How Karlie Kloss Flipped Her Biggest Insecurities & Resentments For A Dream Career



You may know the outlines of supermodel Karlie Kloss\' spectacular story: At age 13, she was discovered (wearing Birkenstock clogs) at a St. Louis mall. Her first week of high school, she was stomping down New York Fashion Week runways for Calvin Klein and other major brands. Now 26, she\'s graced 40 (!) Vogue covers, serves as host of the rebooted Project Runway and global brand ambassador for Estée Lauder, and is the brains behind Kode With Klossy, a non-profit that creates learning experiences and opportunities for young women and inspires them to pursue their interests in tech. She\'s also a newlywed.But, as Karlie tells Refinery29\'s global editor-in-chief and co-founder Christene Barberich on this week\'s UnStyled, she grappled with self-doubt about her appearance (yes, really). \"I was really insecure about my body,\" says 6\'2 Karlie. \"I grew up in the Midwest, and at the time the ideal beauty was Jessica Simpson. Very curvy, and I was flat as a board, and no boy gave me the time

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