Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss, born August 3, 1992, is an American model. Currently, she has served as the host of Project Runway, and a permanent judge starting with Season 17, where she replaced Heidi Klum after the series moved back to Bravo until Season 18. However, on April 7, 2021, it was announced that she wouldn't be returning to host for the upcoming Season 19 at full capacity. Instead, she will, however, make “guest appearances” throughout the season.

Personal life
She moved to St. Louis with her family in 1994. Then in 2013, the family moved to Goshen, New York to support her modeling career.

In 2012, Kloss began dating businessman and investor Joshua Kushner in 2012. In July 24, 2018, Kloss announced her engagement to Kushner, one month after she converted to Judaism (Kushner's religion). The couple married on October 18, 2018, in upstate New York.

Through her marriage, she is related to Kushner's brother Jared and his wife Ivanka Trump, who are members of the family of 45th U.S. President Donald Trump. Back in 2016, she supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election. In March 2018, both Kloss and her husband attended the March for Our Lives event in Washington, D.C. in protest of gun violence in the United States. She is a feminist, and has stated that her decision to leave Victoria's Secret was partly motivated by her beliefs. In 2020, Kloss supported Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.

In October 2020, it was reported that Kloss and Kushner are expecting their first child. Their first child, a son, was born in March 11 2021.

Career
In October 2018, Kloss confirmed that she would be stepping in Heidi Klum's shoes on the seventeenth season of Project Runway as the host and executive producer. She said, "could not be more excited to host and produce a series that provides a platform to aspiring American designers as they pursue their creative and entrepreneurial dreams."