German supermodel Claudia Schiffer was the subject of merciless teasing during her early catwalk days because she refused to take drugs. While narcotics are well-known to be popular in fashion circles, the clean-living beauty always refused to sample the illegal substances.

Schiffer tells the Italian edition of Vanity Fair magazine, "They called me the girl with the wool knickers. My parents taught me that drugs were for losers."

Schiffer warmed to modeling after being discovered in a nightclub in 1987. With her 5'11" frame and striking angular countenance, Schiffer was a natural, first gracing the cover of Elle magazine, then in 1989, landing the coveted spot as the centerpiece of the Guess? jeans advertising campaign. The sultry black-and-white ads turned her into a familiar face, and paved the way for over 500 magazine covers throughout her career.

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