London (CNN) -- Last night Britain's fashion elite gathered at the London Coliseum for the 2013 British Fashion Awards. Nominees for the prestigious industry awards included models Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell, and designers Anya Hindmarch and Sarah Burton. 

Trends may come and go, but even among this fashion-conscious crowd there was one certainty: all eyes would be on Kate Moss. 

The British Fashion Council honored the 39-year-old model with a Special Recognition Award for her 25 years in the industry. 

During her glittering career she has appeared on 34 covers of British Vogue. She's fronted campaigns for Burberry and Chanel. And she's remained one of the world's best-paid models, even as twenty-somethings like Hilary Rhoda, Lara Stone and Joan Smalls have stomped onto the catwalk. 

Despite all of those achievements, Moss seemed starstruck as she accepted her trophy from Marc Jacobs. "Oh my god. It's so weird, very very surreal," she said on stage. "Thank you everyone who has worked with and kept booking me. I am really very grateful." 

Born to a barmaid and a travel agent in Croydon, south London, modeling was not an obvious career move. But in 1988 Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management, spotted Moss at New York's JFK Airport, where Moss was catching a connecting flight home after a family holiday to the Bahamas. 

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Standing just 5'7, her waifish look contrasted sharply with the likes of Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, two of the leggy Glamazons who dominated the runways at the time. 
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Kate Moss
Kate Moss. 

The British Fashion Council honored the 39-year-old model with a Special Recognition Award
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Moss seemed starstruck as she accepted her trophy from Marc Jacobs. "Oh my god. It's so weird, very very surreal," she said on stage. 
Croydon
Born to a barmaid and a travel agent in Croydon, south London,
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Born to a barmaid and a travel agent
barmaid
Born to a barmaid
Sarah Doukas
Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Model Management, spotted Moss at New York's JFK Airport
Storm Model Management
the founder of Storm Model Managemen
1988
 But in 1988
25 years
25 years in the industry
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39-year-old model 
The British Fashion Council
The British Fashion Council
2013 British Fashion Awards
Last night Britain's fashion elite gathered at the London Coliseum for the 2013 British Fashion Awards
London Coliseum
 Last night Britain's fashion elite gathered at the London Coliseum
Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell
included models Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell
Anya Hindmarch and Sarah Burton
 designers Anya Hindmarch and Sarah Burton. 

British Vogue
34 covers of British Vogue
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And she's remained one of the world's best-paid models
Hilary Rhoda, Lara Stone and Joan Smalls
ven as twenty-somethings like Hilary Rhoda, Lara Stone and Joan Smalls
Marc Jacobs
accepted her trophy from Marc Jacobs
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Standing just 5'7, her waifish look contrasted sharply with the likes of Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford
She is just 5'7
Standing just 5'7, her waifish look