Kate Moss – British Celebrity, Model

Kate Moss was born on 16th January, 1974 in London at England. She appeared in her 1st cover shot a year after she was discovered at age fourteen. Featured in 1993, in Calvin Klein's Obsession ad campaign, she became even more sought-after and famous. During her career, she has appeared on the cover of more than three hundred magazines. She also starred in advertising crusades for many of the top fashion houses.

Early Career

With Kate Moss’s incredibly thin, boyish body, she created quite a stir in the modeling world, initiation what became known like the waif look. She started working young after being revealed at the age of fourteen at JFK airport in New York. Kate Moss appeared on the cover of a British magazine after that year – her 1st cover shot and an significant career milestone for any model.


In 1993, featured in designer Calvin Klein's scent Obsession advertising campaign, Kate Moss became even more well-known and favorite as a model. The advertisements featured her partly nude body, putting her trivial figure on display. A few found her young, innocent image beautiful while others thought she was too lean and might be suffering from an eating disarray. In spite of any negative comments, Kate Moss continued to flourish professionally.

Career Highlights

Through her career, she has shown on the cover of more than three hundred magazines. Kate Moss also starred in advertising campaigns for lots of the top fashion houses, plus Chanel & Christian Dior. In June 2005, she rewarded a Fashion Icon award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Personal Life

Moreover, being one of the world's leading models, KatevMoss has also become famous for her turbulent personal life. She has confessed that she began drinking & smoking marijuana at the age of 12. She continued with her partying way of life as her career took off.In 1998, Kate Moss did a stint in a London clinic to battle her addiction to alcohol.

In September 2005, she became headline news around the world when photographs of what seemed like her doing drugs were available in a British newspaper. She was reportedly caught snorting cocaine through her boyfriend Pete Doherty. The main singer of the band Babyshambles, Doherty has been arrested numerous times on drug-related charges. Due to the scandal that followed, she lost many of her profitable modeling contracts with such companies like the clothing retailer H&M.

Kate Moss bounced back rapidly. The British police decided not to charge her with any crimes, & she later went to the Meadows Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, for cure. After that year, she had a skid of new modeling contracts with companies, for example Burberry and Calvin Klein, which had plummeted her at the time of the drug scandal. In 2006, Kate Moss Also reached a contract with clothing retailer Topshop to design her personal collection of clothing.

Besides her clothing line, in 2007, Kate Moss began selling her own brand of perfume named Kate. In the following year, she added a 2nd scent, Velvet Hour.

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