Karlie Kloss Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karlie Kloss

• Karlie Kloss was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Kurt Kloss is an emergency physician and her mother, Tracy Kloss is a freelance art director.

• She is the middle child of her parents. Shas three sisters an elder sister, Kristine, and twin younger sisters, Kimberly and Kariann.

• When she was two years old her family moved from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri, where she grew up.
  

  A childhood picture of Karlie Kloss with her father

• Karlie developed a strong interest in ballet while growing up. She studied ballet at caston’s Ballet Academy in St. Louis.

• In 2005, when she was still a teenager, Karlie Kloss was discovered at a local charity fashion show in St. Louis.

• At the age of 14, she appeared in Scene Magazine’s cover and editorial feature titled, “Almost Famous.” Her photographs were taken by famous photographer, Davis Leslie Anthony.

• Later, her photographs were sent by Elite Model Management’s Chicago office to its New York Office, which then signed her as a model.

• One of her early modelling assignments was a photoshoot for Abercrombie Kids in 2006, photographed by Bruce Weber.
  

  Karlie Kloss, as an Ambercrombie model

• When she was 14 years old, she became internationally famous as a supermodel.

• In January 2008, Kloss left Elite Model Management and signed with Next Management.
  

  Karlie Kloss in her early modelling days

• Her major breakthrough came during the 2008 New York Fashion week. She walked in 31 shows in New York exclusively for Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, and Carolina Herrera.

• For the fall 2008 collections, Karlie walked in 20 shows in Milan and 13 shows in Paris.

• In 2008, Karlie walked total of 64 fashion shows and became one of the most noticeable young models of the year.

• However, her move from Elite Model Management to Next Management led to a legal dispute, where Elite claimed that it had helped launch of Karlie’s career and sued Next Management for allegedly stealing her away and offering her ‘improper compensation. The case was later settled outside court.

• From 2008 to 2013, she appeared in editorials and cover for many major fashion magazines, including Elle, Allure, i-D, W, Numéro, Vanity Fair, Dazed & Confused, and many more.

• During that time, she also appeared in several international editions of Vogue, including American, Australian, Italian, French, British, Korean, German, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, and Portuguese editions.

• In 2008, she appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue with Chanel Iman and Alu Michael.

• In 2009, Vogue Paris named Karlie as one of the Top 30 Models of 2000s.

• In 2010, Kloss became a muse for designer John Galliano and appeared in campaigns for both Galliano and Dior.

• In the same year, she opened both the Christian Dior Haute Couture and Dior Resort shows for the Spring/ Summer season.

• In 2011, Kloss made her debut in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

• In 2012, she collaborated with Momofuku Milk Bar to create Karlie’s Kookies. Th cookies were sold as a part of a charitable project, with proceeds going to FEED Projects where ten meals were donated for every tin sold.

• In 2013, Karlie became as Victoria’s Secret Angel. She held the position until 2015.
  

  Karlie Kloss as Victoria’s Secret Angel

• Along with her modelling career, Karlie developed an interest in computer programming. She studied web development and Ruby on Rails at the Flatrion School in New York in 201,

• In 2015, Kloss left Victoria’s Secret and began studying at New York University.

• In the same year, she launched Kode with Klossy, an initiative designed to teach young girl computer programming. The initiative later developed into a nonprofit organisation that offers free coding education.

• In 2015, Kloss appeared on the March cover of American Vogue with Taylor Swift. She played the character “Knockout” in Swift’s Bad Blood music video. She also appeared in several videos during Swift’s 1989 World Tour.
  

  Karlie Kloss (left) with Taylor Swift (right) on the cover of American Vogue in March 2015 edition

• On 21 July 2015, Karlie launched her YouTube channel, “Klossy,” where she shared weekly vlogs and QnA videos with help of filmmaker, Casey Neistat.

• In May 2016, she replaced fellow Victoria’s Secret alumna Miranda Kerr and became the new face of Swarovski for a two-year contract.

• In March 2017, Kloss featured in Vogue’s March 2017 issue, where she was styled as a geisha; however, she faced criticism for cultural appropriation. Later, Kloss posted a public apology.

• In April 2017, Kloss appeared in a Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World.

• In May 2017, she received the Diane von Furstenberg Inspiration Award.

• In September 2017, Karlie announced a new TV show, Movie Night With Karlie Kloss; aired on Freeform.

• In April 2018, Estée Lauder announced her as its newest global spokesmodel and brand ambassador.

• In 2018, Karlie married to her long-time boyfriend, Joshua Kushner in a small Jewish wedding ceremony in New York. She converted to Judaism before their marriage.

• Karlie Kloss’s marriage is related to Ivanka Trump as Ivanka is married to Jared Kushner, the elder brother of Karlie’s husband, Joshua Kushner. In an interview, Karlie shared that she finds the connection frustrating because attention often shifts from her own career to her relationship with the Trump family.

• In 2019, she became the host of the revived reality fashion competition series Project Runway. This project gave her larger role in television rather than simple appearing as a guest.

• By 2019, Kloss had appeared in 40 international editions of Vogue.

• In 2020, she was appointed as a trustee of Barnard College for a four-year term.

• During the COVID-19 period in 2020, her Kode with Klossy expanded its online education programs and allowed young people from different parts of the world to participate in coding programs.

• In March 2021, Kloss and her husband, Joshua welcomed their first child, a son named Levi Joseph Kushner.

• In 2021, after her first pregnancy, she signed with The Society Management and continued her modelling career along with increasing her business and technology related work,

• In 2022, she launched the Gateway Coalition, an initiative to support abortion clinics in the Midwestern United States. She also worked with Missourians for Constitutional Freedom to pass Amendment 3 and enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.

• In 2023, during the Met Gala, Kloss announced her second pregnancy. Her second son, Elijah Jude Jusner was born in July 2023.
  

  Karlie Kloss with her husband, Joshua Kushner at Met Gala 2023

• One of the biggest changes in Karlie’s career came in November 2023, when she acquired the British fashion and culture magazine i-D through Bedford Media. She also became its CEO.

• In 2024 Karlie and her husband, Joshua Kushner announced their plans to revive the historic Life magazine through Bedford Media in partnership with Dotdash Meredith.

• In 2025, Karlie and her husband announced her third pregnancy. Their daughter, Rae Florence was born in September 2025.

• In December 2025, she launched her debut picture book titled Spaghetti Code: A Story About Problem-Solving, Pasta, and the Power of Big Ideas; inspired by her Kode with Klossy initiative.
  

  Karlie Kloss posing with her book, Spaghetti Code: A Story About Problem-Solving, Pasta, and the Power of Big Ideas

• Along with her modelling, entrepreneurship and philanthropy work, Kloss also has been active in politics over the year, where she supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024.

• In 2018, she and her husband attended the March for Our Lives event in Washington, D.C., to protest gun violence.

• Karlie Kloss described herself as a feminist. In an interview, she shared that her feminist beliefs were partly behind her decision to leave Victoria’s Secret.