I thought that since 2006 is coming to an end, I would do a ‘Best of ’06′. Over the coming weeks, I will release the nominees for each category and then reveal the results December 30/January 1. The results will be picked, of course, undemocratically by me using my own unspecific rulebook. Hey, I think North Korea’s a rather lovely place…
So let’s start with the heart and bones of the industry, also known as the models. While many would assume Kate should be on this list, I think this was the year Kate Moss became a celebrity, rather than an actual model. Sure she starred in a riveting drug scandal, dated the joke of the year, and posed in an ad campaign here or there. But can you be a model and not even step foot on a catwalk?
So, I put forth the real models of 2006 – Iekeliene Stange, Coco Rocha, and Irina Lazareanu (one Dutch and 2 Canadians, respectively. More democracy. Don’t you love it?). Instead of a specific “look” – think the blonde Norwegians or the vuluptous Brazilians – the 2006 model was rather all about the single unique feature. It was a year in which a definitive haircut (Maria Carla Boscono, Agyness, Cameron Russell) or a statement-making attribute (Hilary Roda’s brows, Bette frank’s luschious lips, Tanya Dziahileva’s nose) could get a model to the top.
In this case, it’s really a battle between razor-sharp cheekbones, an open-mouthed pout, and bangs good enough to limit vision. Who will it be?
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Coco all the way. Although, I might be a bit biased.. but I really do think she deserves it. She’s also adorably sweet in person too