Kate Moss has been one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion industry since the late 1980s. She is best known for transforming the typical stereotype of the supermodel with her waif-like figure. Now in her 30s, Moss is still one of the most successful and legendary supermodels in the world right up there with Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.
Kate was born in London, England in 1974. Although she was never successful in school, frequently receiving D’s and F’s on her report card, Moss was discovered by a modeling agent early in life. In 1988 she was returning home from a family vacation to the Caribbean when she had a layover at the JFK airport and was spotted by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Agency. Sarah signed the fourteen-year-old Kate to her agency then and there. Moss has been with Storm ever since.
Within the next year, Moss was quickly becoming the “it girl” of the industry. Her look was so different from the other models that her petite frame was considered fresh and new. She quickly won contracts with Calvin Klein, Gucci, Dolce & Gabanna, Chanel, and David Yurman. Her work did not stop at the runway. She has also been a favorite of music videos, appearing in Johnny Cash’s video “Delia’s Gone” and a video by the White Stripes titled “I Just Don’t Know What to do With Myself.”
Kate’s personal life has been most intriguing to reporters, possibly because she is such a private person who rarely agrees to interviews. She was previously engaged to Johnny Depp, star of Pirates of the Caribbean, and she also dated actor Billy Zane. She has a daughter, Lila Grace, born in 2002 with Jefferson Hack, the editor of Dazed and Confused.
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