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Jan 27 2012 10:30 AM ET

She’s Tops: Kate Named ‘Hat Person of the Year’

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Hats off to Kate: the Duchess of Cambridge was just named “Hat Person of the Year” by The Headwear Association. Beating Rachel Zoe, Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Charlie Sheen — and taking a whopping 91 percent of the vote — the Duchess was the obvious favorite of online fans.

The Headwear Association — an organization founded in 1908 that “promotes hat wearing and the headwear industry throughout the world” — highlighted some of Kate’s best hats, including the velvet cabernet hat she wore on Christmas (left) and the memorable maple leaf headpiece by Sylvia Fletcher at Lock and Co. that she selected for Canada Day in July (center).

Kate is the third star to win top honors from The Headwear Association; Johnny Depp nabbed last year’s title, following in the footsteps (er, headprint?) of the organization’s first-ever winner, Brad Pitt. Tell us: Are you a fan of Kate’s hats?

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lovely hats .She is pure class.and culture.

- carol lange on January 28th, 2012

Kate or Catherine is pure class . some are better than others, wish we all had a stylist!!!!

- carol lange on January 28th, 2012

They need to leave her alone she’s not a movie star she’s just a girl who happened to marry a prince! Ask me in 10 years, I’ll tell you what I thunk about her.

- Kat on January 28th, 2012

Love Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. She looks wonderful in hats. Great pick and picture!

- Cam on January 28th, 2012

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Reblogged this on thecarpetbaggernyc and commented:
What a shocker!

- thecarpetbaggernyc on January 28th, 2012

While I admire the Dutchess because it can’t be easy constantly being in the spotlight, but really an award for best hat wearer? Too shallow for me.

- dj on January 28th, 2012

Classy, and very feminine woman.

- Diane on January 28th, 2012

this is so incredibly exciting!

- Kat Mandou on January 28th, 2012

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