Katherine Moss, known as Kate Moss was born 16 January 1974 and is a British supermodel who was once the face of Calvin Klein. Kate Moss was born in Addiscombe, London Borough of Croydon, England.


Kate Moss was discovered at the age of 14 by Sarah Doukas (the founder of Storm Model Agency) in 1988, at JFK Airport in New York City. Kate Moss then went on to become the anti-supermodel of the 1990s. Kate Moss ushered in the waif look (which prompted much speculation over her weight) with a highly publicised campaign for Calvin Klein, including posing nude in ads for its perfume brand, Obsession. Storm Model Agency lists Kate Moss as being 173 cm (5' 8") but it is widely known that Kate Moss is shorter than that, about 168 cm (5' 6"). Twiggy, a famous model during the 1960s who is 163 cm (5' 4"), wrote in her autobiography that she and Kate Moss are about the same height.


Despite this apparent disadvantage, Kate Moss charmed the fashion industry and has walked/campaigned for such elite houses as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Chanel, Missoni, and David Yurman. Now in her 30s, Kate Moss is still working and has become a "supermodel" in her own right.


In September 2005, after Kate Moss was filmed while allegedly cutting and inhaling cocaine, several of her sponsors disassociated themselves. However, led by Virgin, work has rapidly returned.

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Kate Moss has a daughter, Lila Grace, born on 29 September 2002, with Dazed & Confused editor Jefferson Hack.


Kate Moss rarely gives interviews or speaks in public.


Kate Moss has had campaigns with major Italian, French, New York, and British designers including Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Burberry, Rimmel, and Bulgari. Kate Moss has been featured in fashion spreads in most major fashion magazines including UK, US, and French Vogue magazines (as well as other international versions of Vogue), Another Man, Vanity Fair, the Face, and W. Moss has been on the cover of 17 issues of W, including one issue with nine different covers featuring the model. W even names Kate Moss its muse (September 2003 issue). Kate Moss has worked with the most well-known photographers in the fashion industry today, such as Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein, and Juergen Teller, and is a Peter L "trained" model. Kate Moss won the prestigious Vogue/CFDA award from the Fashion Designers of America in July 2005.


In 1997, Kate: The Kate Moss Book was published. The book is a compilation of photos Kate Moss herself had selected to represent her career in front of the camera.


Kate Moss has appeared in a music video of the White Stripes and has sung tracks with Bobbie Gillespie/Primal Scream and Babyshambles. Kate Moss has worked with various artists and sculptors including artist and photographer Chuck Close.


In February 2005, a nude portrait by Lucian Freud of Kate Moss while she was pregnant sold for £3.93 million. Kate Moss planned and posed for the portrait as her version of the Madonna as a full frontal nude.