Karlie Elizabeth Kloss (born August 3, 1992) is an American model.
Biography[]
She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Tracy (née Fares), a freelance director, and Kurt Kloss, an emergency physician. She has three sisters.
She moved to St. Louis with her family in 1994.
Her family has Danish, German and Polish roots.
She has called her classical ballet training "a beautiful thing" that taught her how to move in the modeling world and was a great training ground for her runway walk.
She attended Webster Groves High School in Webster Groves, Missouri.
In September 2015, She enrolled in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study of New York University.
Career beginnings[]
She was discovered at a local benefit runway show. In 2006, at the age of 14, she 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". Elite Chicago (now Factor Women) then forwarded these tear sheets to Elite NY, who then brought her to New York.
Personal life[]
She began dating businessman and investor Joshua Kushner, in 2012. On July 24, 2018, they announced their engagement, one month after she had converted to Judaism (Kushner's faith). They were married on October 18, 2018 in upstate New York. In June 2019, they had a second wedding celebration in Wyoming. They have a son, Levi Joseph, born on March 11, 2021.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[]
Karlie walked in five Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. She was an Angel from 2013-2015.
2011[]
Karlie walked in Segment 2: Super Angels, Segment 4: Aquatic Angels and Segment 6: Club Pink.
2012[]
Karlie walked in Segment 1: AntiGravity Pop Circus, Segment 3: Calendar Girls (her outfit was edited out of the broadcast due to controversy) and Segment 6: Angels In Bloom.
2013[]
Karlie walked in Segment 1: British Invasion, Segment 2: Shipwrecked and Segment 6: Snow Angels.
2014[]
Karlie walked in Segment 1: Gilded Angels, Segment 2: Dream Girls and Segment 6: Angel Ball.
2017[]
Karlie walked in Segment 1: Punk Angels and Segment 3: Winter's Tale.
