Kate Moss Snubbed By Croydon 'Walk Of Fame' Nominations

Kate Moss has many fans, from fashion editors and stylists to, um, this guy.

But it seems Croydon, the town that birthed the famous model, is less than proud of its former denizen. According to the Guardian, the London suburb has selected three famous residents to be honored in a "Walk of Fame," i.e. life-sized portraits to be displayed in the town center along a newly built path.

Residents of Croydon are being asked to pick three famous names out of a list of ten nominees. So who made the cut? The list includes BAFTA-winning actress Peggy Ashcroft, comedian Ronnie Corbett, composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor... but no one by the name of Kate Moss.

Not to diminish the achievements of Corbett, Ashcroft, Coleridge Taylor and the rest of the nominees... but who's got the most famous face? Which Croydon celebrity has earned the most name recognition across the globe?

Alas sheer celebrity doesn't seem to be the only qualification. The online poll asks residents to pick the people "who make you most proud of where you live" -- perhaps Croydonites aren't proud of coke scandals, temper tantrums and noisy late night partying.

See who's nominated at Croydon.gov.uk... and give yourself a refresher as to why Kate is one of the most glamorous faces to ever grace Croydon, below.

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Comments

[mick8535]

03:50 PM on 07/22/2012

The extent of people's desire to judge Kate and any other celeb with a drug issue, (ie: Amy Winehouse, Lindsey Lohan, Courtney Love... etc etc. The list is long.) blows me away. I think it has to do with a deeply buried self-suppression many of us buy into. And we are so wrapped tight, holding back our desire, that whenever we see someone who is more successful than us - yet is doing things we aren't willing/able to - and they stumble at all... like piranhas, we are all over them and attacking viciously! You people ought to get even a shred of self awareness, then you would realize that none of your judgement towards Kate has anything to do with Kate, its all about YOU but you can't get it... shame really.

[mick8535]

03:40 PM on 07/22/2012

Not for a second do I advocate smoking, so don't get me wrong --- but everyone knows Kate is an unapologetic nicotine fiend.... and in all 46 shots of her, many of the real life and candid, in not one is she smoking a cig (or drinking either) --- seems to me its NOT accidental. Gee, do you think HP has a policy regarding adult vices? God forbid we get to see a celebrity as they really are.

[remogul65]

12:50 PM on 05/23/2012

Hmmmm....she a coke fiend, a gorgeous one, but still a coke fiend.

[fpwillson]

12:27 PM on 05/23/2012

It appears to me that Kate has gone from "never was," to "used to be" to "not anymore."

[hollyboc]

11:37 AM on 05/23/2012

A drug addict who looks good in expensive clothes is no one's idea of a town hero.

[mick8535]

03:41 PM on 07/22/2012

Moral often? Sure seems like it.

[hollyboc]

04:22 PM on 07/22/2012

Yes. All of the time.

[brokenleoheart]

11:12 AM on 05/23/2012

no one wants an anorexic coke head w/ no real talent as their town's "hero"

[geruoc]

10:18 AM on 05/23/2012

she has no talent the rest do that's why being born petty is not a talent plus she is an embarrassing role model

[mick8535]

03:42 PM on 07/22/2012

You make the all too common mistake of confusing celebrity and success with role model. A boy scout leader is a role model. A glamor model is a glamor model - very different.

[the grange gorman]

10:16 AM on 05/23/2012

Wait , she blew all those rockstars for nothing ?

Ronnie Corbett is a comedy god obviously but Kate deserves some recognition,

[alavol]

09:57 AM on 05/23/2012

Why should a whole town be proud of her. She was just one of those grunge models that came along back in the 90's wearing a size zero that probably caused a lot of young girls to kill themselves trying to lose weight so they could be as boney as she was. That's nothing to be proud of.

[charpist5]

09:41 AM on 05/23/2012

Isn't she famous for...her looks? Her drug habits? Neither one rates any honors, in my opinion.

[Chrismoo3]

09:28 AM on 05/23/2012

Sometimes a spoonfull of reality is good for all of us from time to time.

[bangagong]

10:02 AM on 05/22/2012

I wonder if Kate Moss is even aware of this "Walk of Fame."

[agness nutter]

12:41 PM on 05/23/2012

I have an idea being snubbed by Croydon is not going to cause her a great deal of distress.

[legnotsothrilled]

09:44 AM on 05/22/2012

Beautiful face,,,and age is doing her well.

[Lindeen]

02:10 AM on 05/22/2012

Kate Moss cannot take a bad photo. I love her style and appreciate that she's never pretended to be anything but a model. She only began getting involved in design fairly recently.

[JustBeLogical]

09:07 PM on 05/21/2012

I guess this is the sort of confusion that is created when we live in a society that is more used to awarding people just for being most famous than actually awarding talent - otherwise, there would be little confusion over why they made the choices they did.