Kate Moss: The model that broke glamour is 40

Katherine Ann "Kate" Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model who rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend

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She is known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion

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She is also noted for her controversial private life, high-profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. In 2007, TIME magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world

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In 2012, she came second on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $9.2 million in one year

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Aside from modelling, Moss has embarked on numerous ventures, both fashion related and non-fashion related, which include her own clothing line and involvement in musical projects.

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Twelve months after her cocaine scandal, Moss made a comeback by bagging 18 top modelling contracts for the Autumn/Winter 2006 season including Rimmel, Agent Provocateur, Virgin Mobile, Calvin Klein Jeans and Burberry. Moss designed a collection, in collaboration with Katy England, for Topshop

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According to Forbes, Moss has earned more money since then than ever before: her 2004-2005 earnings were $5 millionand her 2005-2006 earnings were $8 million

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In 2012 Moss appeared as a Model for the Spring/Summer Collection for Supreme. Moss was an Ambassador and the face of the Spanish fashion retailer Mango since autumn 2011. In November 2012, it was announced that Australian model Miranda Kerr had replaced Moss for its spring/summer 2013 campaign. Moss  posed nude for the 60th-anniversary issue of Playboy magazine, due out December 2013

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