is she a model or an actress? anyway why not a topic about her? Kate or Katie Nauta was born in Salem, Oregon, on April 29, 1982 She grew up in Woodburn, Oregon, where she lived until 2000. Nauta started modelling at age 15. At 17 she was the US winner of the Elite Model Look contest, and is now managed by Mode Models International. She has modelled for Versace (Sport and Versus), L'Oreal, DKNY, and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. as well as doing advertisements for, among others