Kate Lambert
Kate Lambert, known professionally as "Kato", is a British model, fashion designer, singer and entrepreneur. A native of Wales, Kato emigrated to the United States in 2007. She became a US citizen in 2019.One of the most recognisable faces of the steampunk community, Kato has been called "the supermodel of steampunk" and steampunk's "it" girl. Steampunk comic heroine Lady Mechanika was inspired by her look, and her work has been featured in several books on steampunk art and fashion including ''International Steampunk Fashions'', where her photo is featured prominently on the cover.
Kato was also on the cover of the August 2014 issue of ''Bizarre'' Magazine, which referred to her as a "steampunk idol" and "pin-up legend". She also appeared on the cover of the Spring 2012 issue of ''FEY'' Magazine, and also the covers of September 2012 ''Ladies of Steampunk'' and April 2013 ''LoSP Bronze Age'' (NSFW) magazines. In July 2016 she was on the cover of ''Phantasm'' Magazine's steampunk issue, where she was referred to as "The Queen of Steam".
Kato is a frequent guest speaker at steampunk conventions, most recently Wild Wild West Con in Tucson, Arizona and Salt City Steamfest in Salt Lake City, Utah. Provided by Wikipedia
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