Named after legendary designer Coco Chanel and Super Model Iman, the Atlanta, Georgia born California raised Chanel Iman Robinson was destined to be in the fashion industry. She has always wanted to be a model since she can remember, as a child she practiced her runway walk in front of the mirror dreaming of being a real model. Her parents helped her pursue her dream and all her practice paid off, Chanel was a runner-up in the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest. Now signed with the Ford agency, Chanel Iman is steaming runways for designers like Alexander McQueen , Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino. Chanel appeared with models Du Juan and Coco Rocha in the Spring 2007 issue of TIME Style&Design. In the May 2007 issue of US Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Hilary Rhoda, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels. Chanel also appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue alongside fellow American teenage models Ali Michael and Karlie Kloss in 2008.
Watch the behind the scenes video of the magazine cover photo shoot.