Short Biography

Brought up in a military family, Moore grew up in many different parts of the world, alongside her father and older brother. She attended high school in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

"I never wanted to be a model—I was a basketball player", Moore told Tim Blanks in a 2003 interview for Fashion File. She started college at 15 and originally thought of a career as a veterinarian, but a chance occurrence changed her course: she took a friend to a local scouting event and found herself exciting the interest of the scouts instead. They convinced her to attend a larger event in Orlando, where, Models.com reported in its December 2000 profile of Moore, "that face, when it walked into the room...made jaws, pencils, and all reserve simply drop. Agencies by the dozen clamored to sign her." Moore initially signed with NEXT Model Management. She is represented today by IMG Models.

Moore`s big break came when she shot a cowgirl story for Amica by Patrick Demarchelier. She initially generated attention with a flood of magazine covers and runway bookings in 2000. She went on to survive the initial craze, remaining a fixture in runway shows, editorials, and campaigns, though the number of her bookings declined after 2005. Her absence from the catwalk in the fall 2005 ready-to-wear shows prompted speculation about her retirement. After scant appearances in the spring 2006 runway season, she regained the spotlight when, hair newly cropped in a style somewhere between a faux-hawk and a mullet, she was photographed by Steven Meisel for the March 2006 cover of Vogue Italia and an accompanying 32-page editorial.

In the post-supermodel era Moore is generally considered a member of a category of established professionals (such as Angela Lindvall, Tasha Tilberg, and Mariacarla Boscono) who have had lasting relevance and attained international fame within the fashion world, though they are not (in contrast to models such as Kate Moss, Gisele Bündchen, and Naomi Campbell) household names or easily recognized by the general public.

Moore`s work is known for its synthesis of opposites—toughness and refinement, forthrightness and reserve. Typically, descriptions of her look are as it was characterized by Patricia Lansing in Women`s Wear Daily—a "versatile look that is both hard and soft, feminine and sexy"—or as it was described early in her career by Models.com: "She is elegant and she is strong. She is not shy and she is not completely available." Moore`s ability to bend (and transcend) gender by projecting both masculine and feminine sexuality has been often noted as her trademark, and has been mined by photographers for editorials considered some of the edgiest of their day.

Miscellaneous Information

Measurements

Bust: 86" /  Waist: 8/"  Hips: 88" (Shoe size: 39)

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