Carmen Kass (born 14 September 1978) is an Estonian model and former
political candidate. She has worked as the face of brands such as
Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Valentino, Chanel, Calvin Klein,
Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Céline, and, for ten consecutive years,
Michael Kors. The American edition of Vogue declared her and Gisele
Bündchen the two supermodels of the era in its January 2000
cover.Outside of modeling, Kass ran for the European Parliament in
2004 and was the president of the Estonian Chess Federation from 2004
to 2011.Kass was born in Tallinn and grew up in the village of Mäo,
near Paide, Järva County. Kass, her elder sister Victoria and elder
brother Kutty were raised by their mother, Koidu Põder. Her father,
Viktor Kass, is a chess teacher in Põlva.When Kass was 14 years-old,
she was discovered in a supermarket by a model scout from Milan. Her
first venture into the modeling world was unsuccessful, and Kass left
Milan after a short time.
political candidate. She has worked as the face of brands such as
Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Valentino, Chanel, Calvin Klein,
Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Céline, and, for ten consecutive years,
Michael Kors. The American edition of Vogue declared her and Gisele
Bündchen the two supermodels of the era in its January 2000
cover.Outside of modeling, Kass ran for the European Parliament in
2004 and was the president of the Estonian Chess Federation from 2004
to 2011.Kass was born in Tallinn and grew up in the village of Mäo,
near Paide, Järva County. Kass, her elder sister Victoria and elder
brother Kutty were raised by their mother, Koidu Põder. Her father,
Viktor Kass, is a chess teacher in Põlva.When Kass was 14 years-old,
she was discovered in a supermarket by a model scout from Milan. Her
first venture into the modeling world was unsuccessful, and Kass left
Milan after a short time.
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