Kloss To Greatness
The CEO Magazine - ANZ|August 2019

Supermodel, entrepreneur, philanthropist and self-confessed baking nerd, Karlie Kloss is a force to be reckoned with.

Stephen Corby
Kloss To Greatness

It does seem, lately, that the job of being Leader of the Free World can now be done by just about anyone – no previous experience, moral fibre or even intelligence required – as long as they’re a man.

If any woman is going to take on the role, and obviously do it properly, it’s going to be Karlie Kloss; an almost superhuman supermodel who has a business brain, a conscience and a powerful work ethic.

Plus, she’s married to Joshua Kushner, the brother of White House insider Jared, who also happens to be married to Ivanka Trump.

From supermodel to commander-in-chief might have seemed an unlikely arc once upon a time, but you need to consider that Kloss never wanted to be known for how good she can make clothes look. First and foremost, from a young age, she wanted to be a businesswoman. Making millions of dollars out of modelling is what you might call a happy accident.

“Long before I really understood fashion, I always had a knack for business and was excited by the idea of being an entrepreneur,” says Kloss.

“Honestly, I never owned a pair of heels until I became a model. I remember buying a pair of black high heels from Target in St Louis because I had to practise learning how to walk in them.

“The fact that I’m sitting here today, 10 years into a fashion career as a model – that was certainly not the path that I had envisioned.

“I always thought I’d go into medicine or a science field, and I love business, learning and the creative industries. This is a creative industry that I fell into, but have really enjoyed.”

Kloss was discovered in her home town of St Louis, Missouri – incredibly, at just 13 years old – and snapped up by Mother Model Management, who also launched Ashton Kutcher’s career.

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