1. Carmen Kass was born on 14 September 1978 and is an Estonian model and actress.
21 Facts About Carmen Kass
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Carmen Kass has worked as the face of brands such as Chanel, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and, for ten consecutive years, Michael Kors.
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Outside of modeling, Kass ran for the European Parliament in 2004 and was the president of the Estonian Chess Federation from 2004 to 2011.
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Carmen Kass was born in Paide, Estonia and grew up in the village of Mao, near Paide, Jarva County.
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Carmen Kass's father, Viktor Kass, was a chess teacher in Polva.
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When Carmen Kass was 14 years old, she was discovered in a supermarket by a model scout from Milan.
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Carmen Kass soon received exposure by appearing on the covers of American, French, British, and Italian Vogue, Australian Elle, UK Image, Madame Figaro, and French Numero.
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Carmen Kass appeared in a Gap denim advertising campaign, and was a spokesperson for Revlon cosmetics, Sephora, and the Christian Dior perfume, J'adore.
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Carmen Kass was the muse of Michael Kors, and the face of the brand for 10 consecutive years.
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Carmen Kass has been the spokesperson of the Narciso Rodriguez For Her perfume and several of its editions for 17 consecutive years to date.
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Carmen Kass is well-known for her distinctive runway walk in the fashion industry.
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Carmen Kass opened and closed the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1999, and walked for the brand in 2000,2002,2003, and 2008.
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Carmen Kass is considered to be one of the models who ended the heroin chic era along with Gisele Bundchen.
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In 2004, Carmen Kass played the female lead in the Estonian murder-mystery film Tana oosel me ei maga.
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Carmen Kass had a cameo appearance in the film Zoolander, where she played herself opening the Derelicte fashion show.
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Carmen Kass ran for the European Parliament after her homeland joined the European Union in May 2004.
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Carmen Kass was elected president of the Estonian Chess Federation for 8 consecutive years and currently serves as a councillor.
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Carmen Kass ran a campaign for Tallinn to host the 2008 Chess Olympics; however, Dresden, Germany was chosen instead.
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Carmen Kass was a part owner of her mother agency, Baltic Models.
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From 2004 until 2014, Carmen Kass was in a relationship with Eric Lobron, a German chess grandmaster.
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Carmen Kass's nephew, Antonio Sebastian Kass, is a model and a musician.