Li’l British pop sensation Lily Allen is rumored to be under consideration as a future face of Chanel. I wouldn’t have guessed. She’s cute enough, but her persona is pretty clowny, with big sneakers and cheap bling:

Hmm, actually, that’s kinda adorable… On second thought, forget it, lose the shoes. Anyhow, if it really happend, Allen will certainly be a departure for the holy temple of fashion, as someone who has been very outspoken about the modeling industry and the “bullshit” idea that models have to be skinny (witness previous Chanel girls Nicole Kidman and Venessa Paradis):

Anyhow, regardless of whether she ends up doing the Chanel trip or not, here’s her hit single, “Smile”: