This talented beauty; model, singer and actress, earned the status of our third ‘It Girl’ due to her undeniable talent but also (of course) for her signature brows and her ‘keeping it real’ persona that makes her one of social medias biggest celebrities.
As we can all imagine her beauty has always existed but has definitely evolved over time and here, we are celebrating our favourite British ‘It Girl’ and her ‘growing up’ that we have all been blessed to witness.
Cara’s first modelling opportunity was an editorial for Vogue Italia alongside British royalty Lady Eloise Anson (talk about a first gig). Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Models then spotted and signed Cara in 2009. This opportunity created the buzz that gave rise to Cara’s career. Storm Management is the real deal and put model royalty like Kate Moss on the map.
You cannot deny the power of the eyebrow with Cara and the phenomena that she has caused in social media with her witty videos and eccentric facials (which heightens our jealousy because she looks superb in all). Cara’s heart and sense of self is a huge reason why she is so sought after. In this context and age, being a size 4 isn’t the only thing that will push you to the top, you have to have a true ‘It Girl’ factor to match the symmetries, which Cara exudes.
This photograph of Cara was taken by legendary artist Miles Aldridge in an editorial named The Red Lion in August 2012 within the pages of international magazine Numéro. It shows Cara, already showing her outstanding signature mature confidence and stunning ability to make even a sip of an empty glass look totally flawless.
The evolution of Cara doesn’t just lie in her ability to create perfect shots, but also her impact on social media. She is known for creating trends and her success did not come by fate. This ‘It Girl’ is not just visually stunning with beautiful features, but also shares with her fans more than most, her REAL life. She is modest yet doesn’t feel the need to hold back. Of course this sends her loyal following straight to the top!
Cara explained, according to the Daily Telegraph “I never set out with a social media game plan, I just wanted to create a diary for me and my friends to enjoy, and the audience grew beyond my dreams,” and “It’s my fans who inspire me every day.”
The year 2014 saw the major growth of Cara’s success. This time last year her instagram following was sitting at just under 6 million according to news.com and today hits 14.8 million. Cara’s portfolio over the past years would be one that would take an army to unfold with endless versatility. Not only with her work accomplishments ranging from Vogue covers (in 4 countries!) to DKNY and Fendi but also catwalk.
Her work is never unseen and in 2012 and again last year Cara was crowned British Model of the Year. These are the successes that can turn model into supermodel (a place where she is sitting comfortably). This year Cara turned up the volume with the ‘eye-brow effect’ and defied the odds by shaping them again, making them even more enhanced (and making us try even harder with ours).
Cara expanded her portfolio again by entering the music industry and releasing a ‘short film’ of her singing with Pharrell Williams called Reincarnation that has over 3 million views on YouTube. This could have been a major influence in the number of followers that Cara obtained between last year and now and, hence heightening her popularity. You can’t help but admire a woman that masters every thing she tries!
Last month DKNY released this photo, announcing that Cara is now the face of their Spring lingerie collection of 2015. We could do nothing bar sit in ‘awe’ at the sight of what the young model we first saw in 2009 had transformed into. Cara is not just a young stunner with outstanding features, but a sexy goddess that we want more of!
Although, it may seem that the evolution is about to finish (but we doubt forever!) when rumors that have been circulating about Cara to quit modeling were confirmed, at least, by Storm Management when they removed her portfolio from their website.
The rumors suggested that Cara was quitting to focus on her acting career and with five roles yet to be screened in Australia this year it is understandable why she would need to sacrifice.
Check out Cara’s own cheeky interpretation of her evolution she posted of her and pals Miley Cyrus and Zoe Kravitz from this years Met Ball.
Cara is starring in the upcoming romantic mystery Paper Towns (preview posted below!) alongside Nat Wolff, which releases in Australia on the 31st. We are excited to see our ‘It Girl’ smash the box office!
Watch here for updates about the forthcoming TOP MODELS, ‘IT GIRLS’ VOL.61 featuring Cara AND starring her on the cover. It will be here soon!!
