Katherine Ann Moss is a British model who was born on January 16, 1974. Moss rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion style, nearing the conclusion of the “supermodel era.” Her work with Calvin Klein catapulted her to the level of fashion icon. She is well-known for her svelte physique and participation in size zero fashion. Moss owns her own clothing line, has worked on musical projects, and is a contributing fashion editor for British Vogue. In 2012, she was ranked second on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid models, with an estimated annual salary of $9.2 million.
She has earned several modeling awards, including the 2013 British Fashion Awards, which recognized her contribution to fashion over a 25-year period, and Time named her one of the world’s 100 most important people in 2007.
Moss, who was the focus of media attention owing to her partying lifestyle, was implicated in a drug usage incident in September 2005, which resulted in her removal from fashion advertisements. She was acquitted and quickly returned to modeling. She has inspired cultural portrayals such as a £1.5 million ($2.8 million) 18 carat gold statue of Diana carved in 2008 for a British Museum exhibition.
