Kate Bock

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Kate Bock
Bock in 2016
Born
Kate Lynne Bock

(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
  • Model
  • entrepreneur
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children1
Modelling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair colourBlonde[2]
Eye colourBlue[3]
Agency
Websitewww.katebock.com

Kate Lynne Bock[5] (born 30 January 1988)[6][7][8] is a Canadian model. She is known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since 2013.[9] In 2020, she appeared on the cover, alongside Olivia Culpo and Jasmine Sanders.[10]

Early life[edit]

Bock was born in Vancouver.[2][11] She studied at a French immersion school in Canada and speaks fluent French.[5][12] Growing up in Canada, she was into sports, including swimming, soccer, baseball and field hockey.[13] Bock is Jewish.[14]

Career[edit]

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.[12] At age 18, she moved to Paris.[12]

Bock appeared in numerous magazines such as Germany's Vogue, Hungary's Glamour and Italy's Elle.[15] She has been featured in magazine covers of the US' Ocean Drive and Fitness, Australia's Grazia,[16] UK's Glow, Canada's Elle[4] and Maxim.[17][17]

She has been featured in advertisements by a number of major brands including Victoria's Secret, Guess, Brooks Brothers, L'Oréal, Kérastase, Banana Republic[18] and Ralph Lauren.[12] 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.[19]

In December 2021, Bock launched a swimwear capsule collection with Australian brand Bond-Eye, which included five styles.[20][21] She has also designed a jewelry line called Cattura.[21]

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.[22]

Personal life[edit]

Bock had been dating professional basketball player Kevin Love for "nearly five years" in 2020,[23][24] before her engagement with him on 31 January 2021.[25] They got married in late June 2022 at the New York Public Library inspired by The Great Gatsby.[26][27] In June 2023, Bock gave birth to the couple's first child, during the 2023 NBA Finals.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "KATE BOCK | Iconic Management". Iconic Management. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kate Bock at Fashion Model Directory
  3. ^ "Kate Bock". Elite Models. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Kate Bock". models. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b Tannenbaum, Rob (8 December 2014). "Swimsuit Beauty Kate Bock Is A Star". Maxim Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Kate Bock Chills Out in Our Favorite Boxer Shorts". GQ. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2024. This is the first time the twenty-six-year-old Bock has done a shoot wearing menswear.
  7. ^ @si_swimsuit (30 January 2022). "Happy Birthday @katebock! What's your favorite Kate Bock memory?". Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "Kevin Love and Kate Bock Share First Photos of Newborn Baby, Born During NBA Finals". People. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024. Bock, 35, later shared the photo on her Instagram Story, writing, "Mine."
  9. ^ Schmunk, Rhianna (28 April 2015). "Kate Bock, Sports Illustrated Model From Vancouver, Shoots In The Hamptons". Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  10. ^ Giunta, Joanna (13 July 2020). "Your Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2020 Cover Models Are Kate Bock, Jasmine Sanders and Olivia Culpo". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. ^ Shore, Rebecca (30 January 2015). "Happy Birthday to the lovely Kate Bock". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Retrieved 11 January 2019. Swim Daily's resident Canadian Kate Bock turns 22 [recte 27] today, and we're celebrating with a gallery of 15 never-before-seen outtakes from her 2014 shoot in Switzerland.
  12. ^ a b c d "Kate Bock Is Maxim's March/April Cover Model". Maxim. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ Salao, R. P. (27 August 2021). "Kevin Love's Girlfriend: Kate Bock". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ Bock, Kate (21 July 2020). "SI Swimsuit 2020 Model: Kate Bock". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (Interview). Interviewed by Hendrix, Kelsey.
  15. ^ "Kate Bock SI Swimsuit Model Page". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Kate Bock on 'The Exploration Issue' cover of Grazia Australia". HCM. Hood Couture Magazine. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ a b Freeman, Thomas. "Kate Bock Is Maxim's March/April Cover Model". Maxim. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  18. ^ Frey, Kaitlyn (1 September 2017). "NBA Star Kevin Love Stars Alongside Girlfriend Kate Bock in Intimate New Banana Republic Campaign". People. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Kate Bock Is Sports Illustrated Rookie Of The Year 2013". The Huffington Post. New York. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Kate Bock Collection". bond-eye US. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b Lippe-McGraw, Jordi (7 December 2021). "Kate Bock Shares the Inspiration Behind Her New Swimwear Collection". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  22. ^ "A Drink With Live! Hosted by Catt Sadler Invitation // Special Guest Kate Bock". A Drink With. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  23. ^ Struby, Tim. "Kevin Love On How His Fight For Mental Health Awareness Is Changing The NBA". Maxim. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  24. ^ "NBA Star Kevin Love Stars Alongside Girlfriend Kate Bock in Intimate New Banana Republic Campaign". People. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  25. ^ "NBA Star Kevin Love and SI Swimsuit Model Kate Bock Are Engaged". People. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Kevin Love Marries Kate Bock in Great Gatsby-Inspired Wedding". E! Online. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  27. ^ Macon, Alexandra (28 June 2022). "Inside Kate Bock and Kevin Love's Wedding—A Great Gatsby-Inspired Ceremony at the New York Public Library". Vogue.
  28. ^ Andaloro, Angela (22 June 2023). "Kevin Love and Kate Bock Share First Photos of Newborn Baby, Born During NBA Finals". People.

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