Carmen Kass to open Mtel Masters

Carmen Kass to open the chess competition Mtel Masters 2009
the supermodel and president of the Estonian Chess Federation to draw the pairings
Report by Chessdom.com

The Mtel Masters competition has started with supermodels five years ago and will keep the tradition this year as well. The super model of “Channel” Carmen Kass will be the special guest at the opening ceremony of the 5th Mtel Masters in Sofia.

Here main carrer has always been connected with modeling. However, she runs her own telephone company in Estonia and also ran for the European Parliament. The connection to chess is quite stronger this time. Carmen Kass is President of the Estonian Chess Federation and has participated in several chess promotional events, including Mainz Classics where she drew with the World Champion Vishy Anand. The appearance of Carmen Kass at the opening ceremony of the Bilbao Final Masters this year is also possible, we will keep you updated.

Note: The Mtel Masters 2009 will have daily live commentary on Chessdom.com with GM Bauer, GM Dimitrov, and IM Perunovic. All details about the tournament are here, expect photos and interviews from the opening ceremony.

Carmen Kass

Kass was born in Tallinn, Estonia and grew up in Paide, the capital of Järva County. Kass officially moved to Paris at the age of 18. Soon after, she received exposure on the cover of magazines worldwide, such as Vogue (France) in 1997, Elle (Australia), Image (UK), Madame Figaro, Numéro France, Vogue (France), and Vogue (US) in 1999.

In 1999, Kass modeled for designers such as Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Fendi, Chanel, Chloé, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, and Givenchy. She also appeared in Victoria’s Secret shows.
In addition, Kass has posed in advertisements for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Gucci, Donna Karan, Byblos, Dsquared2, Givenchy, Fendi, Max Mara, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Emanuel Ungaro, Michael Kors, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Tommy Hilfiger, Revlon, Chloé, Christian Dior, Just Cavalli, Kenzo, Krizia, Mango, Guy Laroche, Narciso Rodriguez, Trend Les Copains, Sephora and also for General Motors. She is also recognized for her appearances in a The Gap denim advertising campaign. Kass was a spokesperson for Revlon cosmetics, Sephora, one of the world’s leading cosmetics retailers, and the Christian Dior perfume, J’adore.

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