Claudia Schiffer (born
August 25,
1970)
[ "Who‘s Who? Claudia Schiffer". Vogue. Retrieved 12 June 2007.] is a
German model and
actress, who reached the peak of her popularity during the 1990s, initially due to her striking resemblance to
Brigitte Bardot.
[Karl Lagerfeld used to call Schiffer the “new Bardot” in the early 1990s, see ] Schiffer is one of the world's most successful models, having appeared on over 500 magazine covers.
[ "Blanket cover for bride Schiffer". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2007.][ "The Golden Girl". cigaraficionado.com. Retrieved 13 June 2007.] Forbes estimated her net worth at about $55m (£38m).
Background
Schiffer was born in
Rheinberg,
North Rhine-Westphalia,
West Germany, which is a small town 15 km northeast of
Duisburg. She is the daughter of Gudrun and Heinz Schiffer, a
lawyer.
[ "Biography". Ask Men. Retrieved 19 June 2007.] She has two brothers, Stefan and Andreas, and one sister, Ann Carolin.
Schiffer said that she was popular in high school, but felt socially overshadowed by the other girls in her class.
She has revealed that because she was so tall, she became very shy and did not want to be noticed. She was also subjected to jealousy by others as she came from a wealthy family that was well-known locally.
Schiffer became fluent in French and English.
