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Kate Moss Biography - All About Kate Moss

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Kate Moss is one of the most famous supermodels in the industry despite the fact that she is only 5'7". Her well documented and scandalous cocaine incident at a London studio nearly destroyed her career. Read on for all the scoop on model Kate Moss.

  • Kate was born on January 16, 1974 in Surrey, England.

  • She has a tiny heart tattooed on her hand.

  • Kate was once engaged to actor Johnny Depp.

  • Has a daughter, Lila Grace, born in 2002 from her previous relationship with Jefferson Hack.

  • Had an and off relationship with rocker Pete Doherty, who has admitted to having a major problem with drugs.

  • H & M, Burberry, H Stern and Chanel fired her from her contract in 2005 due to her scandalous cocaine incident.

  • Kate ironically once worked on an ad campaign for Calvin Klein which was nicknamed "Heroin Kids."

  • Her naked portrait by Lucien Freud sold for $7.2 million by Christie's in February 2005.

  • She was a spokesmodel for fashion companies including Narciso Rodriguez, Versace, Gucci, Burberry, Celine, and Banana Republic.


Quotes From Kate Moss

"All of a sudden I was living what is perceived to be the model life. It was just full-on, 24 hours a day. It was work all the time. And there's always a party to go to."

"Everyone's projecting onto you, or you feel like everyone is judging you. I feel like I'm being judged a lot of the time. You become really self-conscious."

"People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it."

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