Singer Taylor Swift was crowned Woman of the Year at the Elle Style Awards held here.
The "Blank space" hitmaker was presented with the accolade by fellow singer Sam Smith during Tuesday night's ceremony, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Also honoured at the 18th annual awards ceremony was Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who picked up Model of the Year, while fellow beauty Cara Delevingne took home the Breakthrough Actress award after swapping the catwalk for the silver screen and starring in "Tulip Fever" and "Pan", which are due out this year.
"Troy" star Diane Kruger was named Best Actress, with Smith taking home Musician of the Year.
Designers Christopher Bailey, Mary Katrantzou, Erdem and Manolo Blahnik were honoured with the Editor's Choice, Red Carpet Designer, Designer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards respectively.
"The X Factor" boss Simon Cowell also took home the Outstanding Contribution to Entertainment Award.
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