PROFILE: Claudia Schiffer

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Height: 5'11" 182cm
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Bust-waist-hips: 37-24-36 (95-62-92 cm)
Born: Aug 25 1970 12:10 in Rheinberg/Dusseldorf, Germany
Weight: 58kg

Family:
Father: Heinz Schiffer, Business jurist
Mother: Gudrun Schiffer
Siblings: Stefan, Ann Carolin, Andreas. (Claudia is the oldest)
Religion: Catholic
Smokes: No
Drinks: No
Interests: Painting (mostly flowers and small animals. Inspiration from Kakos), Reading.
Contracts: L'Oreal, Citroen, Otto, Joop, Victoria's Secret
Drivers license:No

Favorites:
Music: Phil Collins, Elton John, Prince
Drinks: Only mineral water, no alcohol
Cloths: Chanel and other designers
Author: Honoré de Balzac, Max Frisch. Loves biographies
Directors: Luc Besson, Claude Lelouch, Scorsese, Spielberg
Sports: Tennis, riding, skiing, dance
Color: Coral Red
Smell: Jasmine

Filmography:
- Blackout, The (1997)
- Catwalk (1995)
- Pret-a-Porter (1994) .... Cameo... aka Ready to Wear (1994)
- Richie Rich (1994) .... Aerobics Instructor


When supermodel Claudia Schiffer posed in skimpy underwear for an ad campaign by Swedish retailer H&M in 2000, residents in her native Germany ended up stealing the posters in their hundreds. A response which proves that despite her many years in the business, the appetite for all things Claudia remains as insatiable as ever.

Born on August 25, 1970, the model grew up in Rheinberg, one of four children in a well-to-do family. She was just 17, when, in a Dusseldorf disco, she was approached by a representative for the Metropolitan modelling agency. And six months later – after graduating from high school – the statuesque 5ft 11in blonde who had always considered herself too tall and too thin, made her first appearance on the cover of Elle magazine. High profile jobs with Guess? Jeans and Chanel followed, with a series of long-term contracts with Revlon helping make her one of the highest-paid models in the world.

Known for her business savvy and language skills, Claudia did not initially find her consistent success in the modelling industry mirrored in her personal life, however. Engaged to celebrity magician David Copperfield for six years, she split up with him in late 1999, and took up with British art dealer and Green Shield Stamp family-member Tim Jefferies. Lasting love, however, came when she met film producer Matthew Vaughn - who served as Guy Ritchie's best man at his wedding to Madonna - and the two were married in a fairytale ceremony in a Suffolk village church in late May 2002. Within months Claudia and Matthew announced they were expecting a little bundle of joy - baby Caspar arrived on January 31, 2003.

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Her modelling career may show no signs of flagging, but Claudia’s recent moves to gain credibility as an actress have been less well received. Initially eschewing leading roles in favour of small parts in The Blackout opposite Dennis Hopper and Friends And Lovers with Robert Downey Jr, she has recently taken on more substantial parts in the thriller In Pursuit and Sarah Jessica Parker’s 2001 comedy, Life Without Dick. Although the former was panned by critics, going straight to video stateside, and Life Without Dick receiving luke warm reviews, Claudia is unlikely to be daunted. Her heart seems set on Hollywood and an acting career.

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Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model who reached supermodel status during the 1990s.

She was born in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Schiffer was long engaged to, but never married, the magician David Copperfield.

On May 25, 2002 she married film producer Matthew Vaughn. Matthew Vaughn was brought up to believe that his biological father was the actor Robert Vaughn, who played Napoleon Solo in the television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. Matthew's mother, the actress Kathy Ceaton, had been in a relationship with Robert Vaughn at the time of Matthew's conception and birth, but the relationship was at it's breaking point and Robert Vaughn had always denied that he was Mathew's father. The paternity of Matthew Vaughn was resolved in the 1980s both scientifically and legally, in the Superior Court of Los Angeles. Matthew biological father is in fact George Albert Harley Drummond (also known as George de Vere Drummond) a minor British aristocrat who is the godson to the late King George VI and godfather to model Jodie Kidd. Following the resolution, Matthew adopted (for private use) the name Matthew de Vere Drummond.

It was widely reported at the time of Claudia Schiffer's marriage that one day she could become the Countess of Oxford because her father in-law was in line of succession to the Earldom of Oxford and Mortimer. In fact George Drummond is descended from the Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer through his son Thomas Harley (1730-1804) whose daughter Martha Harley (1760-1788) married one George Drummond (1758-1789) in 1779. Matthew's illegitimacy would bar him from succession. George Harley Drummond himself would not be in line for succession as he is not descended from the male line and furthermore the Harley family are no longer holders of the Earldom of Oxford and Mortimer. The male line ended with the death of Alfred Harley, 6th Earl of Oxford and Mortimer in 1853 and the title became extinct. A similarly named earldom, that of Oxford and Asquith, is now held by family of Herbert Asquith under the creation of 1925. It is impossible for Claudia Schiffer to become Countess of Oxford through her current marriage. George Albert Harley Drummond adopted the name 'de Vere' because that is the surname of the famous earls of Oxford who held the title (with interruptions) from 1135 to 1702 despite having no family connection with the de Vere family.

The son of Claudia Schiffer and Matthew de Vere Drummond (formerly Vaughn), named Caspar Matthew, was born in London on January 30, 2003.