The most scandalous and not at all ideal in all terms, the world supermodel celebrates its 46th anniversary today.
For many, it remained a mystery how a girl with a rather average external data, to put it mildly, not shining with special beauty, achieved incredible heights, becoming one of the highest paid models on the planet.
Kate grew up as a rather unsightly girl. And there was no question that she would turn into a brilliant beauty in the future. Yes, and Kate herself did not have enough stars from heaven, she got it from evil classmates who teased her for her unsympathetic appearance. But it was this alien wrong and absolutely non-standard face that attracted the director of the British modeling agency Sarah Dukas. She literally died when she saw 14-year-old Kate at the airport. With the light hand of Sarah, a new type of models appeared on the catwalk, which made serious competition for the recognized divas Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer.
The peak of Kate’s success came by the way in the era of, so to speak, fashionable androgyny. No lush forms, exciting curves of the body, smooth lines – thinness on the verge of anorexia was in fashion. Graceful and skinny Kate has become a star! Her career began with a scandal – however, they haunt her to this day. The very first shooting made a splash and shock – people have not seen such a thin model since the days of Twiggy.
Not the most beautiful and very strange person confidently conquered the modeling world: she showed special tenacity, was not afraid to pull her arrogant stellar colleagues, tried to be friends only with designers, emphasizing that she did not believe in female friendship, especially in the fashion world.
Many critics explain Kate’s success by the fact that she was in demand and loved by ordinary people. After all, everyone saw in her practically himself – that, they say, one does not need to be a written beauty in order to win the people’s love, fame and wealth. That even an ugly girl can become a star!
Kate earned her first million at the age of 20, and now she is on the list of not only the richest, but also the legendary supermodels. Of course, fatal addictions crippled her health, left a mark on her reputation and appearance, but regardless of this, surprisingly, Moss is still a welcome guest at the shows. Fashion houses and cosmetic brands continue to cooperate with her.
Both in her career and in her personal life, the supermodel was haunted by scandals. A bad girl matched herself to choose bad guys: Johnny Depp, Billy Zane, Jack Nicholson, Pete Doherty. All of them only brought confusion into Kate’s already chaotic life. An unsuccessful marriage with Doherty ended in divorce, the second, with guitarist Jamie Hins, did not last long either.
Despite all the difficulties and vicissitudes of life, Kate continues to bear with dignity the title of the most unusual model that has broken all the stereotypes and standards of the modeling world.