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Chanel Robinson S he is young but vicious on the ramp. Born December 1, 1990 Robinson is an American model, known professionally as Chanel Iman. She is best known for her work as a Victoria’s Secret model. Iman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 1990. She grew up in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is half Korean and half African American, and her father is African American. Iman started modelling with Ford Models at the age of 13 as a child model in Los Angeles, California. She flew to New York in 2006 and won third place in Ford’s Supermodel of the World contest. Shortly after, she signed on with the agency. In February and July 2007, Iman appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue, with Karlie Kloss and Ali Michael, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, then in November 2009 she appeared on the cover again, this time with Jourdan Dunn. Iman’s other covers include Italian Elle, i-D, Dubai and Ukrainian Harper’s Bazaar, Iman