Kate Moss

Who is Kate Moss?

Katherine Ann "Kate" Moss is an English model. Moss was born in Croydon, Greater London, Moss was later discovered in 1988 at the age of 14 by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management, at JFK Airport in New York City. Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. She is known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion. Moss would later go on to have campaigns for a variety of designers including Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Chanel and Rimmel. Kate Moss will receive a Special Recognition award in December at the 2013 British Fashion Awards to acknowledge her contribution to the fashion industry during her 25-year career.

Aside from modelling, Moss has embarked on numerous ventures, both fashion related and non-fashion related, which include her own clothing line and involvement in musical projects. Moss has won numerous accolades for her modelling career, in 2007, TIME magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Moss has also been used as inspiration in a large amount of cultural depictions including a £1.5m 18 carat gold statue was made of Moss in 2008 as part of a British Museum exhibition. The statue is said to be the largest gold statue to be created since the era of Ancient Egypt.