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Karlie Elizabeth Kloss (born August 3, 1992) is an American fashion model. ''
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'' declared her one of the "top 30 models of the 2000s" when she was 17. Kloss was a
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from 2013 until 2015; she resigned to study at
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. Models.com has said that Kloss "represents the gold standard of modeling—a girl with the look, the poise, and the drive to take things to the next level", and she ranks on their "New Supers" and "Money Girl" lists. By 2019, she had appeared on 40 international ''
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'' covers. Outside of modeling, Kloss has an interest in technology and has founded the "Kode with Klossy" camp, which aims to get young girls interested in STEM fields. In 2019, Kloss became the host of the reality competition television series ''
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''.


Early life and education

Kloss was born on August 3, 1992, in
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, to Tracy, a freelance director, and Kurt Kloss, an emergency physician. Her family has
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ancestry. She has three sisters. She moved to
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with her family in 1994. In 2013, the family moved to
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to support her modeling career. Kloss has called her classical
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training "a beautiful thing" that taught her how to move in the modeling world and was a great training ground for her
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walk. In 2011, Kloss graduated from
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in
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, where she was a cheerleader. In September 2015, Kloss enrolled in the
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of
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.


Career


2006–2010: Beginnings and modeling breakthrough

Kloss was discovered at a local benefit runway show. In 2006, at the age of 14, Kloss posed for a cover and editorial shoot for the June issue of ''Scene Magazine'' in Chicago with photographer David Leslie Anthony, in an editorial spread titled "Almost Famous".
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Chicago then forwarded these tear sheets to Elite Model Management's New York office, who signed her. Her first credited modeling shoot was photographed by Arthur Elgort for '' Teen Vogue''. One of her first modeling stints was for
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when she posed for the brand's photography shot by Bruce Weber. In January 2008, she left Elite Model Management and signed with
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. She walked 31 runways in
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, notably walking as an exclusive for Calvin Klein, closing for Marc Jacobs, opening
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, and occupying both spots at Doo.Ri. After New York, she walked 20 shows in
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, and 13 in
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for the fall 2008 collections, with 64 shows in a single season. Kloss found herself in the middle of a legal dispute when her former agency, Elite Model Management, sued Next Management for allegedly stealing its star by offering her "improper compensation" to sign; Elite Model Management felt they were responsible for launching her career. The case was eventually settled out of court. After four years of being represented by Next Management, Kloss signed with
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(also leaving Mother Model Management in St. Louis). She has been in advertisements for
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, Nina Ricci,
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, Yves Saint Laurent,
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, Gap,
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, Dior,
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, Sonia Rykiel,
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, Eryn Brinie, Uniqlo, Omnia Jade,
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, Victoria's Secret PINK, and
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. Kloss is the face of the Marc Jacobs fragrance ''Lola''. She has walked for numerous designers in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, including
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, Calvin Klein,
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, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen,
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, Valentino,
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, and
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. Kloss has appeared in editorials for American and Korean '' W'', American ''
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'', '' Allure'', '' i-D'', French and Japanese ''
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'', '' Vanity Fair'', '' Dazed & Confused''; and American, Australian, Italian, French, British, Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese, Teen, and Latin American editions of ''Vogue'' magazine. She notably appeared on 12 international ''Vogue'' covers, including ''
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'', in a five-year span. She appeared on the cover of '' Teen Vogue'', alongside
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and
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in February 2008, and by herself in May 2010. She made her first venture into television when she appeared in the ''
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'' episode " Belles de Jour" as herself. She became a muse for fashion designer
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, and has appeared in Dior and John Galliano campaigns. She opened both shows, Christian Dior Haute Couture and Dior resort for spring/summer 2010. In the spring/summer 2011 season, she opened ten shows and closed eight.


