Karlie Kloss to Receive Inspiration Honor at the DVF Awards

Karlie Kloss, model and entrepreneur, will receive this year’s Inspiration Award at the eighth annual DVF Awards on April 6 at the United Nations in New York. The Inspiration Award is given to a woman who is using her experience and influence to effect positive change. In addition to modeling, 24-year-old Kloss founded a company, Kode with Klossy to engage, empower and prepare women and girls to learn computer code, while expanding access to coding education and opportunities. In addition, Kloss has partnered with Momofuku Milk Bar on a vegan and gluten-free cookie line known as Klossies. Benefiting FEED and the CFDA, sales from Klossies have provided over one million meals to those in need to date. In a video posted on Instagram, Kloss encourages fans to continue to vote for the 2017 People’s Voice Award. Von Furstenberg named the four nominees last week on International Women’s Day and voting remains open on DVFAwards.com until March 22. The nominees are Chitra Aiyar, executive director of the Sadie Nash Leadership Program; Kay Buck, chief executive officer and executive director of CAST; Astrid Heppenstall Heger, M.D., founder and executive director of The Violence Intervention Program, and Louise Dubé, executive director of iCivics. The DVF Awards

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