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Born Chanel Iman Robinson in Atlanta, Georgia

1989

Family moves to Los Angeles, California

2006

Wins third-place runner-up in Ford Supermodel of the Year contest

Feb 2006

Debuts on runway during New York fall Fashion Week, walking for Derek Lam, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Proenza Schouler, 3.1 Phillip Lim, DKNY

Sep 2006

Walks at Valentino in Paris and winks on the runway

Sep 2006

Walks at Alessandro Dell’acqua in Milan and is interviewed backstage Video »

Oct 2006

New York Times writes feature article on her, “A Model from Day 1” (by Eric Wilson), where Iman explains she’s wanted to model for her whole life

2007

Face of Bottega Veneta spring

Mar 2007

Interviewed in Vibe by her namesake, the supermodel Iman

Apr 2007

Receives the Sankofa Group’s Trailblazer Award

Apr 20, 2007

Makes an appearance on The Today Show along with her other Vogue-cover counterparts Video »

May 2007

Appears on the cover of Vogue as one of the world’s next top supermodels

Jul 2007

Appears on the cover of French Numéro

Sep 2007

Opens and closes the Custo Barcelona spring show in New York.

Sep 2007

Opens the Heatherette and Charles Nolan spring shows in New York.

Sep 2007

Closes the JustSweet spring show in New York.

Oct 14, 2007

Featured in a New York Times’ story exploring the current difficulties black models face Story »

Chanel Iman Robinson known as Chanel Iman (born November 30, 1989) is a Korean/African-American model^[2]. Robinson was born in Atlanta, United States to half African-American half Korean mother China Robinson and African American father.Iman walked down the runway for the first time in the Fall/Winter 2006 season^[1] for high-end brands like Custo Barcelona and DKNY, since then she has modelled for top brands, including Dolce & Gabbana, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Dsquared, Hermès, Michael Kors,Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui, Marchesa , Doo.Ri,Peter Som,Diane Von Furstenburg, Vera Wang Christian Dior Resort, Jean Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney. In her short career, she has appeared in advertising campaigns for Bottega Veneta and United Colors ofBenetton.