Quick answer
Who is Kate Moss?
Kate Moss (born 16 January 1974 in Addiscombe, United Kingdom) is an English model and businesswoman. Tracked for Bottega Veneta and continuing global campaign visibility. Kate Moss is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Kate Moss?
Kate Moss was born on 16 January 1974 in Addiscombe, United Kingdom, which makes Kate 52 as of 5 October 2026. Kate Moss’s recorded height is 172 cm (5 ft 8 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 16 January 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Addiscombe, United Kingdom
- Height
- 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Disciplines
- Campaigns, Cultural
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q212531), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Kate Moss known for?
Bottega Veneta and continuing global campaign visibility
The published assessment
Is Kate Moss on the Global 50?
Kate Moss is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · High confidence · evidence reviewed
66.3
- Runway · 40%
- 30
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30 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 95
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95 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 80
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80 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 98
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98 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Fronted campaigns for Anine Bing (Fall 2024), Zara (2024, shot by Mario Sorrenti), Balenciaga and Fendi (2024), Elisabetta Franchi (Spring 2025), Isabel Marant Eyewear (Spring/Summer 2025) and Saint Laurent (Fall 2025).
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
The runway record
Which shows has Kate Moss walked?
No show-by-show walks for Kate Moss are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Katherine Ann Moss was born on 16 January 1974 in Croydon, London, to barmaid Linda Moss and airline employee Peter Moss; her daughter, Lila Moss, born in September 2002, is also a model. Moss was spotted in 1988, at 14, by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management, at JFK Airport in New York, returning from a Bahamas holiday.
A defining editorial and rapid rise, 1990–1996
Moss’s breakout came in 1990 with "The 3rd Summer of Love," a black-and-white editorial shot by Corinne Day for The Face at age 16. In 1996 she fronted a Calvin Klein campaign closely associated with the era’s "heroin chic" aesthetic, and contributed tambourine and backing vocals to Oasis’s Be Here Now album that year.
Scandal, recovery and a Topshop collaboration, 2005–2007
In September 2005, tabloid coverage of alleged cocaine use led several brands, including H&M, Chanel and Burberry, to drop her, though she was cleared of any criminal charges in June 2006. The same year, she received the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Inspiration award, and in November 2006 was named Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards. In May 2007 she launched a clothing collection with Topshop, and was named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People that year.
Recent record, 2011–2026
Moss married musician Jamie Hince on 1 July 2011 in Southrop, Gloucestershire, and received a Special Recognition Award at the British Fashion Awards in 2013. In September 2016 she founded the Kate Moss Agency, representing talent including Rita Ora. She has appeared on more British Vogue covers than any other model in the title’s history, and serves as a contributing editor at the magazine. She continues to model actively, including a 2026 appearance in Saint Laurent, and is represented by her own Kate Moss Agency in London.
Off the runway
Kate Moss on the red carpet.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born Katherine Ann Moss, 16 January 1974, in Croydon, London; spotted at 14 by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management at JFK Airport
- Breakout editorial "The 3rd Summer of Love," shot by Corinne Day for The Face, in 1990
- Won the Vogue/CFDA Fashion Inspiration award in 2005 and Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2006
- Launched a Topshop clothing collection in May 2007, the same year she was named to Time’s 100 Most Influential People
- Has appeared on more British Vogue covers than any other model
- Founded the Kate Moss Agency in September 2016
