'No breasts, short legs, gangly teeth': Kate Moss reveals she 'never liked' her looks - as she bags Christy Turlington's own style

PUBLISHED: 14:13 EST, 5 November 2012 | UPDATED: 16:04 EST, 5 November 2012

Supermodel and style icon Kate Moss has claimed that she 'never liked' her facial features.

In a revealing interview, the 38-year-old admits she never saw herself as model material, describing her looks as 'all right'.

The mother-of-one admitted to the New York Times: 'I wasn't the prettiest girl in class. No breasts, short legs, gangly teeth. I didn't think I was model material, that's for sure.'

Supermodel confessions: In a revealing interview, Kate Moss admits she never saw herself as model material, describing her looks as 'all right'

However, since her worldwide debut as a topless model for Calvin Klein at age 17, she concedes that she has grown to appreciate her appearance.

'I think they're all right, my looks, now,' she said. 'But I've never seen myself as sexy or a side of myself that boys would like.'

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As for her fellow models, Ms Moss endorsed Lara Stone, saying she is 'very hot, with her boobs and her teeth.' Meanwhile, she hinted that Christy Turlington, 43, may have lost her edge.

'The last time I saw Christy, she was wearing a twin-set,' she said. 'You can think twin-set, but you can’t wear one.'

Fellow models: The 38-year-old mother (left) hinted that Christy Turlington, 43 (right), may have lost her edge, saying 'The last time I saw Christy, she was wearing a twin-set. You can think twin-set, but you can’t wear one'

And as the supermodel mother of Lila Grace Moss, 10, she revealed how her daughter's first words were far from the average 'Mama'. Instead, it was ‘Nazzi,’ for paparazzi.

In advance of the release of her new book Kate: The Kate Moss Book, she has been giving uncharacteristically candid interviews, most recently for Vanity Fair.

The model, who rarely gives interviews, spoke about the pressures she was under and how for many years she had no-one 'to take care of' her, also admitting to the magazine that her famous Calvin Klein shoot with Marky Mark gave her a panic attack.

Real thoughts: The model (pictured in 1991) admitted, 'I wasn't the prettiest girl in class. No breasts, short legs, gangly teeth. I didn't think I was model material, that's for sure'

'I had a nervous breakdown when I was 17 or 18, when I had to go and work with Marky Mark and Herb Ritts,' Moss said.

'It didn't feel like me at all. I felt really bad about straddling this buff guy. I didn't like it. I couldn't get out of bed for two weeks. I thought I was going to die.'

Coming forward: She also admitted that her famous Calvin Klein shoot, at age 17, with Marky Mark gave her a panic attack

She went on: 'It was just anxiety. Nobody takes care of you mentally. There's a massive pressure to do what you have to do.'

'I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird,' she said.

'But they were like "If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again". So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it.'

She also described how uncomfortable she felt while working on a shoot for fashion magazine The Face with photographer Corinne Day which helped to propel her to fame.

'I see a 16-year-old now, and to ask her to take her clothes off would feel really weird,' she said.

'But they were like "If you don't do it, then we're not going to book you again". So I'd lock myself in the toilet and cry and then come out and do it. I never felt very comfortable about it.'

Kate: The Kate Moss Book is a yet-to-be released picture book from Rizzoli of her fashion work over a 25 year span.

The text, written by Ms Moss, provides a 'pretext for the detonation of tiny bombshells about her scandal-prone life,' according to the New York Times.

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"No breasts, short legs, gangly teeth, can pout a little,"...okay, I added the last bit to show how similarly, hilariously wrongheaded this assessment of her enduring appeal (even if by Moss herself) is to the legendarily underwhelming critique of Fred Astaire's screentest for RKO: "Can't sing. Can't act. Balding. Can dance a little." That's quite a memorable quip by Kate.

- Sidney Monteith , Galena, United States, 05/11/2012 23:16

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I don't think she is that interesting in this interview, she should continue to not give them. When we see her out and about she comes across as happy in her own skin, her own style, unique. But now the predictable, ¿Oh, I have no breasts; these other women have better breasts¿. What is it with these women? We come with different shapes and sizes, that's the beauty of the individual, and she is bestowed with a cute smaller chest, it's not like she has a deformity. We can look at other women, and wish momentarily to be different, but we should stay proud of ourselves. She lacks character.

- Sarah , London, 05/11/2012 22:42

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Funny that Kate....I never liked your looks either!

- Crumbelow , Exeter Uk, 05/11/2012 22:31

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The camera loves her, but believe me she is even more extraordinary in the flesh- I was knocked sideways when I met her in 1993- gorgeous face, sculpted and fabulous

- victoria , London, 05/11/2012 22:25

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Never thought I would agree with Kate Moss, but I have no idea about her attraction.

- corek , Rochester UK, United Kingdom, 05/11/2012 22:19

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Her face is symmetrical, which is very rare. this is what makes her beautiful and interesting to look at- she's not a traditional beauty. Some photos of Kate I just can't stop looking at because i find her so intriguing! and i love her small breasts: it makes me proud of my own mozzie bites.

- cocolatte , anytown, Australia, 05/11/2012 22:18

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Gangly teeth? Weird phrase.

- Chicken Boo , B-Town, 05/11/2012 22:03

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Kate understands what it takes to have staying power.

- starlite , NYC, 05/11/2012 21:58

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At least shes honest... She's nothing to look at & could never understand how she made it so big. Worth 50million On that face... Anyone could do it but she was exceptionally lucky. No cindy, Christy, claudia or Stephanie Seymour

- Mason , New york, United States, 05/11/2012 21:46

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why is kate slagging christy off? christy has so much more beauty and brains than her, and a hot husband too. i doubt she is telling the whole truth in her book.

- substitute , berlin, Germany, 05/11/2012 21:43

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