- Chanel Iman
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Chanel Iman 
Iman at the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show at The Armory in New York CityBorn Chanel Iman Robinson
December 1, 1990 [1]/
Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesHeight 1.78 metres (5 ft 10 in)[2] Hair color Black Eye color Brown Measurements 32-23-33 (US); 81-58-84 (EU)[2] Dress size 32 (EU), 2 (US)[2] Agency http://www.imgmodels.com http://www.viva-paris.com, http://www.dmanagementgroup.com, Website http://www.chaneliman.com Chanel Iman Robinson (born December 1, 1990[1]), known professionally as Chanel Iman,[3] is an American fashion model perhaps best known for her work for Victoria's Secret.
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Early life
Iman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 1990 (though some sources state her year of birth as 1989.) She grew up in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is co-owner of "The Red Bag Boutique" in Los Angeles with her.[4] Her mother is half Korean and her father is African American.[5]
Career
Iman started modeling with Ford Models at the age of 13 as a child model in Los Angeles, California. She flew to New York in 2006 and won third place in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest.[6] Shortly after, she signed on with the agency.
The New York Times wrote a feature article on her, "A Model from Day 1," in which Iman explained that she wanted to be a model her entire life.[3] She was presented on the May 2007 cover of American Vogue as one of the “World’s Next Top Models.”[7] Style.com also featured Iman as a rising star in 2007.[citation needed] The same year she attended fashion's biggest gala,[citation needed] The Met Ball, where she was named Vogue's second Best Dressed of the Week in her sleeveless Zac Posen dress.[citation needed] In February and July she appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue, with Karlie Kloss and Ali Michael, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, then in November 2009 she appeared on the cover again, this time with Jourdan Dunn. Iman's other covers include Italian Elle, i-D, Dubai and Ukrainian Harper's Bazaar, Lula, Korean, Teen, and American Vogue. She has walked the runway for fashion houses and designers including Balenciaga, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Stella McCartney. She has appeared in editorials for Allure, Dubai, American, and Ukrainian Harpers Bazaar, V, i-D, Pop, Italian, British, and Indonesian Elle, Italian Vanity Fair, and several international Vogues. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for high-end brands like, Bottega Veneta, GAP, Ralph Lauren, Express and DKNY.[6]
She walked the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In 2010, she became a featured model on Victoria's Secret's website and was used in several of the company's campaigns. In 2010, Iman became a Victoria's Secret Angel.
Television
In October 2007, Iman appeared with her mother on an episode of the Tyra Banks Show.[citation needed] On March 21, 2009, she appeared as a correspondent in MTV's brief revival of House of Style with Bar Refaeli.[8][9]
On September 9, 2009, Iman appeared as a guest judge on the two-hour season premiere of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13.
Personal life
Early in 2010, Iman opened a clothing boutique in Culver City, California called The Red Bag with the help of her mother.[10]
References
- ^ a b "WHO IS CHANEL IMAN?". chaneliman.com. http://www.chaneliman.com/about-me/. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ a b c "Chanel Iman". fashionmodeldirectory.com. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Chanel_Iman. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ a b Wilson, Eric (2006-10-12). "A Model From Day 1". New York Times Styles: p. 4. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/12/fashion/12ROW.html. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Mulling, Kate (2010-05-21). "Chanel Iman Opens The Red Bag Boutique". http://www.refinery29.com/first-pics-chanel-imans-new-la-shop.php. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ "Hit Girls". style.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070420221850/http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/041607/page2.html. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ a b "Chanel Iman". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ciman/chaneliman/. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ May 2007 American Vogue
- ^ Samson, E. J. (2009-03-19). "Chanel Iman Makes Herself at Home in the New House of Style". Teen Vogue Magazine. http://www.teenvogue.com/style/blogs/fashion/2009/03/chanel-iman-makes-herself-at-home-in-the-new-house-of-style.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "House of Style: Chanel Iman Bio". MTV. Archived from the original on 2009-03-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20090328055312/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/house_of_style/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=11739. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Locht, Susan (2010-07-01). "Chanel". The Block Magazine. http://www.theblock-mag.com/chanel/. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Atlanta, Georgia
- American female models
- African American female models
- American people of Korean descent
- American models of Korean descent
- People from Los Angeles, California
- Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni
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