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Biography |
Raquel Zimmermann is a Brazilian supermodel. She 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.
Raquel has campaigned for such brands as: Chanel, Prada,
Balenciaga, Hermes, Gucci, Dior, Chloe, Max Mara, Versace,
Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana,
Animale, Escada, H&M, Valentino, and appears regularly in
American Vogue, French Vogue, Italian Vogue, W, Harper's
Bazaar, Visionaire, POP and Self Service. She also appeared
in the 2003, 2005 and 2006 Victoria Secret Fashion Shows.
Raquel has appeared in many magazine covers, such as: Vogue
(Brazil, USA, Italy, France, Germany, Russia), Harper's
Bazaar, ELLE, Numéro, Claudia, L'Officiel, Marie Claire 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, Raquel has appeared on the cover of V
Magazine and in the first ever television commercial by
Gucci for its new fragrance, Gucci by Gucci directed by
David Lynch. |
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since October 17, 2007