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Pixie Geldof was hailed today as "Kate Moss-in-waiting" as she graced the cover of Elle magazine for the first time.
The model daughter of musician Bob Geldof sports bright orange on the front of the magazine's August edition with a 10-page shoot inside.
Editor-in-Chief of Elle UK, Lorraine Candy, said: "I think this smart 22-year-old is the face of a new generation – she is the woman whose playful attitude is giving London a fresh spirit.
"When I look at pictures of Pixie, I see a Kate Moss-in-waiting. She’s spirited and strong, a role model in the making. I predict big things for her.’
Pixie herself, though, is surprised at how grown-up she looks. She said in an interview with the magazine: "When I saw myself at the Met Ball I did think, my god, a grown-up! I was embarrassed by how womanly I looked.
"I find it hard to take myself seriously – and if I was in a magazine posing in a sexy way, my friends wouldn't let me hear the end of it."
Pixie - the leader singer of band Violet - describes her style as "funky offish". She said: "Something a bit official, but also funky – like how people say smart casual."
And she claimed her drummer boyfriend George Barnett was "the one".
She said: "We went to karaoke and he sang Backstreet Boys. I was like, you’re the one for me!
"That was about three years ago. He’s wonderful. He’s the best. I wasn’t interested in boyfriends, I had [my best friend] Ashley, she was like my boyfriend, but he’s so great."
She also spoke about the death of her mother from an accidental heroin overdose on Pixie's 10th birthday.
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She said: "Our mother’s death was a terrible thing to happen to four young girls. We’re not ashamed of it, but everyone’s fine. It happened more than half my lifetime ago."
She praised her father for his support, saying: "Our family has been through... stuff. Like everyone’s. But we’ve come out of it in a good way – that strength of character is testimony to him."
Pixie Geldof’s full photo shoot and interview is in the August issue of ELLE