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I was half-tempted to begin this post with, What the..., but decided against it.

Gossip Girl's favorite blonde, Blake Lively, was selected by Karl Lagerfeld to be the ambassador for Chanel's new Mademoiselle handbag line. The campaign ads, photographed by Lagerfeld, should make their rounds in April.

Now, of course, Lively would not be someone that I would've guessed to fill this role, but Lagerfeld does indeed always have a vision. He is quoted as saying of the actress, “She’s a kind of American dream girl...She’s full of life.”

Surprisingly enough, I am looking forward to peeping the ads when they're available. Lively is a different face than we've seen in the past, but for Chanel, who constantly tugs at this girl's heart strings, can I handle different?

What are your thoughts on Blake Lively as the face of Mademoiselle?

*Photo credit: Courtesy Photo

In the 1960's, you could scarcely pick up a magazine without spotting the famous faces of models, Celia Hammond and Patti Boyd. The two blond Brits were as recognizable then as Hayden Panettiere and Blake Lively are today.

Nearly four decades later, the women are still beautiful and still making statements everywhere they go.

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Celia Hammond was a familiar face in the 60's fashion world. Working closely with Vogue and noted photographer, Terence Donovan, Hammond's photos epitomized youthful innocence, while embracing the bad girl within.

Today, Hammond devotes her time to giving a voice to animals by taking a stand against fur and opening the Celia Hammond Animal Trust to decrease the feral animal population.

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When Patti Boyd first burst upon the modeling scene in 1962, many photographers were apt to reject her because of her unconventional looks. As her career progressed, however, she became the muse for many artists including her former lovers, the late George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

In 2006, a San Francisco museum opened a photography exhibit in tribute to Boyd entitled, Through the Eyes of a Muse. These days, Boyd has been busy defending herself in British newspapers over her love triangle with Harrison and Clapton.