The Duchess of Sussex has been nominated for the International Fashion Icon Award at the inaugural World Fashion Awards. The 37-year-old royal who last month gave birth to her first son Archie with husband Prince Harry is among those nominated for the prestigious prize at a ceremony which will take place on September 18, 2019 at The Savoy hotel in London. Duchess Meghan is up against Naomi Campbell, Rihanna, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Priyanka Chopra. World Fashion Awards, a new awards show will celebrate the achievements of established and emerging fashion brands, outlets, designers, models, manufacturers and influencers and the public will get to decide on who eventually wins in the curated categories. Fashion designer and current vice president of the Versace Group, Donatella Versace is set to receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award after taking over the Italian fashion house in 1997 following the death of her brother Gianni Versace. The ceremony will also include a Best Collaboration Award which will see the likes of Rihanna’s Fenty x LVMH go head-to-head with Kanye West’s Yeezy x Adidas, Supreme x Louis Vuitton, Tommy x Zendaya, Dior x Kaws, Vivienne Westwood x Burberry and Rita Ora x Giuseppe Zanotti among others. Victoria has also been nominated for the Fashion Designer of the Year accolade and is up against a host of major names for the prize including Olivier Rousteing, Philipp Plein, Virgil Abloh, Nabil Nayal, David Tlale, Ozwald Boateng, Amanda Laird Cherry and Ryan Lo. The Spice Girl also has been listed in the nominations category for Womenswear Designer of the Year at the World Fashion Awards. Simon Gates – Marketing & Communications Manager for the World Fashion Awards – has announced that the event will also raise funds and awareness for the Diamonds Children’s Foundation, which is currently in Mozambique following floods and cyclone that hit the entire country. In a statement, Gates said: ”As well as celebrating the amazing fashion designers, models, and the entire industry that make up our vibrant fashion scene.The World Fashion Awards will also act as a vehicle to raise funds and awareness for the Diamonds Children’s Foundation, which is currently in Mozambique following floods and cyclone that hit the entire country. ”The aim is to help rebuild the houses for thousands of children who have been rendered homeless and most importantly to play a part in rebuilding the schools”. Public voting for the winners of the World Fashion Awards opens today, June 17 and closes on September 17. You can go to Fashionawards.com to place your vote.  World Fashion Awards 2019 full list of nominations:  Best International Fashion Brand sponsored by The Savoy London: Louis Vuitton Prada Burberry Gucci Chanel Yeezy Balenciaga Fendi Armani Versace Best Jewellery & Accessories Brand: Tiffany & Co DeBeers Cartier Van Cleef & Arpels Mikimoto Michael Kors RayBan Ceccacci Watches Best Footwear Brand: Christian Louboutin Yeezy Balenciaga Timberland Manolo Blahnik Valentino Jordan Gucci Giuseppe Zanotti Berluti Tabitha Simmons Baudoin & Lange Best Beauty & Cosmetics Brand: L’Oreal St. Moriz BareMinerals Revlon Benefit Cosmetics Fenty Beauty Estee Lauder Maybelline New York Guerlain Élévatione Laura Mercier Kylie Cosmetics Bobbi Brown MAC Charlotte Tilbury Best Fashion E-Commerce Store: Fashionova Pretty Little Thing ASOS Revolve I Saw it First Missy Empire Polyvore Modasto Boohoo Missguided Zalando Net-A-Porter Moda Operandi Best High Street Store: Zara H&M Weekday (Sweden) Urban Outfitters Top Shop Uniqlo French Connection Arket TK Maxx Victoria Secret Best Luxury Retailer sponsored by DeChavel: Harrods Philipp Plein Liberty London (UK) Bergdorf Goodman (New York) Selfridges (UK) KaDeWe (Germany) Daslu (Brazil) Book & Mellow (Dubai) La Rinascente (Italy) Takashimaya (Japan) 400M2 (France) Best International Male Model sponsored by DeChavel: David Gandy (UK) Jon Kortajarena (Spain) Sean O’Pry (USA) Jordan Barrett (Australia) Alton Mason (USA) Terence Telle (France) Alessio Pozzi (Italy) Alpha Dia (Senegal) River Viiperi (Finnish/Spanish) Francisco Lachowski (Brazil) Salomon Diaz (Colombia) Fashion Designer of the Year sponsored by The Savoy London: Olivier Rousteing (France) Philipp Plein Virgil Abloh (USA) Nabil Nayal (Syria/UK) Victoria Beckham (UK) David Tlale (South Africa) Ozwald Boateng (UK) Amanda Laird Cherry (South Africa) Ryan Lo Womenswear Designer of the Year: Rosie Assoulin Marc Jacobs Rahul Mishra (India) Marine Serre (France) Elie Saab (Lebanon) Stacey Bendet (USA) Clare Waight Keller (UK) Victoria Beckham (UK) Simone Rocha (Ireland) Jonathan Anderson (UK) Richard Quinn (UK) Sofia Prantera (Italy) Sophie Couture (Azerbaijan) Ezra Tuba (Turkey) Mark Fast (UK) Markus Lupfer (Germany) Menswear Designer of the Year: Rick Owens (USA) Virgil Abloh (USA) Kiaya Daniels (Australia) Junya Watanabe (Japan) Raf Simons (Belgium) Kiko Kostadinov (Bulgaria/Based in London) Christoph Rumpf (Germany) Ozwald Boateng (UK) Craig Green (UK) Riccardo Tisci (Italy) Kim Jones (UK) Martine Rose (UK) Miguel Wilson (USA) Best Accessory Designer: Ashley Olsen & Mary-Kate Olsen (The Row) Michael Kors Miuccia Prada (Prada) Demna Gvasalia (Balenciaga) Maria Grazia Chiuri (Dior) Alessandro Michele (Gucci) Valentino Garavani (Valentino) Cynthia Rowley Best Newcomer: Heron Preston (Designer) Giselle Norman (Model) Ana Barbosa (Model) Primose Archer (Model) Liz Kennedy (Model) Chun Jin (Model) Aliet Sarah (Model) Arshia Alam (Designer) Best Streetwear Brand: Atelier New Regime (Canada) Supreme Off-White Heron Preston BAPE Stone Island Palace Dsquared2 Stussy Trapstar Best Makeup Artist: Lisa Eldridge Pat McGrath Thomas de Kluyver Fara Homidi Diane Kendal Wendy Rowe Lucia Pica Tom Pecheux Lynsey Alexander Best Hairdresser: Nicky Clarke Daniel Galvin David Mallett Paul Hanlon Frédéric Fekkai (France) Nicolas Jurnjack (France) Josh Wood Delphine Courteille (France) Eugene Souleiman Best Fashion Photographer: Steven Meisel Mario Testino (Peru) – Comp Annie Leibovitz David Sims Juergen Teller (Germany) John Rankin Waddell (UK) Kai Z Feng (China) Lindsay Adler (USA) Russell James (Australia) Todd Anthony Tyler (Canada) Emily Soto (USA) Ellen Von Unwerth (Germany) Best Fashion & Beauty Vlogger: Zoella (UK) Huda Kattan Tess Christine (USA) Vanessa Ziletti (Italy) Samantha Maria (UK) Patricia Bright (UK) Koleen Diaz (Canada) Michelle Phan (USA) Yuya (Mexico) Nicole Guerriero (USA) Best Collaboration Award: Yeezy x Adidas Supreme x Louis Vuitton Fenty x LVMH Tommy x Zendaya Dior x Kaws Vivienne Westwood x Burberry Rita Ora x Giuseppe Zanotti Belstaff x McLaren John Hardy x Adwoa Aboah Vetements x Oakley Berluti x Ferrari Best Fashion Week: New York Fashion Week London Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week Milan Fashion Week Hong Kong Fashion Week South African Fashion Week Tokyo Fashion Week Arab Fashion Week Monte-Carlo Fashion Week International Fashion Icon Award: Naomi Campbell Rihanna Vivienne Westwood Kim Kardashian Victoria Beckham Jennifer Lopez Priyanka Chopra Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Best New Fashion Brand: Dechavel Pyer Moss Chakshyn Arje Orseund Iris Amina Muaddi 16Arlington Best Fashion Influencer sponsored by DeChavel: Kylie Jenner Cara Delevigne Yovanna Ventura Zoella Alexa Chung Chiara Ferragni Gigi Hadid Zendaya Best International Female Model: Kendall Jenner Alek Wek Jourdan Dunn Bella Hadid Winnie Harlow Adut Akech Adwoa Aboah Liu Wen Adriana Lima Leomie Anderson Malaika Firth Outstanding Contribution to Fashion 2019 sponsored by The Savoy London: Dapper Dan (aka Daniel R. Day) Lifetime Achievement Award: Donatella Versace