| At 14 years old, Moss was spotted while waiting for a | | | | only succeeded in boosting Moss's career. |
| flight at JFK airport in New York. The Croydon | | | | A Glittering CareerOver her long career, Moss has |
| schoolgirl who disliked her studies and once admitted | | | | graced most of the major catwalks for designers |
| that she thought she "might've been a bank manager" | | | | such as Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Dior, |
| would become one of the world's most famous faces | | | | Versace, Chanel, Gucci, Robert Cavalli, Stella |
| and it's now almost impossible to imagine the British | | | | McCartney, Missoni and John Galliano. In recent years, |
| fashion industry without her. | | | | she has chosen to grace the catwalk less and prefers |
| Her Rise and RiseAt just 15, she was cast in John | | | | to concentrate on lucrative advertising campaigns and |
| Galliano's show as Lolita, which would be her debut | | | | magazine shoots. She is the face of Rimmel |
| catwalk appearance. She followed this by becoming | | | | cosmetics and has previously fronted Calvin Klein's |
| the face of Calvin Klein, appearing nude for Obsession | | | | campaigns, Burberry, Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle |
| and fronting an underwear campaign with "Marky" | | | | fragrance and many more. She has also appeared on |
| Mark Wahlberg. Soon after, she made her debut | | | | over 300 magazine covers, including W, Vogue, The |
| appearance in British Vogue and her first cover | | | | Face and Vanity Fair. |
| followed two months later. | | | | Unlucky in Love Moss's colourful romantic life is as well |
| Heroin Chic When Kate Moss appeared, supermodels | | | | documented as her modelling career. She has dated |
| such as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Claudia | | | | Billy Zane, Leonardo DiCaprio, Evan Dando, Jake |
| Schiffer were known for their statuesque and | | | | Chapman, Jesse Wood and most famously, Johnny |
| curvaceous figures. However, Moss's skinny frame | | | | Depp and Dazed and Confused editor, Jefferson |
| was completely different, leading her to be labelled as | | | | Hack. Moss had a child, Lila Grace by Hack in 2002, |
| an 'anti-supermodel' and launching a new look widely | | | | before the couple split two years later. Since then, |
| regarded as 'heroin chic'. This look was extremely | | | | Moss has entertained a controversial on-off |
| controversial, as many people believed it encouraged | | | | relationship with Pete Doherty, a British musician whose |
| drug use and eating disorders. However, this scandal | | | | life is plagued by drug problems. |