3. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate";
née Middleton; born 9 January 1982),[2] is the wife of Prince
William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince
of Wales, William is second in line to succeed his grandmother,
Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom
Middleton grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury,
Berkshire, England.[4] She studied art history in Scotland at the
University of St Andrews, where she met William in 2001. Their
engagement was announced on 16 November 2010, and she
attended many high-profile royal events before they married on
29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey.
She has had a major impact upon British and American fashion
which has been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012
was selected as one of the "Most Influential People in the World"
by Time magazine.On 22 July 2013, she gave birth to a boy,
Prince George of Cambridge, who is now third in the line of the
line of succession to the British throne. Her second pregnancy
was announced by Kensington Palace on 8 September.
4.
5. BEST KNOWN FOR :Kate Middleton is best
known for her fairytale marriage to Prince
William and her chic, yet modest, style
7. In November 2006,Middleton
accepted a position
as an accessory buyer with
the clothing chain Jigsaw. She
also worked part time until
January 2011 as a catalogue
photographer,webpage
designer and marketing
officer for her parent’s firm
‘Party pieces’
9. Middleton became prominent for her fashion style and has
been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.
She was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most
Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners
and losers.
Tatler placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the
top ten style icons in 2007.
She was featured in People magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-
dressed lists.
Middleton was named as one of Richard Blackwell's ten
"Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.
In June 2008, Style.com selected Middleton as their
monthly beauty icon.
In July 2008, Middleton was included in Vanity Fair 's
international best-dressed list.
In February 2011, she was named the Top Fashion
Buzzword of the 2011 season by the Global Language
Monitor
In January 2012, she was voted 'Headwear Person of the
Year.Middleton was number one on Vanity Fair's annual
Best Dressed lists in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; she also
appeared as the cover star in 2012.
14. She has had a major impact upon British and American fashion which has
been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012 was selected as
one of the "Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine.
The Kate Middleton effect is the trend effect that Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge has on others, from cosmetic surgery for brides to sales of
coral-coloured jeans.
The fashion choices of Kate Middleton, have already brought an astounding
$1.5 billion into the British economy, according to a study by British
paper The Sun, proving that Middleton's clothes sell, and sell
immediately.
Her fashion choices cause an army of copycat fans to empty shops and
online retailers to re-create her signature style,” Alex Butt from
Grazia’s daily said.”
Just like Michelle Obama in the U.S., Kate Middleton has tremendous
selling power,” said Raina Seitel, fashion correspondent for NBC's
"NewYork Live.""Her ability to move the market and set the trend is
unmatched," Seitel continued. "She influences consumers to dig deep
into their pockets and actually spend.This is something even the most
popular celebrities, like Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker, don't
have to power to do.”
The popular style blog whatkatewore.com, inspired by the Duchess, got
more than 4 million page hits between April 2011 and April 2012