudia introduces herself by her husband's surname and bears the title "Comtesse de Vere Drummond". In everyday life, a woman likes to wear low-top shoes and use a minimum of jewelry.
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Personal life
In her personal life, Schiffer is happy with the English producer and film director Matthew Vaughn, the son of Count George Albert Harley de Vere Drummond. The future spouses met in 2000, and a couple of years later they got married at Skibo Castle in Scotland, the same one where the wedding ceremony of Guy Ritchie and Madonna took place. The bride wore an ivory Valentino dress. Tailors worked for 6 months to create an outfit worth £100 thousand.
The couple had three children - son Caspar Matthew, daughters Clementine Poppy and Cosima Violet. Off the catwalk, the model goes by her husband's surname and the title Countess Claudia de Vere Drummond. The family lives in London, sometimes staying in apartments in New York or Monaco. Girls, unlike Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford's daughter, do not think about their mother's fame.
Schiffer speaks fluent French, loves the Prada brand and flat shoes, and practically does not wear jewelry. She carefully protects her privacy from prying eyes and rarely posts family photos on Instagram. There you can rather see pictures of Claudia herself in a swimsuit, or even without one at all.
Claudia Schiffer and David Copperfield
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Claudia Schiffer and David Copperfield
Only two novels of the supermodel before marriage are known. In 1993, she became engaged to American illusionist David Copperfield. In 1999, the celebrities broke up. The media persistently discussed that their relationship was a publicity stunt.
The next gentleman was the millionaire from England Tim Jeffries, director of the London gallery “Hamiltons”. The lovers separated after a year of dating. According to rumors, the reason was disagreements in the marriage contract.
Claudia is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She helps charities, societies for the fight against AIDS and epilepsy, the Association for the Fight against Hereditary Diseases, and the organization “Let's Make Poverty History.”
Children of Claudia Schiffer
The union of Claudia and Matthew was happy for both of them. The couple had three children.
Son Kaspar is now 17 years old, daughters Clementine and Cosima are 15 and 9, respectively.
None of them are yet planning to follow in their mother’s footsteps and devote themselves to a career in the modeling business.
Claudia and her daughters on a walk
Claudia herself and her husband also oppose children becoming public figures, considering education the most important thing for their heirs.
Claudia with her husband, son and newborn daughter
While the children were small, Schiffer rarely appeared in society, devoting all her time to caring for them. The only exceptions were events related to the premieres of films by her director husband. During these rare moments, reporters managed to photograph the couple together.
With husband and children
The woman does not really like to talk to journalists about her family life, her husband and children, preferring other topics, for example, her work and plans for the future.
Claudia Schiffer and her family live in London, sometimes visiting their apartments in Monaco and New York.
Model business
In 1988, Claudia’s photo was already on the cover of Elle magazine. Collaboration with Revlon was a landmark at the start of his career. The girl signed her first serious contract with the Chanel Fashion House for the show of the 1990 autumn-winter collection. The director of the establishment, Karl Lagerfeld, adored Schiffer, considering her the new Brigitte Bardot.
It took the young model a little time to step on the catwalk on an equal footing with the “magnificent five” of her colleagues, consisting of Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Tatyana Patitz.
Belonging to the ranks of the elite gave a lot: photos on the front pages of the world press, expensive clubs, private jets, acquaintance with billionaires, show business and sports stars.
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Claudia Schiffer in a swimsuit
Offers poured in one after another, fees increased in proportion to popularity. For several years, Claudia led the list of models with the highest incomes in the world. Her working day cost $50 thousand. In 2000, Forbes published Schiffer’s annual earnings: $9 million per year, net worth: $55 million.
In the mid-90s, Schiffer was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the champion in the number of publications on the covers. By 2015, this number exceeded a thousand. She repeatedly appeared on the pages of Cosmopolitan and Esquire, Playboy and Marie Claire.
The model was involved in all world shows. A contract for advertising Guess clothing became a serious career step. In 1998, the L'Oreal brand celebrated the German woman's luxurious golden hair: Schiffer began advertising products from the Schwarzkopf line. In the same year, Claudia fulfilled her cherished dream - she was included in the Victoria's Secret catalogue.
Claudia Schiffer & Cindy Crawford, 90s.
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Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer
And how many emotions, and not always enthusiastic ones, were evoked by candid photo shoots for Versace. The only thing considered relatively innocent was the promotion of the 1994 collection. In the pictures for VERSACE JEANS COUTURE, clothes covered only the arms and endlessly long legs of Schiffer and Nadja Auermann.
Claudia advertised Versace Home Collection in company with Sylvester Stallone. Both appeared before the photographer dressed as Adam and Eve, covering themselves only with plates.
The girl did not limit herself to cosmetics and clothes - she signed advertising contracts with the Citroen automobile concern and the Damas jewelry company, which represents the brands Tiffany, Faberge and Mikimoto. Together with Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson and Christy Turlington, Schiffer became the face of the Fashion Cafe restaurant in New York.
