Anya Hindmarch believes celebrity designers are an asset to The Fashion industry.

The accessories designer thinks famous faces such as Victoria Beckham, Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and Gwen Stefani - who have all made successful forays into the fashion business after establishing successful careers in the spotlight -can use their knowledge as a consumer to know what would sell well, though she acknowledges they may need some help.

Speaking at Red's Hot Women Awards 2011 in association with Euphoria Calvin Klein at the St. Pancras Renaissance hotel in London yesterday (23.11.11), she exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I think celebrities learn quite a lot from being a customer, so I often think it makes them qualified.

"Obviously there is a difference between a pattern cutter and a designer but I think it's great."

Anya has a number of high profile fans but she claims she doesn't care who sports her accessories as long as they "look great with it".

She explained: "Sienna Miller always looks great, or Elle Macpherson or Kate Moss or whoever, they all wear my designs differently which is nice.

"However, I'm not so into celebrity. It's more about someone who loves it and cherishes it and looks great with it. Everyone wears them differently."

Winners of The Red's Hot Women Awards 2011 in association with euphoria Calvin Klein:

Blogger

Sasha Wilkins, 37, Liberty LondonGirl, Libertylondongirl.com

Community / Charity

Karyn McCluskey, 46, co-director, Violence Reduction Unit of Scotland

Creative

Es Devlin, 40, stage designer for the Olympics

Ethical / Eco

Harriet Lamb, 50, executive director, Fairtrade Foundation

Fashion

Angela Ahrendts, 50, chief executive officer, Burberry.

Internet

Kate Burns, 40, outgoing senior vice president, sales and operations, AOL Europe

Media

Alex Crawford, 49, Sky News special correspondent

Pioneer

Sarah West, 40, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy

Returner

Cherry Canovan, 39, physicist

Rose Gray Food Pioneer

April Bloomfield, 37, co-owner and head chef at The Spotted Pig, New York.

Start-Up

Julie Deane and Freda Thomas, 44 and 73, Cambridge Satchel Company

Women to Watch

Barbara Soetan, 24, social campaigner.

Breakthroughs:

Food

Jane Mason, 40, founder, Virtuous Bread

Internet

Belinda Parmer, 37, founder, Ladygeek.com

Pioneer

Cary Marsh, 39, CEO and founder, Mydeo.com