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Kate Moss is an English supermodel and fashion designer

InformationDetail
BirthdayJanuary 16, 1974
NationalityBritish
FamousAlcoholics, Humanitarian, Philanthropists, Fashion, Models, Supermodel
SpousesJamie Hince (m. 2011)
SiblingsNick Moss
ChildrensLila Grace Moss
Universities
  • Riddlesdown Collegiate
Birth PlaceCroydon
Height170
GenderFemale
FatherPeter Edward Moss
MotherLinda Rosina Shepherd
Net Worth$80 million
Sun SignCapricorn
Born inCroydon
Famous asSupermodel

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Who is Kate Moss?

With a distinctive small stature and size zero figure that stood in sharp contrast to many of the curvy supermodels of her time, Kate Moss created a niche for herself in the modelling industry. She popularized the notion of delicate-beauty and the wide-eyed ‘waif’ looks. She is one of the most iconic figures of the fashion industry and has appeared in the covers of over 300 magazines. Furthermore, she has worked with all the top and established fashion labels, designers and photographers in the industry including, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Bulgari, Calvin Klein, Chanel and Rimmel. Successfully establishing herself in the forefront of the fashion scenario, she went on to become one of the world’s leading fashion models. However, not just limiting herself to the ramp, Moss ventured into the world of entrepreneurship with the launch of her own clothing line, that has diversified and broadened her horizon. Additionally, she has also featured in a number of music albums and videos. She is a very private person and rarely appears on television or gives interviews.

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Childhood & Early Life

Kate Moss was born in Croydon, Greater London, to travel agent Peter Edward Moss and Linda Rosina, a barmaid. She has three siblings.

Raised in Addiscombe, a district in south London, she attained her preliminary education from Ridgeway Primary School. Thereafter, she enrolled at the Riddlesdown Collegiate. When she was thirteen, her parents divorced.

Career

In 1988, at the age of fourteen, she was spotted at the JFK Airport, New York City, by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management. Sarah was the pioneer of the ‘waif’ look’

Her career in modelling began in 1990 as she posed for black-and-white photographs for the British magazine, ‘The Face’. The pictures were taken by Corinne Day who titled the shoot as, ‘The 3rd Summer of Love’.

At the age of eighteen, she was the face of the brand ‘Calvin Klein’. She was part of the advertisement campaign for the perfume, ‘Obsession’, for which she modelled with Mark Wahlberg. The advertisement gave her a major breakthrough as she was noticed all around the world. While some acknowledged and appreciated her skinny appearance, the rest scorned her off as anorexic.

In January 1993, she was featured for the first time on the British Vogue magazine. Within a period of two months, she appeared on the cover of the same magazine.

When being voluptuous and curvaceous was the order of the day, with the likes of Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Elle Macpherson donning the same, Moss defied all rules and became the anti-supermodel of the 1990s.

Apart from walking the ramp and appearing on the cover of magazines, she has appeared in several of the English rock band ‘Oasis’s singles, including, ‘Don’t Go Away’, ‘Fade Away’ and the 1997 album titled, ‘Be Here Now’.

In 1999, she appeared in the short film ‘Blackadder: Back & Forth’, which was a British screen comedy. She played the role of ‘Maid Marian’

Over the years, she has appeared in a number of prestigious and well known fashion magazines in the UK, the US and France including ‘Vogue’, ‘W’, ‘Another Man’, Vanity Fair’ and ‘the Face’.

In 2003, she was featured in ‘The White Stripes’ music video titled, ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’. In the music video, she was seen pole dancing.

In 2005, she appeared as a model for the Rimmel London mascara. In the advertisement, she was seen wearing leather and riding on a motorbike in London to the tunes of the rock song, ‘Another Cold Beer’.

In 2006, she made a comeback to modelling after a cocaine scandal. In the autumn/ winter season that year she bagged over 18 major modelling contracts.

In 2007, she released her own collection in collaboration with Katy England for ‘Topshop’, a woman’s clothing line. The collection consisted of designs and creations that were created based on her sense of style.

Later in the year 2007, she collaborated with ‘Coty’, a line of global beauty products. They launched a line of body lotions and fragrances.

In 2010, she collaborated with Longchamp, a French luxury leather goods company in order to design a unique collection of handbags. She had previously been part of their campaigns for over eight seasons.

In 2011, she served as the brand ambassador and face of the Spanish fashion retailer, Mango.

In 2012, she was seen in George Michael's video for the song titled, ‘White Light’. The same year she also performed at the 2012 Olympic Games along with Naomi Campbell. She was brand Supremes’ model for its 2012 spring/summer collection.

In 2013, she posed with singer Rihanna for a cover shoot for the ‘V magazine’. The shoot was an intimate one and it depicted both of them in lingerie, in a seductive embrace.

Awards & Achievements

In 1995, she was awarded the ‘Fashion Personality of the Year’ award.

In 2005, she received the Fashion Icon award, which was conferred upon her by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

She is the proud recipient of the prestigious Model of the Year awards at the prestigious British Fashion Awards for 2006.

In 2007, she was bestowed upon the Sexiest Woman NME Award.

She has been enlisted in the ‘Sexiest Woman List’ by various magazines.

Personal Life & Legacy

In 2002, she gave birth to a baby girl Lila Grace Moss Hack. She bore this child with Editor Jefferson Hack.

She has been romantically involved with actor Johnny Depp and former Libertines member Pete Doherty.

In 2001, she married Jamie Hince, guitarist of the band, ‘The Kills’.

In 2005, the ‘Daily Mirror’ reported a story on her alleged cocaine addiction. That year she got into many controversies for her drug use. She was interrogated by police and underwent drug rehabilitation treatment.