The celebrity was given a leading role in the “Invest in Germany!” campaign. Posters of the model wrapped in the national flag hung in major cities around the world. The organizers of the action decided that it was she who personified the country.
Brigitte Bardot e Claudia Schiffer
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Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Schiffer
In 2017, Claudia celebrated a kind of anniversary - 30 years in the modeling business. By this time, she herself had turned into a designer: she released a series of cashmere sweaters for the American brand TSE, and a line of decorative cosmetics, Claudia Schiffer Make Up. An old friend, the creative director of the Aquazzura brand, asked Schiffer to develop eight models of shoes, and the Rodenstock company - designer glasses.
The gift for the stylish woman was the release of the autobiographical book Claudia Schiffer by Schiffer, which became a career guide for thousands of followers.
The fashion icon doesn't think he's selling his own name. On the contrary, she only takes on projects that she believes in and that are interesting to others. “I’ve worked hard enough and now I only do things that make me happy, and only with people I like.”
Did Claudia Schiffer give birth to a Russian father?
According to Alexander, he met a foreign woman on the social network Facebook. They corresponded for several months and then decided to meet. The Russian claims that in the summer of 2009 he rented an apartment in Moscow, where he and his girlfriend spent four hot days in every sense.
“She said that she arrived incognito because she was married,” Gavrilov said. “I saw a clear resemblance to Claudia Schiffer, even the pendant on her neck was the same one she wears in everyday life. Her desire to hide her flashy appearance: large glasses, lack of makeup, modest clothes - immediately struck me as strange.”
“She said that in two months of correspondence I had become her family and that she wanted to have a child with me. She promised to return, and when I get a foreign passport, we will live as one family,” said the loving Cheboksary resident.
After that meeting, the online friend did not contact Gavrilov. However, when information appeared in the press about Claudia Schiffer’s pregnancy with her third child, Alexander suddenly realized that his guest and the model were the same woman. Alexander considers his daughter, Cosima Violet Vaughn Drummond, born on May 14, 2010 to Claudia Schiffer. “The news of Claudia’s pregnancy appeared after the days she spent with me in Moscow,” says Gavrilov. “I have reason to believe that Claudia’s daughter is mine.” I want to be involved in raising my child.”
In the Kalininsky court of the city of Cheboksary, after laughing a lot, the guy was given an official answer: “The plaintiff has the right to file a similar claim in the court at the defendant’s place of residence.” Representative Schiffer called the whole story "absolute nonsense" and "crazy."
According to The Daily Mail, the famous model is often attacked by loving fans. So, in 2002, the police detained a mentally ill man from Italy, who was on duty day and night at Claudia’s house in England. He stated that he wanted to marry this long-legged beauty and raise children together.
A few years later, a man from Canada was accused of stalking Claudia. He kept watch over the model near her mansion in Suffolk and literally bombarded her with love letters. Of course, it’s not difficult to lose your head over Claudia Schiffer, because she is perfection itself.
Recall that Claudia Schiffer is married to British producer and film director Matthew Vaughn. They became legal spouses in 2002 after 16 months of dating. The couple had three children: a son, Caspar, and daughters, Clementine and Cosima Violet Vaughn Drummond.
Movies
Already popular, Schiffer decided to act in films. Her filmography may not be outstanding, but her partners are famous. She first appeared in a cameo role on screen in 1994 in ]Macaulay Culkin[/anchor]. In the crime drama Black and White, the actress played alongside Robert Downey Jr., Gaby Hoffmann and Jared Leto. The film was scandalously popular, which undoubtedly contributed to increased interest in Claudia.
Matthew Vaughn, Claudia Schiffer and Paul Marciano
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Claudia Schiffer, her husband Matthew Vaughn (left) and Paul Marciano
In the thriller The Chase, the model appeared as the mistress of Daniel Baldwin's hero. Her partner is a representative of a famous artistic family.
Next came “Desperate Beauties” and “Friends and Lovers.” Over time, Claudia began to get involved in more successful projects: “Romantic Crime”, “Zoolander”, “Arrested Development”. In 2002, the actress played in the films “Darma and Greg” and “In Bed with the Devil.” Fifteen years later, Schiffer served as executive producer of her husband's film Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Family and childhood
The blond beauty was born on August 25, 1970 in the small German town of Rheinberg. Her dad worked as a lawyer all his life, and her mother devoted herself entirely to raising Claudia and her two sisters and brother. The future model was the youngest in the family, however, regardless of gender and age, the father always raised his children in strictness but fairness. The parents and children had practically no acquaintances or friends, so their house was extremely rarely filled with guests.
