Nadja Auermann (born 19 March 1971) is a German model and actress. She was once stated by the Guinness Book of Records to have the longest legs of any model in the world.
Biography
In 1989, Auermann was discovered in a cafe in Berlin and signed to Karin Modeling Agency in Paris.
Auermann has walked the runway for many brands, including Thierry Mugler, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Yves Saint Laurent She has appeared in advertising campaigns for, among others, Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Hermès. She was the international spokesperson for Shiseido in the late 1990s. Auermann has appeared on more than 100 magazine covers worldwide,
Personal life
In 1997, Auermann had her first child, a daughter named Cosima, with Olaf Björn Tietz. Cosima is now a model. In 1999, Auermann married German actor Wolfram Grandezka. Their son, Nicolas, was born in the same year. Nicolas is also now a model. Auermann and Grandezka divorced a few years later. Auermann gave birth to her third and fourth children in 2010 and 2013. She was convicted of tax evasion by a German court in 2011 and was fined 90,000 EUR. In an interview with the German press in 2013, she revealed that she was living with her children and partner, whose name she has kept secret, in Dresden.
See also
- List of people from Berlin