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Jenna Lyons, J.Crew
The J.Crew president’s perfect imperfection is what makes her the most modern of fashion role models. Lyons’s high-low, prep-meets-haute aesthetic continues to inspire thousands of brand evangelists, as well as other designers. In past few months, she has graciously opened up about her personal life—first at Glamour‘s Women of the Year Awards in November 2012, then in the New York Times—transforming her from a fashion role model to a life role model.