Fashion Week Coverage: MODEL OF THE MOMENT

With a name like Chanel Iman, how could she grow up to be anything but a supermodel?  And that’s just what this pretty, multi-culti 16-year-old is on her way to becoming, thanks to having been the third runner-up in Ford’s Supermodel of the World contest last year.  She’s been modeling since she was 12, but the exposure from the contest rocketed her into the big leagues, and this week she walked in 22 (count ‘em!) shows:  Heatherette, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta, DKNY, Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, Peter Som, Ralph Lauren, Temperley, Behnaz Sarapfour, Doo.Ri, Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Badgley Mischka, Carlos Miele, Charles Nolan, Erin Fetherston, L.A.M.B., Marchesa and Trovata.  That averages out to almost three shows a day – which doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you figure in the time spent running from venue to venue and getting hair and makeup done at each, it’s a very long day.  Get some rest, Chanel, you’re going to need it once the European shows kick off next week!