Correction: Backstage, It's Down to Bare Essentials
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New York Times - Found Oct. 15, 2008 An article last Thursday about nudity backstage at fashion shows misspelled the surname of a model. She is Raquel Zimmermann, not Zimmerman. |
Attack of the Pod People
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Style.com - Found Oct. 24, 2008 Guests like Helena Christensen, Raquel Zimmermann, Jeff Koons, and Vidal Sassoon, who had made the trip from London to support his pal Hadid... |
City girl Emma’s catwalk dreams
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Worcester Evening News - Found Oct. 27, 2008 Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Nicole Farhi, sharing the catwalk with supermodels Raquel Zimmermann and Lily Donaldson. |
Natasha Poly Is Milan's Top Model
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New York Magazine - Found Sep. 29, 2008 At Fendi's spring collection, we expected the two-year face of the label Raquel Zimmermann to do the honors of opening, but instead German... |
Saturday's Top Model: Isabeli Fontana
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New York Magazine - Found Sep. 7, 2008 ... in Wang's pink neon blazer.) But Wang played it safe and relied on established runway stars Raquel Zimmermann and Lily Donaldson to open and... |
Crocs on prescription by the fash frat
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Hindustan Times - Found Sep. 7, 2008 ... the erstwhile favourite of kindergartens, old-age homes and Disneyworld and now worn by supermodel Raquel Zimmermann in the September issue... |
Model Parties
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FashionWeekDaily.com - Found Aug. 27, 2008 Anja Rubik, Catherine McNeil, Doutzen Kroes, Hilary Rhoda, and Raquel Zimmermann are among those slated to take their turns on the tables. |
Raquel Zimmermann Biography
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Raquel Zimmermann
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| Raquel Zimmermann | |
 Raquel Zimmermann for Escada FW04 |
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| Date of birth | May 6, 1983 12 |
| Place of birth | Bom Retiro do Sul,3 RS, Brazil |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | 86-60-86 (34-24-34) |
Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983 in Bom Retiro do Sul,3 RS, Brazil) is a Brazilian Supermodel.
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Discovery and modeling career
Zimmermann was discovered by a scouting agency in Porto Alegre, Brazil at the age of 14 and made her way to Japan and onto Paris. Shortly thereafter, Steven Meisel booked her for the cover of Italian Vogue, September 2000, and her modelling career began in earnest.
Zimmermann's friends at school convinced her to pursue modelling as a career. She is known for being very professional and polite to everyone. As for a plan after modelling, she says she would like to work with something creative.
Zimmermann has campaigned for such brands as: Balenciaga, Bloomingdales, Cavalli jeans, Cerruti, Chanel eyewear, Chloé, Christian Dior, CK by Calvin Klein, Clairol, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared, Emanuel Ungaro, Escada, Fendi, GAP, Gucci, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Hermès, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, MAC Cosmetics, Max Mara, Neiman Marcus, Prada, Roberto Cavalli Valentino, Versace, and appears regularly in American Vogue, French Vogue, Italian Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, Visionaire, POP and Self Service.4 She also appeared in the 2002, 2005 and 2006 Victoria Secret fashion shows.
Zimmermann has appeared on many magazine covers, such as: Vogue (Brazil, USA, Italy, France, Japan, China, Greece, Germany, Russia), Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Numéro, L'Officiel, Marie Claire, i-D, V and French.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Hilary Rhoda, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
Most recently, Zimmermann has appeared on the cover of V and in the first ever television commercial by Gucci for its new fragrance, Gucci by Gucci directed by David Lynch.
Zimmermann is currently ranked number 1 on international model ranking website models.com,5 and appears on the March 2008 cover of i-D magazine. She's recently being featured in the H&M, Fendi, Lanvin, Printemps and Roberto Cavalli advertising campaigns as well as appearing on covers of the June 2008 issue of Elle Brazil, the July 2008 issues of Vogue Japan and Numero Japan and the cover of the August Issue of Chinese Vogue. She is currently featured on the cover of Vogue Nippon December 2008.
Personal life
Raquel Zimmermann is married to Ruy Sanchez Blanco[2], a photographer. Both are now living in New York.
References
External links
- Raquel Zimmermann's personal website
- Raquel Zimmermann in the Fashion Model Directory
- Raquel Zimmermann's Model Diary on style.com
- Raquel Zimmermann Number 1 on models.com
- Raquel Zimmermann fansite
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| NAME | Zimmermann, Raquel |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Brazilian model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
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Raquel Zimmermann Videos and Clips
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Description: Herdeira de Gisele Bündchen revela como é ser considerada a modelo número 1 do mundo Reportagem: Danilo Caseletti Edição: Rafael Bruno
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