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Article: Keira takes Kate's crown; On eve of Oscars, Keira Knightley wins $1m deal to replace Kate Moss at Chanel.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 5, 2006
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Byline: CAROLINE GRAHAM
SHE is favourite to pick up a best actress award at tonight's Oscars, but Keira Knightley already has cause to celebrate even if she fails to land a golden statuette.
The Mail on Sunday has learned that the 20-year-old actress is set to become the new 'face' of Chanel cosmetics.
Knightley - already one of Britain's highest-earning stars, making [pounds sterling]6million last year - is finalising a three-year deal with the cosmetics giant said to be worth $1million ([pounds sterling]570,000) a year.
The contract will put her in direct competition with disgraced model Kate Moss, who was dumped by Chanel last year ...