Nadja Auermann

Nadja Auermann (born 19 March 1971) is a German model and actress. She once held the record for being the model with the longest legs in the world in the Guinness Book of Records.[3]

Nadja Auermann
Nadja Auermann at Life Ball 2007
Born (1971-03-19) 19 March 1971[1]
Berlin, Germany
Children4
Modeling information
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
AgencyDNA Model Management (New York)
VIVA Model Management (Paris)
Models 1 (London)
VIVA Models Berlin (Berlin)[2]
Websitehttps://models.com/models/nadja-auermann

Biography

In 1989, Auermann was discovered in a cafe in Berlin, which led her to sign with Karin Modeling Agency in Paris in the same year.[4] In 1991, she moved from Karin to Elite Model Management, appearing inVogue Paris and in Benetton clothing advertisements. In September 1994, Auermann was featured on the cover of both Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, which The New York Times called "a triumph akin to winning two legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing".[5]

She has walked the runway for many brands, including Thierry Mugler, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, and Yves Saint Laurent, while she has appeared in advertising campaigns, among others, for Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, and Hermès. She was also the international spokesperson for Shiseido in the late 1990s.[4] Auermann has graced over 100 covers worldwide,[4] including Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and i-D.[1][4][6]

Throughout her career, Auermann has worked with numerous well-renowned photographers, including Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, Juergen Teller and Peter Lindbergh who reckoned her as his muse.[4][6]

Personal life

In 1997, Auermann had her first child with Olaf Björn Tietz, a daughter named Cosima. Two years later, she married German actor Wolfram Grandezka. Their son, Nicolas, was born the same year. The couple divorced a few years later. Auermann gave birth to her third and fourth children with her partner in 2010 and 2013 respectively.[7]

Auermann enjoys holidaying in the spa town of Heiligendamm, on Germany's Baltic coast.[8]

She was convicted of tax evasion by a German court in 2011. She was fined 90,000 EUR.[9]

In an interview with the German Press, Auermann revealed that she was living with her children and partner in Dresden.[7]

See also

References
  1. Nadja Auermann at Fashion Model Directory
  2. "Nadja Auermann - Model". MODELS.com.
  3. "Essex girl hopes to break legs record". BBC. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  4. "Nadja Auermann". New York. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. Noticed; On-the-Cover Coup, New York Times, August 28, 1994, pg. A39.
  6. "Nadja Auermann". DNA Model Management. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. "Nadja Auermann". Vogue. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  8. A Spa Town Reclaims Its Glory, New York Times, June 3, 2007, pg. 5.4.
  9. "Supermodel loses court battle". The Sydney Morning Herald. December 14, 2011.
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