Claudia Schiffer in childhood
In her youth, the model dreamed, like her father, of working in the legal field, so she always tried to do well both at school and at university. Claudia always strived to be the best in any endeavor, so, being interested in mathematics and chemistry, she tried to learn these sciences as much as possible. She also regularly took part in local Olympiads not only in these subjects, but also in other school disciplines, and her young photo proudly adorned the honor board.
In her senior year, the girl won the next school Olympiad in physics, thanks to which she was accepted into a prestigious Munich university without entrance exams. At that moment, the student developed new, more creative hobbies - playing the piano and studying in a ballet studio.
young Claudia Schiffer
One of her best friend’s birthday parties became for Claudia not just another reason to take a break from the university routine, but the starting point of her modeling career. That day, an influential representative of the Metropolitan agency happened to be in the same nightclub, who immediately noted Claudia’s unusual, but at the same time attractive appearance.
After this, the girl was offered a photo shoot for the famous glossy magazine Cosmopolitan. Already in 1989, she decided to radically change her life and agreed to take several photos, which ended up on the pages of this magazine.
Claudia Schiffer Cosmopolitan
Beauty secrets
The eternal youth of the model, who turned 50 in August 2020, is a topic of endless discussion. Today, Claudia is little different from herself in her youth, and is not afraid to experiment with her own appearance. In the 90s, she wore false eyelashes and perky bangs, and boldly went out without makeup. Her luggage included bright lipsticks, self-tanners and extensions. Over the years, Schiffer began to gravitate towards naturalness, which only adds freshness.
The main secret of Claudia's beauty is sleeping 8-10 hours a day. The model has always been distinguished from most of her colleagues by her commitment to a healthy lifestyle. She never took drugs or smoked, and did not resort to the services of plastic surgeons.
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Nadja Auermann and Claudia Schiffer
Millions of fans train according to her fitness program - doing water aerobics, shaping and Pilates. The main attention in the exercises is paid to problematic female areas - hips, buttocks and abs.
A diet developed by doctors also helps Schiffer maintain her figure (weight 62 kg, height 180 cm). Its essence is simple: a lot of water, vegetables, fruits, light protein, water with lemon and ginger, do not eat after six. Alcohol: a couple of glasses of red wine, and only on holidays.
Who became the husband of Claudia Schiffer?
After another breakup, fate was still kind to Claudia and she was soon introduced to the man of her dreams. It turned out to be producer and film director from England Matthew Vaughn, a friend of Guy Ritchie, with whom at that time they had professional differences and a damaged relationship. At that time, Matthew and Claudia both needed emotional support, understanding and love, but were shy enough to look for a life partner at social parties and late-night gatherings. For Claudia Schiffer, family was one of the priorities in her goals for the near future, so she carefully looked at her new chosen one. Over the course of two years of a very close relationship, the young people realized that their feelings were strong and mutual and that they were ripe to start a family. Moreover, in this union, all agreements were decided orally, without signing a marriage contract. The happy couple celebrated their wedding in 2002 at Skibo Castle in Scotland, where Madonna and Guy Ritchie celebrated their wedding the year before.
Claudia Schiffer now
In the early 2000s, Lagerfeld almost put an end to Schiffer’s career, saying that in the era of androgyny, it would be difficult for a feminine blonde with curves to change. The model sharply replied that she was not going to “look like trash” in order to stay afloat. Claudia agreed to move away from the image familiar to fans once, transforming herself into a brunette with the help of a wig.
Having walked in a show for Yves Saint Laurent in 2002, Schiffer was sure that she would never return to this business. One day, the English newspaper Evening Standard published the headline ““The supermodel is dead,” claims Claudia Schiffer.” The article quoted her words about the change of glossy heroes, that the time of supermodels is running out, and that catwalk stars on glossy covers have been replaced by musicians and actors.
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Prince Albert, Claudia Schiffer and Michelle Drucker
However, Claudia was wrong. The fashion world does not want to part with the beauty. A show in which at least one representative of the “magnificent five” participates is doomed to success. In 2018, Schiffer, Helena Christensen, Carla Bruni and Naomi Campbell became the stars of the Versace Spring project, dedicated to the memory of the couturier.
At the age of 48, Claudia posed nude for Italian Vogue, and at 49 she added to her collection of covers with pictures in ultra-sexy outfits for the British ELLE. Photographers, and most fans, believe that there is no age for the symbol of femininity.
Biography of Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer was born on August 25, 1970 in the German town of Rheinberg. Her father was a successful lawyer, and her mother was raising her daughter and three other children. Soon after Claudia's birth, the whole family moved to Dusseldorf, where the future supermodel spent her childhood.
As a child, Claudia was a true miracle child: she studied well at school, studied ballet and music. Schiffer achieved particular success in studying physics and chemistry. At the age of 15, she won the local mathematics Olympiad and was automatically admitted to the prestigious University of Munich.
Claudia Schiffer never even thought about becoming a fashion model in her youth. She passionately dreamed of following in her father's footsteps and becoming a first-class lawyer.