2011–present: Recognition and success

Her runway walk, one of the most unusual, is often described as powerful. Kloss's height, long legs, and precise placement of one foot perfectly in front of the other in fluid motion distinguish her catwalk stride, usually garnished with a serious, sultry expression. Kloss has described her runway walk a "moody gait". In 2011, Kloss renewed her contract with
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for the third season in a row. Photographer Gabrielle Revere was commissioned by ''
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'' magazine to photograph Karlie Kloss for the cover of a special print issue handed out during New York Fashion Week in September 2011. The photo story inside the issue was photographed during the summer of 2011, and shows her at the couture shows in Paris, in New York City, and in Saint Louis, her hometown. The same year, she made her debut in the
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. In 2012, Kloss was featured on the September covers of ''
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'', ''Japanese Vogue'', '' Harper's Bazaar Russia'', and ''
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''. She appeared in the campaign ads of
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, Stefanel,
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, and Jean Paul Gaultier. She co-hosted the revival of the
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'' with fellow model
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. She also appeared in that year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but one of her outfits was cut out of the broadcast after appearing in a Native American
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that was deemed offensive. Just before the Victoria's Secret Fashion in 2012, Kloss cut her long hair into a bob which is famously called the "Karlie". In 2013, Kloss was the face of Donna Karan, Lacoste, and Lanvin campaigns. Kloss worked with
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on their 2013 summer swimwear video. She was also the red carpet host of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards pre-show. In April, Kloss starred alongside Daria Strokous,
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in Louis Vuitton's Alma bag campaign. In 2013, Kloss was named as one of the new ambassadors for Coach, Inc. and starred in the accessory maker's fall 2013 campaign. In 2014, Kloss was the face of
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,
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, Lancaster, and the Chanel Coco Noir fragrance campaigns. She also collaborated with Frame Denim to design the Forever Karlie jeans collection. In summer 2014, Kloss worked with Warby Parker to design the Karlie Kloss x Warby Parker eyewear line, proceeds of which benefited Edible Schoolyard NYC. In September 2014, after many speculations, L'Oreal Paris officially announced that they have signed Kloss to be the newest face. In the September 2014 issue of ''American Vogue'', she was featured on the cover with
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,
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, Edie Campbell, Imaan Hammam,
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, and
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as "The Instagirls!" In 2015, Kloss covered the March issue of American ''Vogue'' with her close friend
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. Kloss portrayed the role of "Knockout" in the music video for Swift's song " Bad Blood" which premiered at the 2015 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. Kloss appeared in several video segments during Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour and appeared live on stage with Swift at the performance of June 27, 2015 at
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, as well as on July 11, 2015, at the
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in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Kloss also starred in the music video for
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's "I'll Be There", which was directed by
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. On July 21, 2015, Kloss started her own
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channel, ''Klossy'', which features weekly
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s and Q&A videos. Kloss is a close friend of filmmaker
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, who assisted her in starting up on YouTube. In May 2016, Kloss was named the new face of Swarovski, replacing fellow Victoria's Secret alumna
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, for a two-year contract. In April 2017, she appeared as a correspondent on the
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series ''
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''. Kloss was featured in ''Vogue'''s March 2017 issue. The spread was criticized by some as a form of cultural appropriation as she appeared styled as a
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. She later posted a public apology. In Fall 2017, Kloss announced her TV show, ''Movie Night with Karlie Kloss'', airing on Freeform in winter 2017. On May 24, 2017 Kloss won the Diane von Furstenberg Inspiration Award. In April 2018, Kloss was announced as Estée Lauder's newest Global spokesmodel and Brand Ambassador. The company is committed to supporting her initiative "Kode with Klossy" through scholarships and events. In October 2018, Kloss confirmed that she would be stepping in Heidi Klum's shoes on the seventeenth season of ''
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'' as the host and executive producer: "I could not be more excited to host and produce a series that provides a platform to aspiring American designers as they pursue their creative and entrepreneurial dreams." In October 2019, Kloss narrated the season 2 episode "Coding" on the Netflix and
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television show '' Explained''.


Other ventures

Kloss is also a computer programmer, having studied
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and other
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technologies at the Flatiron School in 2014. In April 2015, Kloss began partnering with Flatiron School and Code.org to offer an annual scholarship called ''Kode with Klossy'' for young girls interested in
computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...
and
software engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
. In 2015, she also launched the ''Kode with Klossy'' two-week summer coding camp for girls from ages 13–18. As of 2018, the camp had expanded to include "50 coding camps in 25 US cities, teaching 1,000 girls to code". The camp teaches the basics of numerous programming languages, such as
Ruby A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sa ...
,
JavaScript JavaScript (), often abbreviated as JS, is a programming language that is one of the core technologies of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and CSS. As of 2022, 98% of websites use JavaScript on the client side for webpage behavior, of ...
, and
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. By the end of the program, participants in the camp had built fully functional
mobile app A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a phone, tablet, or watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop applications which are designed to run on d ...
s or
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s. In collaboration with Momofuku
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, Kloss created a special recipe called Karlie's Kookies sold in
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Soho during Fashion's Night Out in
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, with proceeds benefiting hungry children around the world (through FEED Projects). Kloss called it a "Perfect 10 Kookie" because for every tin of cookies sold, 10 meals were donated to starving children all over the world. Kloss is an investor, with the '' Daily Front Row'' reporting in 2020 that Kloss was one of a group of high profile investors who purchased the fashion magazine '' W''. She is also an investor in probiotic company
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. In 2020, she was named a trustee of
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for a term of four years.


Personal life

Kloss began dating businessman and investor
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in 2012. On July 24, 2018, Kloss announced her engagement to Kushner, one month after she
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(Kushner's religion). The couple married on October 18, 2018, in upstate New York. In June 2019, Kloss and Kushner had a second wedding celebration in
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. Through her marriage, she is related to Kushner's brother
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and his wife
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, who are members of the
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. She has stated that she finds it "frustrating ..that the spotlight is always shifted away from ercareer toward errelationship". In October 2020, it was reported that Kloss and Kushner are expecting their first child. In December 2020, the couple purchased a home in
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for US$23.5 million. Their first child was born in March 2021. She supported
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in the
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. In March 2018, both Kloss and her husband attended the
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event in
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in protest of
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. She is a
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, and has stated that her decision to leave Victoria's Secret was partly motivated by her beliefs. Kloss supported Joe Biden in the
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.


See also

* Kushner family


References


Notes


Further reading

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External links

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