Chanel Iman Godchaux: Supermodel and Chasa Founder

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Chanel Iman Godchaux is a model and founder of the home, baby, and lifestyle brand Chasa. In 2006, at age 15, Chanel won third place in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest and signed with Ford shortly after. Over the next few years, she rocketed to stardom, appearing on the covers of almost every major fashion publication, including Vogue, Teen Vogue, and Vogue Korea. In 2010, she became a Victoria’s Secret angel, and Vogue France named her one of the top 30 models of the decade. In the years since, she’s expanded her horizons, pursuing new career avenues. She’s dipped her toe into acting, fashion, and retail, culminating last year in the launch of Chasa. The project is close to her heart; the collection features luxurious blankets, candles, and robes—all inspired by the items that helped her find a sense of home throughout her modeling career. Godchaux just recently released a new collection that includes children’s robes, luxe candles, and spa bundles for the ultimate self-care day.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. I'm Hilary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who What Where, and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:19.0	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the
0:22.0	process of setting aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their
0:27.9	second life. Today on the show, I'm chatting with the supermodel and founder of the home,
0:34.3	baby, and lifestyle collection Chasa, Chanel Iman, Gotcha. In 2006, Chanel's first
0:42.4	life got off to a blazing star when, at the age of 15, she won third place in Ford's
0:49.1	Supermodel of the World Contest. She signed with Ford Model shortly after, and in her first season, she walked
0:56.4	for brands like Valentino, Stella McCartney, and Alexander McQueen. Over the next few years,
1:03.7	she rocketed to supermodel stardom, appearing on the covers of almost every major fashion publication,
1:10.2	including American, teen, and Korean
1:13.2	Vogue.
1:14.3	In 2010, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, and Vogue Paris named her one of the top 30
1:19.8	models of the decade.
1:22.0	There's basically no mountain in the modeling world that Chanel hasn't climbed, and so it
1:27.4	follows, of course, that she has
1:29.2	begun to climb new ones. She's dipped her toe into acting, fashion and retail, DJing, and so
1:37.2	much more. All of this exploration culminated last year in the launch of Chaucer. The project is close to her heart. The collection
1:46.2	features luxurious robes, blankets, and candles, all inspired by the items that helped her find
1:52.6	a sense of home throughout her modeling career. I've been a fan of Chanel's for a very long time,
1:58.3	and it is great to see her tackling a new venture with her trademark
2:02.5	tenacity and care. Now, on Second Life, it's Chanel Iman Gotcha.
2:12.2	Chanel, are you ready? I'm ready. Okay, good. Okay, so we like to start this podcast at the beginning. So what did you study in school? And much more importantly, what did you think you were going to be when you grew up? I loved photography class. That was my favorite. I was able to like create mood boards and I would buy tons of magazines and cut out
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