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Top 10 Hottest Brazilian Models on this Planet
7) Raquel Zimmermann
 Raquel
Zimmermann was born on 6th May 1983. She is a Brazilian model. Zimmermann was
discovered by a scouting agency in Porto Alegre, 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 Vogue Italia, September 2000, and her modelling career
began in earnest.
Zimmermann has campaigned for such brands as: Balenciaga, Bloomingdales, Cavalli
jeans, Cerruti, Chanel eyewear, Chlo�, Christian Dior, CK by Calvin Klein,
Clairol, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared, Emanuel Ungaro, Escada, Fendi, GAP, Gucci,
Giorgio Armani, H&M, Herm�s, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, MAC Cosmetics,
Max Mara, Neiman Marcus, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Shiatzy Chen, Valentino,
Versace, and appears regularly in American Vogue, French Vogue, Italian Vogue,
W, Harper's Bazaar, Visionaire, POP and Self Service. She also appeared in the
2002, 2005 and 2006 Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
Zimmermann has appeared on many magazine covers, such as: Vogue (Brazil, USA,
Italy, France, Japan, China, Greece, Germany, Russia), Harper's Bazaar, Elle,
Num�ro, L'Officiel, Marie Claire, i-D, V 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 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, says 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 Cindy
Crawford's, whose punctuality was legendary.
In 2007 Zimmermann appeared on the cover of V and in the first ever television
commercial by Gucci for its new fragrance, Gucci by Gucci directed by David
Lynch. Zimmermann was ranked number one on international model ranking website
models.com from December 2007 until February 2010. As of April 2011 she is,
because of her long run on the Top 100, ranked 14 on the Top Model Icons of All
Time list.
She has recently been featured in the H&M, Fendi, Lanvin, Printemps and Roberto
Cavalli advertising campaigns. Zimmermann appeared on covers of the June 2008
issue of Elle Brazil, the July 2008 issues of Vogue Nippon and Num�ro Tokyo and
the cover of the August issue of Chinese Vogue, as well as the covers of the
Vogue Nippon issues from December 2008 and October 2009. She was the face of
Oscar de la Renta for the spring/summer 2009 advertising campaign photographed
by Craig McDean as well the face of Marc Jacobs for the 2009 spring/summer
campaign photographed by Juergen Teller. The May 2009 issue of American Vogue
featured her as one of the faces of the season, alongside Liya Kebede, Lara
Stone, Natasha Poly, Caroline Trentini, Jourdan Dunn, Natalia Vodianova, Anna
Jagodzinska, and Isabeli Fontana.
Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.
 She starred in the Lady Gaga music video for "Born This Way", where she was
featured wearing designer clothing and helped give birth to a non-prejudice race
from the "Mother Monster". Zimmermann, a German Brazilian, was born in Bom
Retiro do Sul, RS, Brazil. She reports that she practices the Transcendental
Meditation technique.
Raquel Zimmermann, on being the world's top model said "It means the recognition
of my work and all my efforts� I am very happy."
Raquel Zimmermann is an international supermodel. She's best known for her
appearances in magazines like Vogue, her modeling of various brands and her
catwalk struts for the Victoria's Secret Fashion shows.
As she's one of the world's elite models, there is little to complain about when
it comes to Raquel Zimmermann's sex appeal. An exotic Brazilian beauty, her tall
frame is complemented by her striking eyebrows, deep eyes and full lips. Her
main areas of focus have always been the maintenance of her hair and skin.
Despite her knockout physical beauty, Raquel Zimmermann has an interesting take
on physical beauty. She doesn't believe that looks set people apart in the
modeling world -- in her eyes, it's the model's interpretation of the fashions
and their "acting" at shows that set the standards of excellence. Either way,
her looks, acting and winning personality made an impression on photographer Ruy
Sanchez Blanco, who is now her husband. For now, it's a family of two.
Raquel Zimmermann's modeling portfolio covers a broad chunk of the modeling
spectrum. It makes sense, given that she's the top-ranked model on the
industry-ranking website Models.com. Since her first big splash as a cover model
for French Vogue, Raquel Zimmermann has made covers a thing of habit with
additional cover shoots for magazines like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Marie
Claire, V, and recently, i-D. One of her magazine highlights was a 2007 shoot
for Vogue that had her posing with nine other models as part of a supermodel
special.
Being a supermodel, Raquel Zimmermann is no stranger to promoting brands or
prowling the catwalks. To date, she's regularly lent her face and body to names
like Calvin Klein, Versace, Giorgio Armani, Escada, Christian Dior, Chanel, and
Gucci. Raquel Zimmermann's association with Gucci also led to her role in a TV
commercial directed by David Lynch (Blue Velvet). She's made three appearances
at Victoria's Secret fashion shows as well.
As a child, Raquel Zimmermann was very tall for her age, and even though she was
a dedicated student, her peers felt that her height made her an ideal model.
Shirley Mallmann was the Brazilian supermodel of the time, and Raquel Zimmermann
decided to give it a chance by joining a modeling school at the age of 12. Two
years later, a modeling scout "discovered" Raquel Zimmermann and sent her to
Japan and Paris to kick-start a modeling career.
 In 1999, Raquel Zimmermann debuted in Paris for Chanel and Valentino. She soon
followed with a cover shoot for French Vogue in 2000 and a Christian Dior
contract in 2001. After another cover shoot for French Elle that same year,
Raquel Zimmermann got a chance to appear on the Italian Vogue cover for
acclaimed photographer Steven Meisel. The shoot proved to be troublesome since
Raquel Zimmermann didn't speak English, but the finished product was a success.
The cover shoot for Italian Vogue opened the door up to many more opportunities
for Raquel Zimmermann. In 2002, she joined Victoria's Secret for their annual
fashion show, the first of three such shows she would participate in. Two years
later, she was photographed by Meisel again for Escada, who would eventually
name her as the face of the company.
With a regular stream of covers and cosmetic work, Raquel Zimmermann was now
earning over $10K per runway show and further adding to her resume. She became
the face of Hermes in 2004 and did cover shoots for Harper's Bazaar in Japan.
She also found time to star in the debut episode of Belissima, a TV show based
in her native Brazil. In 2006, she joined MaxMara for another exclusive
contract, and was the opening model for Viktor & Rolf's Paris show.
The modeling exploits of Raquel Zimmermann continued on into 2007 and beyond.
She appeared in a Chanel photo shoot with noted fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld
behind the lens. She also gained another new contract -- this time with Fendi.
In May of that year, she teamed up with Meisel again, along with nine other
supermodels, for a Vogue cover shoot that profiled the exciting new group of
supermodels.
Raquel Zimmermann also signed a contract with Gucci, which expanded her horizons
further. She would act in a TV commercial for the company that was directed by
film director David Lynch. After celebrating the fall of 2007 as a show opener
in New York, Milan and Paris for various designers, Raquel Zimmermann finished
the year ranked No. 1 on Models.com. The work continued to pour in for Raquel
Zimmermann in 2008, thanks to additional magazine appearances in Vogue, V and
i-D. She also headlined shows for designers like Oscar de la Renta and Stella
McCartney. After her modeling career is done, Raquel Zimmermann would like to
pursue a career in the arts, but for now she's quite content to be the world's
most sought-after supermodel.
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Dated 11 December 2013
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