Lara Stone

There is something incredibly seductive about Lara Stone. Her dark eyes sit so beautifully against her pale skin and yellow blonde hair. It’s hard to imagine that she was rejected from her first round of castings in the model circuit in New York circa 2002. The Dutch beauty has a strong editorial presence whilst retaining an air of sensual mystique.

Likened to the curvaceous siren Brigette Bardot, Lara turns her back on the waif aesthetic and stands for a woman with boobs and a butt. A pronounced gap, a luscious pout and bleached eyebrows (does anyone see a little Georgina Jagger in her too?) makes her simultaneously both a contemporary and classic beauty. Her old world disposition was emulated in the latest Louis Vuitton show where her curves reined against the less busty models. Yet she shines in the Calvin Klein's campaign where she screams contemporary cool in an almost androgynous allure.

Unlike any models we have seen on the radar for a while, Lara has fashion houses lusting. Models.com has crowned her #1 for several months of 2010, and with good reason.