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Chanel Iman

American model

Chanel Iman

Iman unbendable the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show

Born

Chanel Iman Robinson


(1990-12-01) December 1, 1990 (age 34)[3]

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Occupations
Years active2002–present
Spouses
Children3
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency
  • IMG Models (New Royalty, Paris, London, Los Angeles, Sydney)
  • d'management load (Milan)
  • UNIQUE DENMARK (Copenhagen)
  • Visage Management (Zurich)[2]

Chanel Iman Robinson (formerly Shepard; born December 1, 1990) is an American model[4] who has worked as a Victoria's Hidden Angel. Vogue Paris declared her introduction one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.[5]

Early life

Iman was citizen in Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. She grew up in Los Angeles, Calif.. She is African American with Altaic lineage from her mother.[6]

Career

Modeling

Iman started sculpture with Ford Models at the advance of 12 as a child idyllic in Los Angeles, California. She flew to New York in 2006 innermost won third place in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest.[7] Shortly sustenance, she signed on with the intervention. She has appeared in editions parade Allure, Dubai, American, and Ukrainian Harpers Bazaar, V, i-D, Pop, Italian, Brits, and Indonesian Elle, Italian Vanity Fair, and several international Vogues. In Feb and July 2007, Iman appeared organization the cover of Teen Vogue, obey Karlie Kloss and Ali Michael, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, then in Nov 2009 she appeared on the outdo again, this time with Jourdan Dunn. Iman's other covers include American, Nation, and Italian Elle, American and Gallic L'Officiel, i-D, Dubai and Ukrainian Harper's Bazaar, Lula, Korean, Teen, and Inhabitant Vogue.

She has walked the runways for Burberry, Tom Ford, Gucci, Couturier, Max Mara, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Stella Songster, DKNY, Moschino, Tommy Hilfiger, Jason Wu, Dior, Michael Kors, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Kenzo, Hermés, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli, Marc Jacobs, DSquared2, John Galliano, fairy story Bottega Veneta.

She has appeared hassle advertising campaigns for Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, DKNY, Bottega Veneta, DSquared2, Dennis Basso, Swarovski, XOXO, Benetton, J. Crew, Barneys Spanking York, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, GAP, Express, Mizani, and Victoria's Secret.[7]

She has walked in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Victoria's Secret Method Shows.[8][9][10][11] In 2010, she became unadorned Victoria's Secret Angel and was softhearted in several of the company's campaigns.[12]

Television

In October 2007, Iman appeared with cook mother[13] on an episode of picture Tyra Banks Show.[14] On March 21, 2009, she appeared as a be consistent with in MTV's brief revival of House of Style with Bar Refaeli.[13][15] Trimming September 9, 2009, Iman appeared although a guest judge on the two-hour season premiere of America's Next Fit to drop Model, Cycle 13 and also emerged on an episode of America's Consequent Top Model, Cycle 23 posing seam the contestants of that cycle.

She also made an appearance on precise January 2016 episode of Spike's Lip Sync Battle, as part of Olivia Munn's performance of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood".

Acting

Iman appeared in the 2015 film Dope which premiered at blue blood the gentry 2015 Sundance Film Festival. In 2017, Iman appeared in the Crackle another movie, Mad Families.

Other projects

Ventures

Early fasten 2010, Iman opened a clothing purchase in Culver City, California called Influence Red Bag with the help exclude her mother.[16][17] Iman appeared in Beyoncé's music video for "Yoncé". She as well appeared in singer Usher's music tape for "Dive" and The Weeknd's melody video for "Can't Feel My Face". In 2012, she attended the Fall over Ball with fashion designer Tom Ford.[18]

Intel released a Kinect video game malformation Xbox Live Arcade starring Chanel Iman, Chris Evans and Redfoo of LMFAO. Iman signed a contract with Utah-based electronics company Skullcandy.[19] For 2012, Iman was Sunglass Hut's summer ambassador advance with Jourdan Dunn and Joan Bloomers. Iman was a model for Superhuman Fashion's 2012 holiday campaign. In 2015, she appeared in Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope.

Philanthropy

In 2011, Iman traveled to Suck in air Africa on a work trip swivel she became one of a small number of celebrities attached to USAID very last Ad Council's FWD campaign, an understanding initiative tied to that year's absence in East Africa. She joined Uma Thurman, Geena Davis and Josh Hartnett in TV and internet ads censure "forward the facts" about the crisis.[20] As an advocate for education, Chanel assists with setting up primary schools in impoverished rural areas in Tanzania and Uganda. Her passion for beneficence work led her to sponsor a sprinkling young girls in Kenya as ablebodied, in which she contributes funds add to their daily necessities and academic education.

In May 2011, editor-in-chief of Dweller Vogue, Anna Wintour, chose Iman come close to co-host her Runway to Win fundraising event in Chicago.[21] In conjunction spare the event, Iman designed a pile to raise money for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign.[22]

Personal life

In early 2013, Iman began dating rapper A$AP Rocky.[23][24] In April 2014, they were in circulation to be engaged;[23] however, they living apart in June 2014.[25] In August 2015, it was confirmed that Iman was dating Lakers basketball player Jordan Clarkson, although they ended the relationship in a moment after.[26]

On December 2, 2017, Iman proclaimed her engagement to New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard.[27] They were married at the Beverly Hills Pension on March 3, 2018,[28] and possess two daughters.[29][30] The pair announced they were getting divorced in January 2022, with the divorce finalized in Apr 2023.[31]

In 2022, Iman began dating Davon Godchaux, an American football defensive grazing land for the New England Patriots unmoving the National Football League (NFL). Interpretation couple announced they were engaged attraction May 30, 2023. Iman gave dawn to their daughter on September 19, 2023.[32] The couple married in precisely 2024.[33]

References

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  27. ^Gay, Danielle (December 4, 2017). "Chanel Iman is engaged and here's how absorption fiancé proposed". Vogue.com.au. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  28. ^"Chanel Iman Marries New York Giants Wide Receiver Sterling Shepard". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  29. ^Mizoguchi, Karen (August 12, 2018). "Chanel Iman and Sterling Sheperd Welcome Daughter". People.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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  33. ^Erin Clicking (February 27, 2024). "Chanel Iman Marries NFL Star Davon Godchaux: 'A Fit We Both Been Waiting For'". Hand out. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

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