How did Cara Delevingne become famous?
There’s no doubt that Cara Delevingne is one of the most successful models in recent memory. From walking on catwalks all over the world and winning the British Fashion Award for Model of the Year twice, she’s made the jump into movies and TV, and has over 44 million followers on Instagram. Thinking back several years to when Cara first became a “thing”, it almost feels like she was just thrust into our collective consciousness one day, and we all just knew who she was.
How did Cara Delevingne become famous?
Cara Delevingne's successful modeling career began with an editorial in 2003 for Vogue Italia, where she appears alongside Lady Eloise Anson, photographed by Bruce Weber when she Cara herself was just 9 years old. Cara returned to modeling at the age of 17, after dropping out of school to pursue her sister Poppy's career. In 2012 while working in a fashion e-commerce, Cara was discovered by designer Christopher Bailey, who at the time was Burberry's creative director. She was selected to appear in the English brand's spring / summer 2011 campaign, to then make her first runway appearance at the fall / winter collection show.
Cara began to gain fame after being selected by Karl Lagerfeld to walk in Chanel's spring 2012 couture show, a season that would later continue to walk in shows in New York and later signing an exclusive contract with Burberry to be in the 2012 fall / winter show. In the 2012 show season, Cara became the model of the moment, walking on more than 20 catwalks in the four fashion capitals, including her first appearance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2012, in which Justin Bieber was presented, it gave him recognition among the American public.
