Moss gathers up another award

Kate Moss was named Britain’s model of the year despite cocaine allegations that lost her millions of dollars in modeling contracts.

Moss, 32, won out Thursday over finalists Erin O’Connor and Alek Wek at the British Fashion Awards in London.

“Kate Moss is a fashion icon and without a doubt one of the most prolific models in the industry,” the award panel said in naming her the winner. “She has now been modeling for over 15 years and remains at the top of her game.”

Moss lost contracts with H&M;, Chanel, Gloria Vanderbilt and Burberry after the Daily Mirror newspaper published photos last year of her allegedly using cocaine at a music studio where her boyfriend, Pete Doherty, was recording.

After the pictures were published, Moss publicly apologized and went to a drug rehabilitation clinic in Arizona. Prosecutors decided in June that there was insufficient evidence to charge her. Since then, she has made a comeback, appearing frequently in fashion magazines and winning back contracts.