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Kate Moss, who has become one of the
most recognized and highest paid supermodels of the nineties, was born in
Croydon, Surrey, England, on the 16th of January 1974.
Kate's entry into the fashion industry all started in 1988, when Kate and
her family were in JFK airport on their way back from a vacation in the
Bahamas. The then 14-year-old Kate caught the eye of Sarah Ducas of Storm
Agency, who approached Kate. This chance encounter was the launching pad
of her hugely successful career.
Presently signed with three different modeling agencies -- Women in New
York; Marilyn in Milan; and Storm in London, Kate has become one of the
most photographed models to date. Her first modeling job was a topless
appearance on the cover of the British magazine The Face.
Since then, it's obvious that Kate has remained abreast in her modeling
career. The long list of magazine covers she has graced include Allure and
Harper's Bazaar in the US; Arena, Elle and The Face in the UK; as well as
the American, British, Australian, Italian, and Brazilian editions of
Vogue.
If someone would not recognize Kate from the slew of magazine covers, they
surely would from all the advertisements she has appeared in. Kate has
practically become a staple in Calvin Klein ads, such as those for
fragrances Obsession, CK Be and CK One.
In addition to Calvin Klein ads, she has also appeared in ads for
Burberry, Cerruti 1881, De Beers Simple Diamond, Dolce and Gabbana, Gianni
Versace, L'Oreal, and Yves Saint Laurent.
Kate has also strutted her stuff down the catwalks for such big name
designers as Calvin Klein, Chanel and Versace.
Audiences have yet to see the last of Kate. She also appeared on the small
screen, in a documentary entitled Models Close-Up; French and Saunders, a
comedy series on the BBC; MTV's Fashionably Loud as well as Choose or Lose
campaign; a British Mercury Mobile Phones ad; and Calvin Klein television
ads.
In keeping with the tradition of supermodels being cast in music videos
such as Linda Evangelista and Helena Christensen, Kate Moss wins the prize
for the most music video appearances. She has been in Johnny Cash's
"Delia's Gone," Primal Scream's "Kowalski" and Elton John's "The Way You
Look Tonight."
Just to make Kate's career even more complete, she also appeared in films
such as Isaac Mizrahi's Unzipped and Christy Turlington's Catwalk. Also
leaving her mark in the publishing world, Kate also released a book
entitled Kate: The Kate Moss Story, which is a collection of her favorite
pictures of none other than herself.
Although Kate's career has been multi-faceted to say the least, not all
has been rosy in the story of Kate Moss. Mostly known for her unhealthy
image (her thin figure is what started the waif look and she is known as a
heavy smoker), Kate checked into the Priory Clinic, in order to kick her
heavy drug and alcohol habit.
Having been romantically linked to fellow partier Johnny Depp for four
years, Kate also dated Calvin Klein photographer Mario Sorrenti. Recipient
of the VH1 award for model of the year in 1996, Kate Moss is
unquestionably one of the most successful and controversial models of the
90's, having earned an income of approximately $10,000 per day. |
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"They felt free to say that
because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
And just because one person brought it up, then everyone was like,
"Oh, yeah! She must be anorexic." And no matter how much I say over
and over and over again that I'm not, they don't want to hear it.
They want the opposite to be true. And that's even more upsetting." |
