Raquel Zimmermann

Raquel Zimmermann
Zimmermann in Carolina Herrera Fall 08
Born	(1983-05-06) May 6, 1983 (age 33) Bom Retiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Occupation	Model
Modeling information
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue

Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983) is a Brazilian model.

Zimmermann was born in Bom Retiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. She is of German descent.

Raquel reports that she practices the Transcendental Meditation technique.

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 done campaigns for brands such as: Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bloomingdales, Bottega Veneta, Cavalli jeans, Cerruti, Chanel eyewear, Chloé, Christian Dior, CK by Calvin Klein, Clairol, Dolce & Gabbana, DSquared², Emanuel Ungaro, Escada, Fendi, GAP, Gucci, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Hermès, Hugo Boss, Isabel Marant, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Loewe, MAC Cosmetics, Marc Jacobs, Max Mara, Moschino, Neiman Marcus, Nina Ricci, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Shiatzy Chen, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and Zara.