- A French-Canadian man accused of stalking Schiffer at her estate in rural England has been deported from the country. (March 18, 2004)
- Prosecutors dropped charges Thursday against a kitchen worker, Agostino Pomata, 34, accused of harassing Schiffer, saying the man was undergoing psychiatric treatment. (April 4, 2003)
- Schiffer and British hubby Matthew Vaughn are parents to a baby boy -- Schiffer delivered the baby by Caesarean section in London's exclusive Portland Hospital on Thursday. (January 31, 2003)
- A fireplace fell on her at a party and broke three bones in her left foot when she was heavily pregnant. (2002)
- Despite of her age, she remains one of the world's most famous photographed faces, and her net worth is estimated at more than $50 million. She had previously been engaged twice, including a six-year stint as David Copperfield's betrothed.
- Has graced the cover of more than 500 magazines, including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Cosmopolitan. Vanity Fair, whose editorial policy refuses any model on its cover, found it perfectly appropriate to feature a Princess Claudia cover and a seven page story as well as a prestigious second cover.
- Claudia topped off all her prosperous business ventures and recently signed a prestigious long-term deal with L'Oreal to become their ambassador and international spokesperson, after having recently concluded a 6-year deal with Revlon which was an unprecedented agreement in terms of dimension, longevity and financial impact.
- Created a series of exercise videos with her personal trainer : Kathy Kaehler. Claudia Schiffer's Perfectly Fit, a four part series, was released in January 1996 and distributed world-wide by CBS/Fox Video.
- Appeared in her first feature film, ABEL FERRARA'S THE BLACKOUT in which she stars along with Mathew Modine, B·atrice Dalle and Dennis Hopper.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1990 and 1991.
- Owns the chain of Fashion Cafe restaruants with Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Elle Macpherson.
- Spokeswoman for breast cancer and Volunteers for UNICEF.
Quotes- "I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet."
- (on turning down appearing in Playboy in the nude): "It's not that I'm against nudity. I'm German, I'm very open, in Germany they lay in the park naked. It's just the principle."
- "I know one day I'll be considered too old. I think 40-year-old women actually look more healthy and fit than some girls in their 20s. I've met women who have way better bodies in their 40s because they've been working on them for all these years."
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