Kate Moss

Kate Moss is a model and entrepreneur from the United Kingdom. Moss rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion style, arriving at the conclusion of the "supermodel period." Her work with Calvin Klein elevated her to the level of a fashion icon. She is well-known for her svelte form and participation in the size-zero fashion industry. Moss owns her own clothing line, is a contributing fashion editor for British Vogue, and has been involved in musical ventures. She was ranked second on Forbes' list of top-earning models in 2012, with projected earnings of $9.2 million in a single year. She has earned several modeling awards, including the 2013 British Fashion Awards, which recognized her 25-year service to the fashion industry, and Time magazine named her one of the world's 100 most important people in 2007.

Moss was the focus of media attention owing to her party lifestyle, and in September 2005, she was implicated in a drug usage incident, which resulted in her being withdrawn from fashion ads. She was exonerated of all allegations and returned to modeling shortly after. She has influenced cultural representations such as a £1.5 million ($2.8 million) 18-carat gold statue of her made for a British Museum exhibition in 2008.