1. Karlie Elizabeth Kloss was born on August 3,1992 and is an American model.
47 Facts About Karlie Kloss
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Karlie Kloss was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 until 2015, when she resigned to study at New York University.
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Karlie Kloss founded the "Kode with Klossy" camp, which aims to get young girls interested in STEM fields.
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Karlie Kloss has signed with several top modeling agencies throughout her career, including Elite Model Management, Next Management, IMG Models, and The Society.
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Karlie Elizabeth Kloss was born on August 3,1992, in Chicago, Illinois to Tracy Kloss, a freelance art director, and Kurt Kloss, an emergency physician.
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Karlie Kloss has three sisters: one elder sister named Kristine and twin younger sisters named Kimberly and Kariann.
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Karlie Kloss moved to St Louis, Missouri, with her family in 1994.
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Karlie Kloss attended Webster Groves High School in Webster Groves, Missouri, where she was a cheerleader during her freshman year and graduated in 2011.
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Karlie Kloss was discovered at a local benefit runway show in 2005.
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Karlie Kloss walked 31 runways in New York Fashion Week, walking as an exclusive for Calvin Klein, closing for Marc Jacobs, opening for Carolina Herrera, and occupying both spots at Doo.
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Karlie Kloss found herself in a legal dispute when Elite Model Management, believing they were responsible for launching her career, sued Next Management for allegedly stealing her away and offering her 'improper compensation.
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Karlie Kloss notably appeared on 12 international Vogue covers, including Vogue Italia, in a five-year span.
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Karlie Kloss appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue alongside Chanel Iman and Ali Michael in February 2008 and by herself in May 2010.
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Karlie Kloss made her first venture into television when she appeared in the Gossip Girl episode "Belles de Jour" as herself.
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Karlie Kloss became a muse for fashion designer John Galliano and has appeared in his and Dior's campaigns.
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Karlie Kloss renewed her contract with Christian Dior for the third season in a row in 2011.
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In 2012, Karlie Kloss was featured on the September covers of British Vogue, Japanese Vogue, Harper's Bazaar Russia, and Numero.
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Karlie Kloss co-hosted the revival of the MTV series House of Style with fellow model Joan Smalls.
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Just before appearing in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2012, Kloss had her long hair cut into a bob, which was called the "Karlie".
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In 2013, Karlie Kloss was the face of Donna Karan, Lacoste, and Lanvin campaigns.
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Karlie Kloss worked with Victoria's Secret on their 2013 summer swimwear video.
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Karlie Kloss was the red carpet host of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards pre-show.
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In 2013, Karlie Kloss was named as one of the new ambassadors for Coach, Inc and starred in the accessory maker's fall 2013 campaign.
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Karlie Kloss was the face of Jean Paul Gaultier, Nike, Donna Karan, Lancaster, and the Chanel Coco Noir fragrance campaigns in 2014.
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Karlie Kloss collaborated with Frame Denim to design the Forever Karlie jeans collection.
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Karlie Kloss would go on to cite concerns with their messaging to young women as a motivation for her departure.
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Karlie Kloss portrayed the role of "Knockout" in the music video for Swift's song "Bad Blood", which premiered at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.
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Karlie Kloss featured in several video segments during Swift's 1989 World Tour and appeared live on stage with her at London's Hyde Park on June 27 and at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 11.
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In March 2015, Karlie Kloss starred in the music video for Chic's "I'll Be There", directed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
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In May 2016, Karlie Kloss was named the new face of Swarovski for a two-year contract, replacing fellow Victoria's Secret alumna Miranda Kerr.
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Karlie Kloss was featured in Vogue's March 2017 issue styled as a geisha and received criticism for cultural appropriation; she posted a public apology for the spread.
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In Fall 2017, Kloss announced a new TV show, Movie Night with Karlie Kloss, airing on Freeform in winter 2017.
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On May 24,2017 Karlie Kloss won the Diane von Furstenberg Inspiration Award.
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In October 2018, Karlie Kloss confirmed that she would be stepping into Heidi Klum's shoes on the seventeenth season of Project Runway as the host and executive producer.
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Karlie Kloss's runway walk is often described as powerful, distinguished by her height, precision, fluidity, and serious, sultry expression.
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Karlie Kloss led a group of high profile investors in purchasing the fashion magazine W in 2020.
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That year, Karlie Kloss was named a trustee of Barnard College for a four-year term.
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Karlie Kloss is an investor in the probiotics company Seed.
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Karlie Kloss studied Ruby on Rails and other web development technologies at Flatiron School in 2014.
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Karlie Kloss later narrated the season 2 episode "Coding" on the Netflix and Vox Media television show Explained in October 2019.
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Karlie Kloss began dating the businessman and investor Joshua Kushner in 2012.
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Karlie Kloss married Kushner on October 18,2018, in upstate New York.
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Karlie Kloss is related by marriage to Ivanka Trump, the wife of Kushner's elder brother Jared, and members of the family of Donald Trump.
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Karlie Kloss supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election, Joe Biden in the 2020 election, and Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
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Karlie Kloss is a feminist and has stated that her decision to leave Victoria's Secret was partly motivated by her feminist beliefs.
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In 2024, Karlie Kloss gathered signatures for a bipartisan effort in Missouri to put an abortion initiative on the ballot for 2024.