To say that Cara Delevigne is one of today’s “it” girls would be an understatement— she is the “it” girl...You might think that becoming the face of a major luxury brand by the age of 20 requires years of agonizing auditions, tireless networking, and equal parts blood, sweat and tears, but Cara Delevigne is known for more than just her eyebrows. Descending from a long line of high society Brits, we think it’s pretty safe to say that it was only a matter of time before Cara stepped into the spotlight, herself.
Going back few generations, one will discover that the 20-year-old comes from a family of politicians, ladies in waiting, and socialites who mingled with Winston Churchill. Her paternal grandfather, Sir Jocelyn Stevens, is a former English Heritage chairman, a former publisher of the iconic Queenmagazine of the ‘60s, and the founder of the publication’s pirate radio station that followed: Radio Caroline. Add in two models-turned-socialites for elder sisters, and it’s no wonder the Delevingne girls’ social status is now being compared to that of the Middletons’. Oh, and her godmother is Joan Collins.
Cara continues to make waves— just last week it was announced that she’s not only the face of Burberry’s latest fragrance, “Body Tender,” she’s also the face of Burberry Beauty as a whole. Aside from other modeling projects, the budding beauty is already tapping into other interests: she had a small role as Princess Sorokina in the 2012 film adaptation of Anna Karenina, and she was recently offered a roll in a Broadway musical, which she politely turned down. "I am very lucky to be where I am now but I want to do other things as well," she told AFP backstage at the Fall 2013 Burberry show.
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