Carmen Kass is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as a international fashion model. She appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2008. Kass had been the face of Michael Kors and Narcisco Rodriguez Frangrance, as well as a spokesmodel for Revlon, Sephora, Christan Dior and Max Factor. She was named model of the year at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in 2000. Kass appeared on the cover or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Vogue, Elle, Image, Numéro, Madame Figaro among others. She studied acting at the famous Lee Strasberg Institute and made several movie appearances. She ran as a candidate for European Parliament for the Res Public Party in 2004 from her native Estonia but was not elected. Kass is a talented chess player and was president of the Estonian National Chess League for eight years. She was born on September 14, 1978 in Tallinn, Estonia, the daughter of Viktor Kass, a chess teacher and Koidu Põlva. Kass was discovered at age fourteen in a supermarket by a model scout.
Won the VH1 Model of the Year for 2000
Enjoys playing chess
Has a toy fox terrior named Spanky
Attended the Estonian Business School
Part owner of Baltic Models
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards Model of the Year 2000
Had to hide under a bridge when Soviet tanks invaded Estonia in 1991 and was one of 300,000 Estonians to join the human chain, celebrating Estonias liberation.
Is running for European Parliament June 2004 as a member and representative of the Estonian political party, Res Publica.
One of the worlds top fashion models.
(March 2004) Living in Los Angeles and her homeland Estonia