Supermodel Kate Moss, who was apologizing to the world for being caught in a cocaine scandal just over a year ago, has now won the Model of the Year prize.
The acclamation has stirred a fresh controversy over the celebrity supermodel.
A group of commentators and drug charities are concerned over what the award says about fashion and what signals it sends to young people tempted to use drugs.
But fellow models and celebrities have defended Moss, appreciating her commercial success and her willingness to apologize for her behavior.
George Ruston, director of Hope UK, a drug education charity in Britain, called the award 'unhelpful' and said advertisers were as much to blame as Moss.
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