Brenda Schad

Brenda Schad is a former American model.

Brenda Schad
Born
United States
Modeling information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Hair colorDark brown[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]

Early life

Schad was born on April 3, 1968 in Walnut Creek, California to Native American parents of Choctaw and Cherokee descent.[2] Schad was approached to become a model when she was 14 years old while trying on a swimsuit at a store in Japan.[3]

Career

She has appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan UK, Vogue, ELLE and GQ UK magazines.[3][4] Schad has also appeared in Wonderbra advertisements, where she got the nickname "Miss Wonderbra."[5]

Schad advocated Native American causes, and she founded the Native American Children's Fund in Oklahoma.

In 2013 Schad started Tribe of Two, a luxury handbag company that was nominated in 2019 for the Accessories Council ACE design awards [2] Accessories Council Excellence Awards

Personal life

In an interview Brenda stated by the age of 19 she was "modelling in Paris and had married a French man." She also stated she was "too young" and her parents didn't think it was a good decision. They later divorced, Schad raising their daughter Sterling as a single mother.[3]

In an interview for Sky Magazine in 2001 Schad stated that she had only dated one "rich man"-British millionaire businessman Robert Hanson, whom she met at a party when he was Naomi Campbell's date.[3] She also sat next to Albert II, Prince of Monaco for a date organized by a client of hers and that she had a "fantastic time", calling him a "wonderful person." She also lived in Italy for a "very short time."[2]

In an August 2014 article, Schad was described as being a 44-year-old mother of two.[6] She sued Fredrik Broberg, the father of her son, for child support in 2014 in New York.[7]

Schad has an apartment in Gramercy Park, Manhattan and an apartment in Los Cabos, Mexico.[6][7]

References
  1. Brenda Schad at Fashion Model Directory
  2. "Brenda Schad". www.brendaschad.com.
  3. "Brenda Schad Pictures, Photo Galleries, Bio & Rating". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
  4. FashionModelDirectory.com, The FMD -. "Brenda Schad - Fashion Model - Models - Photos, Editorials & Latest News - The FMD". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com.
  5. Marsh, Julia (August 19, 2014). "Former 'Miss Wonderbra' sues moneyman ex for support". New York Post. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. Julia Marsh (August 8, 2014). "Hedge fund honcho sues ex-Wonderbra model in rental feud". New York Post. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  7. Julia Marsh (August 19, 2014). "Former 'Miss Wonderbra' sues moneyman ex for support". New York Post. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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