Moss was born on January 16, 1974 in the borough of Croydon in London, England. Her parents are Linda Rosina Shepherd and Peter Edward Moss.
SHE WAS DISCOVERED IN AN AIRPORT AT AGE 14
Moss was discovered in 1988 at the age of 14 by a woman named Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Management. This encounter occurred at JFK Airport in New York after Kate returned from a holiday in the Bahamas.
SHE LANDED HER FIRST MAGAZINE COVER AT 16
Moss was on the cover of the now-defunct magazine The Face,shot by photographer Corinne Day when she was just 16 years old.
HER ICONIC CALVIN KLEIN SHOOT WAS NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE
Moss has described her time on set at the Calvin Klein photoshoot with Mark Wahlberg as "extremely uncomfortable." She was only 16 at the time, and recalls "having a nervous breakdown" and "crying in the bathroom." Moss also says that she didn't feel like herself at all, and couldn't get out of bed for two weeks afterwards. Moss has modeled for CK several times, including for their Obsession fragrance campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti in 1993, when Raf Simons was creative director.
MARC JACOBS IS ONE OF HER CLOSEST FRIENDS
Jacobs and Moss have been close for years, even attending the 2009 Met Gala together.
SHE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN SEVERAL MUSIC VIDEOS
In addition to being a fashion icon, Moss has dabbled in pop culture, appearing in music videos for The White Stripes, Elton John, and Marianne Faithfull. Her vocals have also been featured on some recordings by bands like Oasis and The Lemonheads. In 2016, she even starred in a posthumous Elvis Presley video of his 1970 song, "The Wonder Of You".
SHE WAS CONSIDERED THE FACE OF "HEROIN CHIC"
Moss is most widely known for the "heroin chic" look that was popularized in the '90s. The term referred to her waif-like body and facial structure.
HER RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHNNY DEPP WAS TOXIC
Moss and Depp dated for four years beginning in 1994, and although they were frequently snapped by the press, their relationship was oft-described as tumultuous.
SHE LIVED A PARTY-GIRL LIFESTYLE
Moss has a notorious reputation for partying hard, especially during the height of her career in the '90s. According to journalist Maureen Callahan’s 2014 book Champagne Supernovas, “In one sitting, [Kate] could snort three grams of coke and drink a bottle of vodka, which doctors said was the best liquor for preserving her looks: she put the stuff away so hard and fast that her nickname was ‘The Tank.’”
SHE LOST MAJOR MODELING CONTRACTS BECAUSE OF HER DRUG USE
In early 2005, Moss dated musician Pete Doherty for three years. Doherty was equally notorious for his hard-partying ways, including heroin use. Less than a year into their relationship, footage of Moss and Doherty using drugs were sold to the tabloids, resulting in a loss of nearly $4 million in contracts for Moss.
SHE'S BEEN MARRIED AND DIVORCED
Moss' first marriage was with The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince. They wed in 2011 and later divorced in 2016. Since then, Moss has been dating Nikolai von Bismarck, a photographer of German nobility.
SHE WAS PAINTED WHILE PREGNANT
British artist Lucian Freud painted Moss while she was pregnant with her daughter, Lila. The work was then auctioned off at Christie's for almost $5 million in 2005.
SHE APPEARED IN THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN LONDON
After the Summer Olympics in London, Moss joined fellow supers like Campbell, Stella Tennant, and Karen Elson on stage wearing confections by some of Britain’s top designers, including Christopher Kane and Alexander McQueen.
QUOTE BY MOSS
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. - Kate Moss
WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY
Here’s to learning what NOT to say, how NOT to behave, and your Word of the Day: CRASS!