Chanel Iman Robinson (born December 1, 1990), known professionally as Chanel Iman,is an American fashion model perhaps best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret model
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Iman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 1990. She grew up in Los Angeles, California.
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She and her mother co-own "The Red Bag Boutique" in Los Angeles.
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Her mother is half Korean and half African American, and her father is African American.
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Iman started modeling with Ford Models at the age of 13 as a child model in Los Angeles, California.
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She flew to New York in 2006 and won third place in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest.Shortly after, she signed on with the agency.
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She's already a muse for Phillip Lim, has walked for the likes of Marc Jacobs and Dolce & Gabbana, and counts Tyra Banks as a mentor.
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The same year she attended fashion's biggest gala,The Met Ball, where she was named Vogue's second Best Dressed of the Week in her sleeveless Zac Posen dress.
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In February and July she appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue, with Karlie Kloss and Ali Michael, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, then in November 2009 she appeared on the cover again, this time with Jourdan Dunn.
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Iman's other covers include Italian Elle, i-D, Dubai and Ukrainian Harper's Bazaar, Lula, Korean, Teen, and American Vogue.
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She has walked the runway for fashion houses and designers including Balenciaga, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Stella McCartney.
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She has appeared in editorials for Allure, Dubai, American, and Ukrainian Harpers Bazaar, V, i-D, Pop, Italian, British, and Indonesian Elle, Italian Vanity Fair, and several international Vogues.
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She has appeared in advertising campaigns for high-end brands like, Bottega Veneta, GAP, Ralph Lauren, Express and DKNY.
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She has walked in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.In 2010, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel and was used in several of the company's campaigns.
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On March 21, 2009, she appeared as a correspondent in MTV's brief revival of House of Style with Bar Refaeli.
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On September 9, 2009, Iman appeared as a guest judge on the two-hour season premiere of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 13.
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Early in 2010, Iman opened a clothing boutique in Culver City, California called 'The Red Bag' with the help of her mother.
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Chanel Iman says, "I used to dress up as a model for Halloween, like, every year."
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In 2011, Chanel became one of a handful of celebrity faces attached to USAID and Ad Council’s FWD campaign, an awareness push to combat the famine, war, and drought in the Horn of Africa.
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Chanel joined Uma Thurman, Geena Davis, and Josh Hartnett to star in YouTube videos that ask America to “FWD the facts” about the crisis affecting more than 13 million people.
