Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983) is a Brazilian model. Raquel was announced as a Revlon ambassador in January 2018.

Biography

Zimmermann was born in Bom Retiro do Sul,

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...

. Raquel reports that she practices the

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Discovery and modeling career

Zimmermann was discovered by a scouting agency in

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, Brazil at the age of 14 and made her way to Japan and on to Paris. Shortly thereafter, Steven Meisel booked her for the cover of ''

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'', September 2000, and her modelling career began in earnest. Zimmermann has done campaigns for brands such as:

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, Cavalli jeans, Cerruti, Chanel eyewear,

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, CK by Calvin Klein, Clairol,

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, GAP,

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, H&M,

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, Loewe,

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, Nina Ricci,

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, Valentino,

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, Yves Saint Laurent, and Zara. She has regularly appeared in American ''

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'',

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, Italian Vogue, '' W'', ''

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'', '' Visionaire'', ''POP'' and ''Self Service''. Zimmermann has appeared on many magazine covers, such as: ''

'' (Brazil, USA, Italy, France, Japan, China, Greece, Germany, Russia), ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' V'' and ''French''. In the May 2007 issue of American ''Vogue'' she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes,

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, Hilary Rhoda,

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, Agyness Deyn,

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, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as one of the "World's Next Top Models." In 2008 casting agent James Scully, who is responsible for picking which model is to score a spot on top runways, said in regard to Zimmermann:

The energizer model! I think she's the only model of the last ten years who never goes out of fashion. It's as though she never ages yet gets better-looking each season. Probably the most versatile model of all, she truly could be in any show. Her professionalism rivals any model and her timeliness is equal to
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's, whose punctuality was legendary.

In 2007 Zimmermann appeared on the cover of '' V'' and in the first ever television commercial by

for its new fragrance, Gucci by Gucci, directed by

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. Zimmermann was ranked number one on international model ranking website models.com from December 2007 until February 2010. she was, because of her long run on the Top 100, ranked 14 on the Top Model Icons of All Time list. The May 2009 issue of American ''Vogue'' featured her as one of the faces of the season, alongside

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, Jourdan Dunn, Natalia Vodianova,

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, and

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. ''

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'' declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She also appeared in the 2002, 2005 and 2006

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fashion shows. She starred in the

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music video for " Born This Way", where she was featured wearing designer clothing and helped give birth to a non-prejudiced race from the "Mother Monster". Zimmerman was announced as a Revlon ambassador in January 2018.

References

External links

Raquel Zimmermann's personal website
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Raquel Zimmermann's Model Diary on style.comRaquel Zimmermann Number 1 on models.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmermann, Raquel 1983 births Living people People from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian models of German descent Brazilian female models Naturalized citizens of the United States