Karlie Kloss has been named Inspiring Woman of The Year

Karlie Kloss Named Inspiring Woman Of The Year

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Supermodel Karlie Kloss has received the Inspiring Woman of The Year Award at the ELLE Style Awards which are going down in London this morning.

The 23-year-old model – who recently returned to education and is studying computing at New York University – will formally pick up her accolade at the Elle Style Awards sometime in the next hour or so. You can follow the awards on Twitter here.

Karlie Kloss has been named Inspiring Woman of The Year

The accolade is a new addition to the annual ceremony, and recognises the former Victoria’s Secret Angel for her contribution to fashion, her runway appearances and campaigns, as well as her charity work, including her ‘Kode with Karlie‘ scholarship program, which was set up to help promote a female-driven technology generation.

 

She’s also recently teamed up with ELLE for #ELLExKLOSSY, a video series promoting the efforts of inspiring women around the world. Here’s a taste:

Karlie recently spoke of her belief in the importance that more young women learn about coding so they are prepared for the future.

Klossy said:

“As transformative and wonderful as technology is at times I think being so absorbed in these online personas can make it hard to exist in the actual moment.

“Every industry is being transformed by technology and you either adapt or get left behind.

“So I think why coding has grown to be so powerful, especially for young women, is that it gives you the understanding and the skills to be a part of the change and a part of writing the future.”