Kate Moss Biography:

Kate Moss, who has become one of the most familiar and top paid supermodels of the 1990's, was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, on January 16, 1974.

Kate's entrance into the fashion industry all started in 1988, when she and her family were at JFK Airport on their way home from a vacation in the Bahamas. The young 14-year-old teen Kate caught the eye of Sarah Ducas of Storm Agency, who introduced herself and began a discussion with Moss about modeling. This chance meeting was the launching pad of Kate's tremendously successful career.

Kate Moss In Vogue Magazine

Kate signed contracts with three different modeling agencies, Women in New York, Marilyn in Milan, and Storm in London. Her first modeling job was a topless appearance on the cover of the British magazine, "The Face".

Next, Kate was on her way to becoming the latest "It" girl, whose features and sexy body would show up all over. The extensive list of magazine covers she has graced include Allure and Harper's Bazaar in the United States; Arena, Elle and The Face in the UK; as well as the American, British, Australian, Italian, and Brazilian editions of Vogue.

Kate Moss Does Calvin Klein Ads

If anyone could possibly not recognize Kate Moss from the volume of magazine covers she has appeared on, they definitely would from all the advertisements she has appeared in. Kate virtually became a staple in Calvin Klein advertisements, such as those for the fragrances Obsession, CK Be and CK One. Some criticized many of the advertisements, saying they exploited young teen girls sexy bodies, and showed young teen girls in somewhat suggestive poses. The man behind these controversial ads, Calvin Klein, can be credited with launching Kate Moss' career in the early '90s.

In addition to Calvin Klein ads, Moss has also appeared in advertisements for Burberry, Cerruti 1881, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, L'Oreal, and Yves Saint Laurent.

Kate has also shown her talents on the catwalks for such big name designers as Calvin Klein, Chanel and Versace.

Moss also ventured onto the television and movie screens. She appeared as herself in several episodes of the British comedy series "French and Saunders" in 1996, as well as in movies like Isaac Mizrahi's "Unzipped" (1995), "Catwalk" (1996) with Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Christian Slater and Christy Turlington where a camera follows model Christy Turlington through the spring fashion shows in Milan, Paris, and New York one year in the early 1990s. Next was "Beautopia" (1998) with Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer, and "Original Copies" (1999). Also in 1999, she appeared as Maid Marian and Queen Marian in "Blackadder Back & Forth".

Keeping with the ritual 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."

Also establishing her sexy celebrity status in the publishing world, Kate released a book called "Kate: The Kate Moss Story", which is a anthology of her choice pictures of none other than herself.

Mostly known for her unhealthy image, and accusations of anorexia and rumored heavy heroin use, and she is known as a heavy smoker, Kate checked into the Priory Clinic in 1998, suffering from exhaustion.

Kate Moss Makes Headlines Posing Naked And Snorting Cocaine

Having been romantically linked to fellow partier Johnny Depp for five years, Kate also dated Calvin Klein photographer Mario Sorrenti. Winner of the VH1 Award for Model of the Year in 1996, Moss is categorically one of the most successful and notorious models of the '90s, having earned an income of around $10,000 per day.

On September 29, 2002, she became a mother with the birth of daughter Lila Grace, whose father was Kate's boyfriend Jefferson Hack. During her pregnancy, she posed nude for a life-size portrait called "Naked Portrait 2002," which sold for roughly $6.5 million at Christie's auction house.

In July 2005, Kate won a lawsuit against the British tabloid The Sunday Mirror for "falsely claiming" that she slipped into a coma after abusing cocaine. Unfortunately for Kate, in September 2005, the British newspaper The Daily Mirror ran pictures of her sniffing cocaine with her boyfriend Pete Doherty, the front man of the British punk band The Libertines and Baby Shambles. As a result, H&M, Chanel and Burberry cancelled Kate's contracts, and many are wondering if the supermodel's career may be over.

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