Many models don’t last as long in the industry as British supermodel Kate Miss and again she proves her staying power as yet again she graces the cover of Vogue, this will be the 30th time for the model who has had a career in the industry for over two decades.
Kate Moss who is now 36 started modelling at the age of 14 after been discovered in an American airport in 1988, since then she has not only graced the cover of the UK Vogue, international editions as well but also landed contracts with every major designer from Calvin Klein to Versace, Burberry, Donna Karen and YSL. Notably it will be the 6thtime she has been on the cover this decade at a time in her career where many would expect her not to be offered such coveted magazine cover especially for the September issue which is considered to be the biggest fashion issue of the year, she is seen posing on a wooden stool wearing a Burberry Prorsum coat.
Although Moss rarely gives interviews she has shed some light onto her life insisting while she loves modelling, she values her friends and family above her career, saying: ‘I’m a workaholic. A person who likes to live day by day, but I’m a friend to my friends – I like having dinner with them and a chat. And I don’t consider myself to be a materialistic person at all. I don’t need diamonds.”
Although she has had a successful career modelling she has admitted that she would rather if her 10-year-old daughter Lila did not follow in her footsteps and pursue a career in the industry, saying: ‘My dream is for my daughter to be happy,’ she said. ‘I want her to grow up like a normal girl, far from fame.’
Kate Moss however hasn’t had the easiest ride especially in the past few years, her career came close to ending in 2005 after photographs of her allegedly snorting cocaine were published, the fallout from that caused the fashion and beauty industry to turn their back on her as contract after contract was cancelled, but the backlash was short lived and she quickly regained her status as a model in demand. Her successful line with Topshop has also helped her earn respect in the fashion world as well as increasing her income with its success.