Carmen Kass

Carmen Kass
Kass in 2010
Born (1978-09-14) 14 September 1978 (age 45)
Paide, Estonia[2]
Modelling information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Hair colourBlonde
Eye colourGreen
Agency
  • Women Management (New York)
  • Silent (Paris)
  • Brave Model Management (Milan)
  • TESS Management (London)
  • Uno Models (Barcelona)
  • Elite Model Management (Copenhagen)
  • Mega Model Agency (Hamburg)
  • MGM Models (Hamburg)
  • MIKAs (Stockholm) [1]

Carmen Kass (born September 14, 1978) is an Estonian model and actress. She has worked as the face of brands such as Chanel, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and, for ten consecutive years, Michael Kors. The American edition of Vogue declared her and Gisele Bündchen the two supermodels of the era on its January 2000 cover.[3]

Outside of modeling, Kass ran for the European Parliament in 2004 and was the president of the Estonian Chess Federation from 2004 to 2011.

  1. ^ "Carmen Kass - Model". Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Palju õnne, Carmen Kass! 37 fakti meie supermodelli ilust ja elust" (in Estonian). Kroonika. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Vogue Archive: January 2000 cover". Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.