\u201cI grew up in the middle of Missouri,\u201d the 31-year-old Kloss, a model, activist, entrepreneur, and parent of two with husband Joshua Kushner<\/a>, tells Fortune<\/em>. \u201cAnd I think I only ate packaged, processed food<\/a> pretty much my entire life, until moving to New York, and then slowly being introduced to, like, a green juice.\u201d<\/p>\n So while she just signed on to a new campaign for Thorne<\/a> supplements, something she\u2019s \u201cproud\u201d and \u201cexcited\u201d to be a part of, she says that \u201cthis campaign is about finding your own way to wellness,\u201d and that\u2019s something she can relate to.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a young adult, Kloss says, \u201cI feel like I really had to relearn how to properly eat food.\u201d She eventually came to understand that while her job may often rely on how she looks, \u201cI feel like a different person when I am taking care of myself from the inside out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n That includes taking a daily B complex supplement for energy<\/a> (\u201cinstead of needing to get a vitamin drip,\u201d she says) as well as Thorne\u2019s Memoractiv<\/a>, a blend of ashwagandha<\/a> and ginkgo for focus and energy. \u201cI\u2019m pretty religious about remembering to take my vitamins,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Also in her wellness routine: running, Pilates, and virtual workouts with Madison Rose<\/a>; and eating \u201cwhole foods, lean protein, a ton of vegetables, and trying to remember to drink as much water<\/a> as I can.\u201d (But, she adds, she loves pasta and has a sweet tooth, explaining, \u201cI kind of eat, like, full-spectrum.\u201d)<\/p>\n Kloss says it\u2019s taken her a while to find herself, and to find work\u2014as well as issues to align herself with\u2014that have true meaning.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been working since I\u2019m 15 years old. I grew up in the Midwest and had this Cinderella-like story of kind of an overnight success in fashion. I just chased this crazy career, and continued to ride the wave of where it took me, and I am really grateful for that,\u201d she says, reflecting on her profession as a cover girl and runway model, including as a Victoria\u2019s Secret Angel from 2013 to 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n She stepped down from that to attend New York University and chase other pursuits, later telling British Vogue<\/em><\/a>, \u201cI didn\u2019t feel it was an image that was truly reflective of who I am and the kind of message I want to send to young women around the world about what it means to be beautiful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Now, she tells Fortune<\/em>, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that I really had to grow into\u2014like just who my authentic self was, to be honest. I think being a model at such a young age, I was a blank canvas for other people to kind of project their ideas onto \u2026 I loved being that chameleon. But I think a real turning point for me was wanting to just more authentically be who I am in all facets of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n That journey is still ongoing, she says, particularly in the work she\u2019s done with Kode With Klossy<\/a>, offering tech-learning opportunities for teen girls, and with Gateway Coalition<\/a>, which she founded as a way to help direct resources to midwest doctors and clinics providing reproductive healthcare including abortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI feel so grateful for the opportunity through my career as a model\u2014and for social media, which developed along the way\u2014to give me a platform \u2026 just on my own accord, and to have a voice for people, especially young women,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n That\u2019s especially true when it comes to Kloss\u2019s abortion-access advocacy work. \u201cAbortion<\/a> is part of reproductive health care and is a basic human right, in my personal opinion. I do not believe it should be politicized. It is a deeply personal decision and choice that any one should have the right to make for themselves. That is my belief.\u201d<\/p>\n This is where Missouri comes into the picture again for Kloss, who notes that it \u201cis a state that, six minutes after Roe was overturned, had a trigger law that went into effect\u2014and so all my friends and family back home in Missouri were immediately affected.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s what \u201creally set me on a path of understanding what that meant for someone seeking care and the hoops they would have to jump through.\u201d And it sparked her realization about \u201cthe frontline upholding access to abortion care or pap smears or breast cancer screenings<\/a>\u2014like, there\u2019s an enormous amount of care that\u2019s provided at these clinics beyond and besides just abortion. So when you limit access to that local community care, there are actually so many other implications.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course much of her focus now is on parenting her two kids, Levi Joseph, 3, and Elijah Jude, 1, and on honoring her shifting priorities and perspectives.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNot now that I have kids, and I know how picky I was, I\u2019m sure my parents really tried to get us to eat proper food,\u201d she reflects. \u201cAnd as a mother, I really want to instill healthy habits,\u201d she adds, suggesting she\u2019s well on her way there with her younger one, who devours \u201cevery fruit and vegetable you put in front of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Karlie](\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/040A0338.jpg?w=1440&q=75\"\/)