Crystal Renn: Anorexic turned plus-size supermodel turned straight-size Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. She wins for reinvention artist (that’s saying something when you’re on a list with Madonna).

Stacy London: The What Not to Wear Fashion Stylist gave a speech I wish I’d recorded for my daughters to hear when they are teenagers. Awesome. Read about it here: Fashion: The Real 411
Miranda Kerr: She sends a similar message to London’s in her book, Treasure Yourself. The rest of these do-gooder catwalkers aren’t bad either: VS Models: More Than the Sum of Their Angelic Parts
Madonna: The uber-confident age-defying star and mom who made us models welcome: My Encounter With Mama Madonna
Heidi Klum: For turning holiday weight-gain into a gift. Bless you.
[…] 2015 Update: Renn eventually went back to being a straight-size model. See more recent photos of Crystal Renn. […]