Kate Lynne Bock (born 30 January 1988) is a Canadian model known for her appearances in the ''

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'' since 2013. In 2020, she appeared on the cover, alongside

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Early life

Bock was born on 30 January 1988 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.

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

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. At age 18, she moved to

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. Bock appeared in numerous magazines such as Germany's ''

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'', Hungary's '' Glamour'' and Italy's ''

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.'' She has been featured in magazine covers of the US' '' Ocean Drive'' and '' Fitness'', Australia's ''

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'', UK's ''Glow'', Canada's ''Elle'' and ''

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.'' She has been featured in advertisements by a number of major brands including

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. In 2011, Bock appeared as a character parodying

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in the music video for the song "

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" by comedy troupe

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. 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

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for hard sparkling water brand Pompette and a creative consultant for the shopping application Verishop.

Personal life

Bock had been dating professional basketball player

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for "nearly five years" in 2020, before her engagement with him on 31 January 2021. They got married in late June 2022 at the

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inspired by ''

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''. Bock is Jewish.

References

External links

Official website

Kate Bock
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