Kylie was born January 5, 1975 in Thames, New Zealand in an upper class setting where her parents owned, and still own, a horse farm. Kylie had followed in her mother's footsteps by modeling, though her success in the profession has greatly eclipsed that of her mother. She was discovered in a shopping mall by Clyne Model Management in New Zealand but soon headed for the modeling mecca of New York, where she fell under the guidance of Karl Lagerfeld, whom transformed Kylie into the 'boyish' look, with dyed and shortened hair. Kylie went to the Steven Meisel school of modeling. Kylie soon became a modeling phenom, signed with Women in New York, Marilyn in Paris, and Storm in London. She has graced countless international magazine covers, including Vogue Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Paris, and Spain; Marie Claire Netherlands, Spain and USA; and Harper's Bazaar & Mode Australia. Kylie has appeared in campaigns for products such as Ann Taylor, Anna Sui, Clinique, Club Monaco, DKNY, Escada, Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Oscar de la Renta eyewear, Sonia Rykiel, and Versace. She has strutted her hot stuff down catwalks for high fashion houses Moschino, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, and Valentino. Kylie then took her beauty to film, with appearances in 1999's Storm Catcher and The Big Tease. She also appeared in the 2000 comedy, We Married Margo, as well as the thriller, Jill Rips (a.k.a The Bone Ripper, The Leatherwoman and Tied Up) that same year. She then moved on to more teen-oriented films, with a role as a Victoria's Secret supermodel in the romantic comedy, Boys and Girls, along with fellow models Ines Rivero and Kristy Hinze. In 2001, Kylie and Carmen Electra appeared in Get Over It, starring Kirsten Dunst.