She supports the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity and in 2007 designed a charm necklace in support of the Cancer Research in the United Kingdom.

She has given her support to various other charity organisations like the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Make Poverty History, Comic Relief and Homes of Hope, the Hoping Foundation, and the Lucie Blackman Trust.

Trivia

In 2008, an 18 carat gold statue of this English supermodel was unveiled as a part of the British Museum exhibition. Made by Marc Quinn, the statue is said to be the largest gold statue to be created since the era of Ancient Egypt

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Kate Moss's awards

YearNameAward

Other

02007 - NME Award for Sexiest Woman
0 2005 - Vogue/CFDA Award for Fashion Inspiration
0 2006 - British Fashion Awards for Model of the Year

Kate Moss biography timelines

  • // 16th Jan 1974
    Kate Moss was born in Croydon, Greater London, to travel agent Peter Edward Moss and Linda Rosina, a barmaid. She has three siblings.
  • // 1988
    In 1988, at the age of fourteen, she was spotted at the JFK Airport, New York City, by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management. Sarah was the pioneer of the ‘waif’ look’
  • // 1990
    Her career in modelling began in 1990 as she posed for black-and-white photographs for the British magazine, ‘The Face’. The pictures were taken by Corinne Day who titled the shoot as, ‘The 3rd Summer of Love’.
  • // Jan 1993
    In January 1993, she was featured for the first time on the British Vogue magazine. Within a period of two months, she appeared on the cover of the same magazine.
  • // 1995
    In 1995, she was awarded the ‘Fashion Personality of the Year’ award.
  • // 1997
    Apart from walking the ramp and appearing on the cover of magazines, she has appeared in several of the English rock band ‘Oasis’s singles, including, ‘Don’t Go Away’, ‘Fade Away’ and the 1997 album titled, ‘Be Here Now’.
  • // 1999
    In 1999, she appeared in the short film ‘Blackadder: Back & Forth’, which was a British screen comedy. She played the role of ‘Maid Marian’
  • // 2001
    In 2001, she married Jamie Hince, guitarist of the band, ‘The Kills’.
  • // 2002
    In 2002, she gave birth to a baby girl Lila Grace Moss Hack. She bore this child with Editor Jefferson Hack.
  • // 2003
    In 2003, she was featured in ‘The White Stripes’ music video titled, ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’. In the music video, she was seen pole dancing.
  • // 2005
    In 2005, she appeared as a model for the Rimmel London mascara. In the advertisement, she was seen wearing leather and riding on a motorbike in London to the tunes of the rock song, ‘Another Cold Beer’.
  • // 2005
    In 2005, she received the Fashion Icon award, which was conferred upon her by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
  • // 2005
    In 2005, the ‘Daily Mirror’ reported a story on her alleged cocaine addiction. That year she got into many controversies for her drug use. She was interrogated by police and underwent drug rehabilitation treatment.
  • // 2006
    In 2006, she made a comeback to modelling after a cocaine scandal. In the autumn/ winter season that year she bagged over 18 major modelling contracts.
  • // 2006
    She is the proud recipient of the prestigious Model of the Year awards at the prestigious British Fashion Awards for 2006.
  • // 2007
    In 2007, she released her own collection in collaboration with Katy England for ‘Topshop’, a woman’s clothing line. The collection consisted of designs and creations that were created based on her sense of style.
  • // 2007
    Later in the year 2007, she collaborated with ‘Coty’, a line of global beauty products. They launched a line of body lotions and fragrances.
  • // 2007
    In 2007, she was bestowed upon the Sexiest Woman NME Award.
  • // 2007
    She supports the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity and in 2007 designed a charm necklace in support of the Cancer Research in the United Kingdom.
  • // 2008
    In 2008, an 18 carat gold statue of this English supermodel was unveiled as a part of the British Museum exhibition. Made by Marc Quinn, the statue is said to be the largest gold statue to be created since the era of Ancient Egypt
  • // 2010
    In 2010, she collaborated with Longchamp, a French luxury leather goods company in order to design a unique collection of handbags. She had previously been part of their campaigns for over eight seasons.
  • // 2011
    In 2011, she served as the brand ambassador and face of the Spanish fashion retailer, Mango.
  • // 2012
    In 2012, she was seen in George Michael's video for the song titled, ‘White Light’. The same year she also performed at the 2012 Olympic Games along with Naomi Campbell. She was brand Supremes’ model for its 2012 spring/summer collection.
  • // 2013
    In 2013, she posed with singer Rihanna for a cover shoot for the ‘V magazine’. The shoot was an intimate one and it depicted both of them in lingerie, in a seductive embrace.

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Kate Moss's FAQ

  • What is Kate Moss birthday?

    Kate Moss was born at 1974-01-16

  • Where is Kate Moss's birth place?

    Kate Moss was born in Croydon

  • What is Kate Moss nationalities?

    Kate Moss's nationalities is British

  • Who is Kate Moss spouses?

    Kate Moss's spouses is Jamie Hince (m. 2011)

  • Who is Kate Moss siblings?

    Kate Moss's siblings is Nick Moss

  • Who is Kate Moss childrens?

    Kate Moss's childrens is Lila Grace Moss

  • What was Kate Moss universities?

    Kate Moss studied at Riddlesdown Collegiate

  • How tall is Kate Moss?

    Kate Moss's height is 170

  • Who is Kate Moss's father?

    Kate Moss's father is Peter Edward Moss

  • Who is Kate Moss's mother?

    Kate Moss's mother is Linda Rosina Shepherd

  • What is Kate Moss's sun sign?

    Kate Moss is Capricorn

  • How famous is Kate Moss?

    Kate Moss is famouse as Supermodel