Happy birthday, Kate Moss! To celebrate the big 4-0, the blonde beauty is hosting a week-long celebration on Sir Richard Branson's private Caribbean island. The iconic supermodel, whose most famous words are "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," has been on the cover of almost every fashion magazine and has even been turned into a 16k gold sculpture. Over her twenty plus years in the spotlight, she has mastered the "heroin chic" look, dated a slew of bad boys, and even designed her own clothing collection. To celebrate Moss turning 40 and favulous, here are some of the party girl's most notorious nights out.
Kate Moss dated a range of bad boys before tying the knot with The Kills' guitarist, Jamie Hince, in 2011. But, in 2012, Moss revealed to Vanity Fair that after her split with Johnny Depp, she "really lost that gauge of [having] somebody I could trust. [It was a] nightmare. Years and years of crying. Oh, the tears!"
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As founder of modeling agencies Women and Supreme, Paul Rowland took a risk on a young Kate Moss — who looked nothing like a traditional model at the time — by signing her as his first model.
Rolling Stones musician Ronnie Woods celebrated his 50th birthday in Kingston Upon Thames, just outside London, with a young Kate Moss playing sheriff at his western-themed bash.
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Socialite Meg Matthews, model Kate Moss, and socialite Fran Cutler party at a Vogue magazine event at the Lisson Gallery on May 20, 1998 in London.
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Leah Woods, Kate Moss, and Sadie Frost hang out at the Supergrass Party at Astral Club in London in October 1999.
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Kate Moss attends the Mario Testino Exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery on January 30, 2002 in London. Testino, the famous fashion photographer, has photographed Moss many times, and the two have maintained a close friendship for years.
Kate Moss and former Victoria's Secret Fashion Show model, Frankie Rayder, attend a show at the Hiro Ballroom in New York.
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Trish Simonen and Kate Moss attend the launch of Kate Moss's new Top Shop 'Christmas Range' collection at Annabel's October 16, 2007 in London. Moss designed for the international chain with wild success from 2007 to 2010 and is due to launch a new collection this year.
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Moss films then-boyfriend Pete Doherty with Mairead Nash of Queens of Noize on the Park acoustic stage on the third day of the Glastonbury Festival in 2007.
Kate Moss attends childhood best friend James Brown's 39th birthday party in 2008 at Volsted in London.
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Kate Moss and Susie Bick dance the night away at the Unique private dinner at the IVY in London on September 20, 2009.
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Alison Mosshart, Kate Moss, Samantha Morton, and Daphne Guinness get cozy at AnOther magazine's 10th Anniversary Ball in February 2011.
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It pays to have a friend with a private island. Sir Richard Brandon gifted Moss his secluded Caribbean island to host a week-long birthday celebration free from the prying eyes of the paparazzi. Guests, including Sadie Frost, James Brown, Fran Cutler, and Annabelle Nielson, were instucted to bring "fancy-dress clothing, party gowns as well as beachwear."
