Kate Moss has been one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion industry since the late 1980s. She is best known for transforming the typical stereotype of the supermodel with her waif-like figure. Now in her 30s, Moss is still one of the most successful and legendary supermodels in the world right up there with Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.Kate was born in London, England in 1974. Although she was never successful in school, frequently receiving D's and F's on her report card, Moss was discovered by a modeling agent early in life. In 1988 she was returning home from a family vacation to the Caribbean when she had a layover at the JFK airport and was spotted by Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Agency. Sarah signed the fourteen-year-old Kate to her agency then and there. Moss has been with Storm ever since.Within the next year, Moss was quickly becoming the it girl of the industry. Her look was so different from the other models that her petite frame was considered fresh and new. She quickly won contracts with Calvin Klein, Gucci, Dolce Gabanna, Chanel, and David Yurman. Her work did not stop at the runway. She has also been a favorite of music videos, appearing in Johnny Cash's video Delia's Gone and a video by the White Stripes titled I Just Don t Know What to do With Myself.Kate's personal life has been most intriguing to reporters, possibly because she is such a private person who rarely agrees to interviews. She was previously engaged to Johnny Depp, star of Pirates of the Caribbean, and she also dated actor Billy Zane. She has a daughter, Lila Grace, born in 2002 with Jefferson Hack, the editor of Dazed and Confused.Currently, Kate has been linked with the singer and songwriter, Pete Doherty, of the group the Babyshambles. The relationship has been a tumultuous one, spawning a cocaine scandal that caused Kate to lose several contracts worth several million pounds with various fashion houses. Photographs of Moss and Doherty snorting cocaine during one of Doherty's recording sessions were sold to the newspaper, the Daily Mirror.Kate's friends in the fashion and entertainment industry have rallied behind her to show their support. It is said that designer Alexander McQueen was seen wearing a shirt that said We love you Kate . Designer and best friend, Stella McCartney was the first to offer her work since the scandal broke, proving that Kate still has what it takes.Since her name has been smeared in magazines throughout 2005 and 2006 due to her alleged cocaine usage, Kate checked herself into a rehab center in an attempt to get clean. Ironically, she has made a comeback and is now making more money per year than before the scandal broke out. In 2006 alone, she has reportedly made 10 million pounds.Kate's career has been full of ups and downs over the last couple decades, but she has proven her staying power more than most models. At age thirty, she was voted the Sexiest Woman of all Time, by a popular men's magazine. Kate Moss has proven that sexy is feeling comfortable in your own skin and not wanting to look like someone else.