Zimmermann's friends at school satisfied her to pursue modelling as a career. she is known for being professional & polite to everyone. As for a plan after modelling, she says she would like to work with something creative.
Zimmermann was discovered by a scouting agency in Porto Alegre, Brazil at the age of 14 & made her way to Japan & onto Paris. soon thereafter, Steven Meisel booked her for the cover of Vogue Italia, September 2000, & her modelling career began in earnest.
Zimmermann has appeared on many journal covers, such as: Vogue (Brazil, USA, france, germany, Japan, China, Greece, germany, Russia), Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Numéro, L'Officiel, Marie Claire, i-D, V & italian.
Zimmermann has campaigned for such brands as: Balenciaga, Bloomingdales, Cavalli denims, Cerruti, Chanel eyewear, Chloé, Christian Dior, CK by Calvin Klein, Clairol, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared, Emanuel Ungaro, Escada, Fendi, GAP, Gucci, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Hermès, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, MAC Cosmetics, Max Mara, Neiman Marcus, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Shiatzy Chen, Valentino, Versace, & appears regularly in American Vogue, italian Vogue, french Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, Visionaire, POP & Self Service. She also appeared in the 2002, 2005 & 2006 Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
Most recently, Zimmermann has appeared on the cover of V & in the first ever tv commercial by Gucci for its new fragrance, Gucci by Gucci directed by David Lynch.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Hilary Rhoda, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, & Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
Zimmermann was ranked number 1 on international model rating net site models.com
