{{Short description|American model and designer}} {{Infobox person | name = Kate Stoltz | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = | known_for = ''Breaking Amish'' | notable_works = | occupation = Model, designer | website = {{URL|http://www.katestoltz.com/}} }} '''Kate Stoltzfus''', known professionally as '''Kate Stoltz,''' is an American model, designer, and television personality based in New York City. She was one of the five stars of the reality show ''Breaking Amish'' and has appeared on one of the show sequels ''Breaking Amish: Brave New World''.
==Early life and education== Stoltz was born Katie Stoltzfus to an Amish family. Kate Stoltz was the middle child in a family of seven children, and spent her days working on the farm and sewing clothing for herself and her immediate family.<ref name=Cosmo/>
==Career== ===Television=== Stoltz starred in ''Breaking Amish'', a reality television show<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/30/breaking-amish-tlc-cast_n_1841514.html |title='Breaking Amish' On TLC: Meet The Cast Of This Controversial New Show (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2012-08-30 |access-date=2014-06-26}}</ref> on the TLC network. She appeared in the first two seasons and participated in the first three seasons of the follow-up show ''Return to Amish,'' which premiered on June 1, 2014.
===Modeling=== Stoltz moved to New York City to pursue a career in modeling. She worked for Union Bay, Spiegel, Bella, and Gypsy Sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/kate-stoltzfus/|title=Kate Stoltzfus|date=1991-01-01|publisher=Hollywood Life|access-date=2014-06-26}}</ref> She posed for ''Maxim'' magazine in July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/07/breaking-amish-star-kate-stoltzfus-shows-skin-in-maxim-magazine/|title='Breaking Amish' Star Kate Stoltzfus Shows Skin in Maxim Magazine|date=2013-07-08|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2014-06-26}}</ref><ref name=Cosmo>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/health-lifestyle/lifestyle/2013/12/breaking-amish/|title=From an Amish community to modelling for Maxim: Kate Stoltzfus|author=Julia Naughton|date=2013-12-03|publisher=Cosmopolitan|access-date=2014-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090502/http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/health-lifestyle/lifestyle/2013/12/breaking-amish/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
===Kate Stoltz label=== She began her own fashion line in 2015, called the Kate Stoltz label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://katestoltz.com|title=Official Kate Stoltz NYC Fashion Design website|website=Kate Stoltz NYC|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref> The label focuses on made to measure luxury women's wear.
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==External links== *{{Official website}} *{{IMDb name|5264910|Kate Stoltz}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
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