Chanel Iman Robinson (born
November 30 1989), better known as
Chanel Iman, is an
American fashion model.
Robinson was born in
Atlanta,
Georgia to China Robinson of
African American and
Korean heritage and an African American father. She grew up in
Culver City,
California and attended
Fairfax High School in
Los Angeles;
currently she is home schooled.
Iman walked down the runway for the first time in the Fall/Winter 2006 season
for high-end brands like
Custo Barcelona and
DKNY; since then she has modelled for many top designers, including
Dolce & Gabbana,
Issey Miyake,
Marc Jacobs,
Valentino,
Dsquared,
Hermès,
Michael Kors,
Oscar de la Renta,
Ralph Lauren,
Anna Sui,
Diane von Fürstenberg,
Vera Wang,
Jean Paul Gaultier and
Stella McCartney. In her short career, she has appeared in advertising campaigns for
Bottega Veneta,
GAP,
Victoria's Secret Pink, and
United Colors of Benetton.
Chanel appeared with models
Du Juan and
Coco Rocha in the Spring 2007 issue of
TIME Style&Design. In the May 2007 issue of
US Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models
Doutzen Kroes,
Caroline Trentini,
Raquel Zimmermann,
Sasha Pivovarova,
Agyness Deyn,
Coco Rocha,
Jessica Stam,
Hilary Rhoda, and
Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels. Chanel also appeared on the cover of
Teen Vogue alongside fellow American teenage models
Ali Michael and
Karlie Kloss in 2008.
[Video of Teen Vogue cover shoot]
