Kate Bock

Kate Bock
Bock in 2016
Born
Kate Lynne Bock

(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 38)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
  • Model
  • entrepreneur
Spouse
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(m. 2022)​
Children2
Modelling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair colourBlonde
Eye colourBlue
Agency
Websitewww.katebock.com

Kate Lynne Love (née Bock;born 30 January 1988) is a Canadian model. She is known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since 2013. In 2020, she appeared on the cover, alongside Olivia Culpo and Jasmine Sanders.

Early life

Bock was born in Vancouver. She studied at a French immersion school in Canada and speaks fluent French. Growing up in Canada, she was into sports, including swimming, soccer, baseball and field hockey. Bock is Jewish.

Career

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. At age 18, she moved to Paris.

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

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

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

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.

Personal life

Bock had been dating professional basketball player Kevin Love for "nearly five years" in 2020, before her engagement with him on 31 January 2021. They got married in late June 2022 at the New York Public Library, with the wedding theme inspired by The Great Gatsby. In June 2023, Bock gave birth to the couple's first child, during the 2023 NBA Finals. They have 2 daughters, James and Leighton.

References

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  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Kate Bock Is Maxim's March/April Cover Model". Maxim. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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  18. 1 2 Freeman, Thomas (19 February 2020). "Kate Bock Is Maxim's March/April Cover Model". Maxim. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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  21. ↑ "Kate Bock Collection". bond-eye US. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  22. 1 2 Lippe-McGraw, Jordi (7 December 2021). "Kate Bock Shares the Inspiration Behind Her New Swimwear Collection". Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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  24. ↑ Struby, Tim (2 March 2020). "Kevin Love On How His Fight For Mental Health Awareness Is Changing The NBA". Maxim. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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  26. ↑ "NBA Star Kevin Love and SI Swimsuit Model Kate Bock Are Engaged". People. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Kevin Love Marries Kate Bock in Great Gatsby-Inspired Wedding". E! Online. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  28. ↑ 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.
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