Most intriguing newcomer for 2010 -- Vanity Fair

The 71st Annual International Best-Dressed List includes princesses, First Ladies, a sitcom star, a venerable director, and a polo player. But who’s its most intriguing newcomer?

Vanity Fair magazine’s annual International Best dressed list includes: Eccentric singer Lady Gaga, US First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Carey MulliganCarey Mulligan.

US First Lady Michelle Obama plays a very important role in fashion. She made the list for the fourth consecutive year and won approval for being a trendsetter.

Amy Fine Collins, Vanity Fair special correspondent, stated TODAY’s Matt LauerMatt Lauer Tuesday, referring to the U.S. first lady’s mix of designer labels with affordable brands like J. Crew, Talbots and Isaac MizrahiIsaac Mizrahi’s Liz Claiborne.

Actress Carey Mulligan who famously refused an offer from Vogue’s Anna WintourAnna Wintour to help her choose her Academy Awards outfit, is an original. She also noted for her 'existential pixie' look and mixing high street with designers.

“She is a Hollywood girl who is not the typical Hollywood type,” Fine Collins said. “She’s adorable and women love her.”

Mulligan, who famously refused an offer from Vogue’s Anna Wintour to help her choose her Academy Awards outfit, is an original. “She is a Hollywood girl who is not the typical Hollywood type,” Fine Collins said. “She’s adorable and women love her.”

Unfortunately, “Salt” actress Angelina Jolie is not on the list this year. Her super-safe fashion choices of black, black and more black from mainstream designers have led fashion watchers to label her with one dreaded word — boring.

Samantha Cameron - wife of British Prime Minister - also made the list, becoming the first visibly pregnant woman to make the poll. Others included on the prestigious list include France's First Lady Carla BruniCarla Bruni-Sarkozy, soccer star David Beckham, siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal and designer John Galliano.

Finally, Vanity Fair magazine reveals the most intriguing newcomer LADY GAGA!! Lady Gaga known for her very eccentric fashion sense, cracking the list for the first time in the “Originals” category is the avant-garde Lady Gaga, who is also Vanity Fair’s cover girl for September.

Fine Collins explained. “They tend to be fashion leaders, not followers. They set the trends, not follow them.”

As for Gaga specifically, she “reinvented the medium of fashion. She’s included anything and everything into fashion, from telephones to wheelchairs. She’s consistently herself.”

For Vanity Fair’s complete 2010 Best-Dressed List, visit Vanity Fair’s website by clicking here.