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Glamsquad Magazine Jan 2023

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Lifting Africa To The World

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FEATURE<br />

Chanel Iman<br />

Robinson<br />

Shepard<br />

Sasha Bokomoso<br />

Our model to celebrate for<br />

this edition – the first in <strong>2023</strong>,<br />

is none other than Chanel<br />

Iman Robinson. Iman is an<br />

American model best known for her<br />

work as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. Vogue<br />

Paris declared her as one of the top 30<br />

models of the 2000s.<br />

She was born on 1 December 1990<br />

in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, to<br />

China Robinson and Tic Price. Her mother<br />

is of mixed heritage, being half African<br />

American and half Korean, while her<br />

father is African American. She grew up in<br />

Los Angeles, California.<br />

She is 1.78 m tall and married Sterling<br />

Shepard on 3 March 2018. She has<br />

two daughters – Cali Clay Shepard and<br />

Cassie Snow Shepard.<br />

Chanel Iman began modeling as a<br />

child with Ford Models in Los Angeles,<br />

California, when she was 12 years old.<br />

She also traveled to New York in 2006 and<br />

placed third in Ford’s Supermodel of the<br />

World competition.<br />

Iman is also very active on social<br />

media. Iman has a sizable following<br />

on social media platforms such as<br />

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.<br />

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