Chanel Iman

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Chanel Iman

Chanel Iman enters the tents during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2007 held in Bryant Park, New York, 9th September 2007. Photograph by Christopher Peterson.
Birth name Chanel Iman Robinson
Date of birth 30 November 1989 (1989-11-30) (age 18)
Place of birth Atlanta, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Measurements 32½-23-33 (US); 82-58-84 (EU)
Weight 100 lb (45 kg)
Dress size 32 (EU), 2 (US)
Shoe size 9 (US)
Agency http://www.fordmodels.com
Official website

Chanel Iman Robinson[1] (born November 30, 1989), better known as Chanel Iman, is an American fashion model.[2] Robinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia to half-African American, half-Korean mother China Robinson and an African American father. She grew up in Culver City, California and attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles;[3] currently she is home schooled.

Iman walked down the runway for the first time in the Fall/Winter 2006 season[1] 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, 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.

Chanel is known to wink on the runway at a random person as she turns to head backstage.

In October 2007, Chanel appeared with her mother on an episode of the Tyra Banks Show.

[edit] Runway shows

Fall/Winter 2006 : {3.1 Phillip Lim, Adam + Eve, Charles Nolan, Custo Barcelona, DKNY, Gen Art, Nicole Miller, Tory Burch}

Spring/Summer 2007 : {Aigner, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Bottega Veneta, C'N'C Costume National, Cher Michel Klein, Custo Barcelona, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Ermanno Scervino, Hussein Chalayan, Iceberg, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Maurizio Pecoraro, Missoni, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Nanette Lepore, Nicole Miller, Peter Som, Proenza Schouler, Shirt Passion, Sonia Fortuna, Stella McCartney, Temperley, Valentino, Willow}

Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2007 : {Anne-Valerie Hash}

Fall/Winter 2007: {3.1 Phillip Lim, Angelo Marani, Badgley Mischka, Behnaz Sarafpour, Bottega Veneta, Bruce, Celine, Costello Tagliapietra, D&G, DKNY, Derek Lam, Designers for Darfur, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Doo.Ri, Dsquared2, Emanuel Ungaro, Erin Fetherston, Ermanno Scervino, Frankie Morello, Giuliana Teso, Hermès, Hussein Chalayan, Issey Miyake, Marc by Marc Jacobs, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Missoni, Monique Lhuillier, Moschino, Nanette Lepore, Nicole Miller, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Som, Rodarte, Ruffian, Salvatore Ferragamo, Shirt Passion, Stella McCartney, Wunderkind by Wolfgang Joop, Zac Posen}

Haute Couture - Fall/Winter 2007 : {Jean Paul Gaultier}

Resort 2008 : {Alberta Ferretti, Badgley Mischka, Christian Dior, Nina Ricci}

Spring/Summer 2008 : {Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Anna Sui, Anne Valérie Hash, Badgley Mischka, Behnaz Sarafpour, Bottega Veneta, Carlos Miele, Charles Nolan, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, D&G, DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Doo.Ri, Erin Fetherston, Etro, Giambattista Valli, Heatherette, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, L.A.M.B., La Perla, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marchesa, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Paul & Joe, Peter Som, Pollini, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Temperley, Trovata, Vera Wang, Yves Saint Laurent}

(12th most walks this season)

Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2008 : {Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Valentino}

Chanel is not only close to her mother but her siblings as well. In her freetime she loves to hang out with her nieces Sanai and Dylan. She quotes that model Danielle Evans is her other half and spends a lot of time with her as well.

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NAME Robinson, Chanel Iman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iman; Chanel Iman
SHORT DESCRIPTION American model
DATE OF BIRTH 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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