Kate
Moss, who has become one of the most
recognized and highest paid supermodels of the '90s, was born in
Croydon,
Surrey, England,
on January 16, 1974. Kate's entry into the fashion industry
all started in 1988, when she and her family were in JFK Airport
on their way back from a vacation
in the Bahamas. The then 14-year-old Kate caught the eye of Sarah
Ducas of Storm Agency, who approached her. This chance encounter
was the launching pad of Kate's hugely successful career.
Kate Moss signed 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. After that, Kate was on her way to becoming
the latest "It" girl,
whose face and body would show up everywhere. The long list of magazine
covers she has graced include Allure and Harper's Bazaar in the U.S.;
Arena, Elle and The Face in the UK; as well as the American, British,
Australian, Italian, and Brazilian editions of Vogue.
If someone could possibly not recognize Kate
Moss from the slew
of magazine covers she has graced, they surely would from all the
advertisements she has appeared in. Kate practically became a staple
in Calvin Klein ads, such as those for fragrances like Obsession,
CK Be and CK One. 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, she has
also appeared in ads for Burberry, Cerruti 1881, Dolce & Gabbana,
Versace, L'Oreal, and Yves Saint Laurent.
Kate has also strutted her stuff on the catwalks for such big-name
designers as Calvin Klein, Chanel and Versace.
Moss also made her way onto the small and
big 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), Beautopia (1998), and Original Copies (1999).
In 1999, she appeared as Maid Marian/Queen Marian in Blackadder Back & Forth.
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Fashion
Model Heidi Klum
18 years old and still in high school, Heidi
Klum came across an ad for a model competition in her area while
reading a magazine. While she was intrigued by the idea, she never
even dreamed of the possibility of entering, much less of winning. Heidi
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Supermodel
Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima was discovered while shopping at a local mall at the age of
13. At the age of 15, she entered and finished in first place in Brazil's
Ford Supermodel of the World Search. Adriana
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Swimsuit
Model Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller ( full name Marisa Lee Miller
) was born on August 6, 1978 in Santa Cruz, California and she
is a buxom American supermodel who first gained attention when
she appeared in the 1997 premiere issue of Perfect 10 magazine. Marisa
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Sexy Model
Carmen Electra
Perhaps more famous for her physical attributes
than for her talent, Carmen Electra managed to parlay a stint as
an MTV game show hostess into a career as a TV and movie actress.
Carmen left her performing arts high school with plans to become
a singer. Carmen
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Swimsuit
and Spokesmodel Brooke Burke
After signing with prestigious model and
talent agencies, Brooke Burke graced the covers of several magazines
and appeared in a few commercials. But her big break occurred in
1997 when she landed the coveted spot as host of E! Entertainment
Television's travel show Wild On. Brooke
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Danielle
Lloyd Model
From the age of 16 Danielle loved modelling, frequently entering
competitions in and around Liverpool so upon finishing her academic studies,
she decided to pursue a career in modelling and also train as a beautician. Danielle
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Swimsuit
and Fashion Model Petra Nemcova
Her first American TV appearance was on
the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, where the smitten host (who
announced his love for her and British singer Dido) predicted that
she would make the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue
in 2003 and he was right. Petra
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Model Alessandra Ambrosio
Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Brazil,
a small town in the south. As an early teen, she enrolled in
a modeling class and subsequently was entered in the Elite modeling
agency's 1996 Look of the Year competition. Though she did not
win, she was offered an Elite contract one year after.
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Miranda Kerr Swimsuit
and Lingerie Model
In 2006, Miranda Kerr broke into the United
States market when she signed a lucrative cosmetics contract with
Maybelline New York. The campaign ran in a series of internationally
sold women's beauty magazines, including Cosmopolitan, CLEO and
Elle. Miranda
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Elle Macpherson Fashion
and Swimsuit Supermodel
At age 17, planning to follow in her stepfather's
footsteps, Elle enrolled to study law at Sydney University. Before
starting college, she visited the United States with the intent
of spending her gap year modeling in order to pay for her university
education. Elle
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Gisele Bundchen Fashion
and Swimsuit Model
In September 2000, the Rolling Stone magazine
had, for the fourth time, a model in its cover. After Claudia Schiffer,
Cindy Crawford and Laetitia Casta, there was Gisele Bundchen. The
fourth model ever to be in a Rolling Stone cover.
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