Claudia Schiffer was born on 25 August 1970, in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, (then) West Germany, and is a model and creative director, best known for being one of the world’s most successful models during the 1990s. She appeared in over 1000 magazine including on covers, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Claudia Schiffer? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $60 million, mostly earned through a successful career as a model. She holds the Guinness World Record for supermodel with the most magazine covers, and also owns her own clothing label. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Claudia Schiffer Net Worth $60 million
Claudia originally wanted to be a lawyer, but dropped that aspiration after she was discovered at 17 years of age at a nightclub by the boss of Metropolitan Model Agency, who would sign her up to become a model. She later met Patrick Lafontaine who would help her gain connections with Elite Model Agency.
After matriculating from high school, Schiffer would start her career as a model, moving to Paris for several projects. She became the cover of French Elle, and found success in more success in France. In the early 1990s, she became the star of the Guess? Jeans campaign and would help the brand rise in popularity. She also appeared on the cover of British Vogue, and would quickly achieve supermodel status.
In 1997, she was part of the cover of Playboy, and also became the new face of Chanel. Two years later, she would appear on the cover of Vogue and was named as one of the most beautiful women in the world. She became the first model to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, the New York Times, People, and Vanity Fair. Her net worth was well established.
Claudia also participated in many runway shows for various fashion houses, including Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Dior. She also appeared in the advertising campaigns for Bvlgari, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, and Michael Kors, and has endorsed a lot of luxury brands, but has also been hired by high street retailers such as Accessorize and Mango – she reportedly earned large amounts of money from these brands, increasing her net worth significantly. In 2011, she appeared as a judge of “Fashion Fringe”, and is still signed to several agencies.
During the same year, she released her cashmere collection entitled Claudia Schiffer Cashmere, which is sold internationally in various department stores and high-end boutiques. She’s also made appearances in several films, including “Richie Rich”, “The Blackout” and Life Without Dick”, and had cameos in films including “Zoolander” and “Love Actually”. For her television appearances, Claudia has become the guest of several talk shows and sitcoms, including “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Other shows she’s been a part of include “Arrested Development” and “Larry King Live”. She’s also released several exercise videos and owns the Fashion Café along with other models.
For her personal life, it is known that Claudia was engaged to David Copperfield in 1994, and she would often appear as an assistant to his illusions. After a six year engagement, they announced their separation citing work schedule differences. She then had a short relationship with art dealer Tim Jefferies until 2000. Two years later, she married film director Matthew Vaughn and they have three children. In 2014, a fire erupted through Schiffer’s mansion and damaged a lot of the property.
