63-yr-old becomes model after being mistaken as fashion icon
Sixty-three-year-old Lyn Slater, who worked as a professor, became a model after reporters confused her with a fashion icon at the New York Fashion Week. She was waiting for a friend outside the event when reporters approached her. Following the incident, she created her blog 'Accidental Icon' and has since modelled for brands like Mango and Valentino. n