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Kate Moss Biography

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Kate Moss was the star of a series of provocative Calvin Klein ads which began running in 1992. Her extra-slender figure and blank gaze became a fashion model trend, often called the "waif look" (and sometimes criticized by those who felt it promoted an unhealthy body image). Moss became one of the most popular models of the 1990s, appearing in hundreds of magazine spreads and in popular ads for Klein and Versace among others. She also gained a reputation for a tempestuous personal life, culminating in her visit to a London rehabilitation clinic in 1998 and then a further brouhaha in 2005 when the Daily Mirror newspaper photographed her allegedly sniffing cocaine in a London music studio.

Extra credit: Moss's long-running romance with actor Johnny Depp ended in 1998... She had a child, Lila Grace, with Jefferson Hack, editor of the magazine Dazed and Confused, in September of 2002. Moss and Hack split in 2004... She began dating Pete Doherty, singer for the group Babyshambles, in 2005... Many of Moss's early Calvin Klein ads featured Moss with Mark Wahlberg.

Blog posts mentioning Kate Moss:

Four Good Links

Kate Moss Photos

A good look at her waifish style, courtesy of the website Perfect People

Kate Moss and the White Stripes

2006 blog post features a video of Moss strutting her stuff

Moss Will Still Front Ads

2005 BBC report in the wake of her latest drug incident

Kate Moss Interview

Archived transcript from a live chat, via the site ShowStudio

Vital Stats

Birth

16 January 1974
(age 36)

Birthplace

London, England

Death

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Best Known As

The waif-like star of Calvin Klein ads