I hope she doesn't end up like GINA, the model who died of AIDS.
Kate Moss
Kate Moss in the 1990s Calvin Klein underwear campaign, Kate Moss (born January 16, 1974), is a British model who was once the "Face of Calvin Klein". She was born in Addiscombe, London Borough of Croydon, England.
Moss was discovered at the age of 14 by Sarah Doukas (the founder of Storm Model Agency) in 1988, at JFK Airport in New York City. Moss then went on to become the anti-supermodel of the 90's. She ushered in the waif look (while prompting much speculation over her weight) with a highly publicized campaign for Calvin Klein, particularly for posing nude in ads for its perfume brand, Obsession. However, she charmed the fashion industry and has walked / campaigned for such elite houses as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Chanel, Missoni, and David Yurman. In September 2005, after she was filmed cutting and snorting cocaine, many of her sponsors disassociated themselves.
Significant Others
Opting not to settle down, Moss has had a series of short term relationships, often with people in the public eye, including American actor
Johnny Depp.
On September 29, 2002, Moss gave birth to her daughter Lila Grace with her then-partner Jefferson Hack at the St. John and Elizabeth Hospital in West London.
In early 2005, Moss began dating former Libertines' frontman Pete Doherty, now of the band Babyshambles. Both share the frequent demise of partners, with Moss's two earlier boyfriends Mario Sorrenti and River Phoenix dying of drug overdoses and Doherty's girlfriend dying of mysterious causes.
Moss has a long history of involvement in art and music, especially rock bands, by appearing in their videos, and with various artists and sculptors.
In February 2005, a nude portrait by Lucian Freud of Kate Moss while pregnant was sold for £3.93 million. Moss planned and posed for the portrait with Lila as her version of the Madonna - a full frontal nude.
It was alleged by the media in September 2005 that Moss has had a long-standing lesbian affair with Sadie Frost. Further allegations have been made that she has had sex with both Sadie and her then husband Jude Law multiple times, and that she has also been involved in lesbian threesomes with Sadie Frost and British TV star Davinia Taylor.
Daily Mirror front pageBritish tabloids accused Moss of cocaine abuse - esp the Daily Mirror. This claim resulted in a retraction and damages by the Daily Mirror after a lawsuit. On September 15, 2005, however, the London Daily Mirror ran front page and interior photos of Moss allegedly snorting several lines of cocaine at a Babyshambles recording session. On September 22, 2005 Moss issued a statement that she had acknowledged to Hennes & Mauritz that the allegations of drug use were in fact true.
On 20 September 2005, the Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced they were dropping Moss for the advertising campaign of their autumn clothes range. The contract was reportedly worth £4 million a year. The next day, Chanel announced that it was not renewing its contract with Moss, which was set to expire in October, although the company said that its decision had nothing to do with the drug scandal. Furthermore, the United States-based cosmetics manufacturer, Rimmel, also announced its "dissatisfaction" with the recent allegations against Moss, and that the company was "reviewing the terms of its contract" with the model. So far, the only company with a publicity contract with Moss that has shown any support to her is the Brazilian jewelers H. Stern, which has declared that they
"hired Moss for her beauty, not her habits", and that "her personal life does not concern us". However, on September 23, 2005, H. Stern had cancelled their contract with her as well.
On September 22, 2005, it was announced that both Chanel and Burberry (which contribute to her reported $7 million a year income) announced they were also dropping her.
Someone needs to help her get off of those and get back on her two feet.
