Kiera Knightley has been given a double lift after she was named the face of a perfume giant and the sexiest woman in the world.
The actress, 21, who earned £6million last year has been chosen to front Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle scent campaign in a deal worth £600,000.
She follows in the footsteps of Kate Moss as one of the faces of the perfume giant.
The lucrative deal is fitting for someone who has become one of Britain’s biggest stars, landing roles in major Hollywood movies and an Oscar nomination. She already has a £1million contract to promote Royal jewellers Asprey.
Her new deal with Chanel will put her in direct competition with Moss who was axed last year after her ‘cocaine pictures’.
But the cosmetic giant is happy to have another megastar on its books.
‘Keira’s elegance, beauty and modernity are a few of the qualities that parallel the iconic faces featured in the legendary Chanel fragrance campaigns,’ a spokeswoman said. ‘She is incredibly alluring and seductive, making her the perfect Coco Mademoiselle woman,’ she added.
And, to add another string to her bow, Knightley tops a poll of what FHM magazine calls the world’s 100 Sexiest Women.
The actress beat off competition from Halle Berry (17th place), Charlize Theron (26) and Scarlett Johansson (3).
‘Keira Knightley truly deserves to be the winner of our 2006 poll and she’s an English Rose like no other,’ said magazine editor Ross Brown.
