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Date of Birth: September 14, 1978 Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia Eye Color: Unknown Height: 5 ' 11 "
Carmen Kass Great SuperModel was raisd by her mother in Paide where Carmen was probably the only fashionable thing about the city. Carmen Kass won the Miss Paide crown and secured her royal position as Miss Jrvamma afterwards. Carmen had already received recognition at 14 years of age when she was discovered in a supermarket in Tallinn by an Italian modeling scout. Carmen Kass set her goal to be the next Miss Estonia, but the offer to fly to Milan to jump start a modeling career seemed like a more glamorous and lucrative option. Despite Carmens mother's disapproval Carmen found a way to go to Milan by forging her mother's signature of "approval". for the next three months Carmen was off to Milan ready to start her career as one of today's supermodels. When Carmen got represented in her native Estonia by the agency called "Baltic Models", Carmen moved to Paris at the age of 18. Carmen received exposure on the cover of magazines worldwide. Some of them were L'Officiel and Vogue (France) in 1997, Elle (Australia), Image (UK), Madame Figaro, Numero France, Vogue (France), and Vogue (US) in 1999.
In 1999, Carmen Kass was strutteling down the catwalks for the top designers in the world such as: Alberta Ferretti, Anna Sui, BCBG, Bill Blass, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferr?Gianni Versace, Gucci, Jill Stuart, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Moschino, Nicole Miller, Prada, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Gianni Versace, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino. Carmen also posed in advertisements for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Donna Karan, General Motors, Guy Laroche, Krizia, and Versace but she is most recognized for the Gap denim advertising campaign, which shouldn't have made it hard for the company to make jeans a popular item again. Carmen Kass is presently a spokesperson for Sephora and the Christian Dior perfume, J'adore. Carmen Kass has become a staple for the two biggest American fashion magazines, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She reportedly has bought parts of her first agency, "Baltic Models". |