[CAT] On the very wealthy cat of Karl Lagerfeld, Choupette

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Not only does Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette have an Instagram account, Choupette is a millionaire. At the National Post, Hannah Furness describes this cat's oddly charmed life.

The Siamese cat, described by the designer as “sophisticated” has earned €3-million (just over $4-million) for just two advertising jobs in the past year: a collaboration with the Japanese cosmetics brand Shu Uemura and posing for a Vauxhall Corsa car calendar.

\The figure is not much lower than the reported earnings of Cara Delevingne, supermodel du jour, who was said to have made $4.4-million during 2014 from a series of high-fashion campaigns.

Choupette is known to fans across the globe for its account on the Instagram social media website, which shares photographs of the cat’s luxurious life, and rumours about its two personal maids and publicist.

Lagerfeld, the Chanel creative director, told The Cut, a fashion website, the cat was the “centre of the world” and his inspiration. But despite its commercial success, Choupette is not, he added, permitted to advertise foodstuffs, because she is “too sophisticated for that.”

Choupette is the latest cover star of the American fashion magazine Lucky, for its “100+ Stylish Animals” issue.