Kate Bock | |
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 Bock at the Sports Illustrated Swim City fan festival in 2016 | |
| Born | Kate Lynne Bock 30 January 1988[5][6][7] |
| Spouse | [8] |
| Children | 1 |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Hair colour | Blonde[2] |
| Eye colour | Blue[3] |
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| Website | www |
Kate Lynne Bock[9] (born 30 January 1988) is a Canadian model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since 2013.[10] In 2020, she appeared on the cover, alongside Olivia Culpo and Jasmine Sanders.[11]
Bock was born in Vancouver.[12] She studied at a French immersion school in Canada and speaks fluent French.[9][13] Growing up in Canada, she was into sports, including swimming, soccer, baseball and field hockey.[14] Bock is Jewish.[15]
Bock was discovered aged 12 at a local swimming pool in Vancouver. She subsequently signed a modeling contract and traveled to Santa Barbara to shoot for Abercrombie Kids.[13] At age 18, she moved to Paris.[13]
Bock appeared in numerous magazines such as Germany's Vogue, Hungary's Glamour and Italy's Elle.[16] She has been featured in magazine covers of the US' Ocean Drive and Fitness, Australia's Grazia,[17] UK's Glow, Canada's Elle[4] and Maxim.[18][18]
She has been featured in advertisements by a number of major brands including Victoria's Secret, Guess, Brooks Brothers, L'Oréal, Kérastase, Banana Republic[19] and Ralph Lauren.[13] In 2011, Bock appeared as a character parodying Elvira Hancock in the music video for the song "Jack Sparrow" by comedy troupe The Lonely Island.[20]
In December 2021, Bock launched a swimwear capsule collection with Australian brand Bond-Eye, which included five styles.[21][22] She has also designed a jewelry line called Cattura.[22]
In 2021, she started working as a chief brand officer for hard sparkling water brand Pompette and a creative consultant for the shopping application Verishop.[23]
Bock had been dating professional basketball player Kevin Love for "nearly five years" in 2020,[24][25] before her engagement with him on 31 January 2021.[26] They got married in late June 2022 at the New York Public Library inspired by The Great Gatsby.[27] In June 2023, Bock gave birth to the couple's first child, during the 2023 NBA Finals.[28]