Cara Delevingne has never been the type of person to hold her tongue, if something rubs her the wrong way she won't hesitate to speak about it. So what injustice is she fighting against this time? Hypersexualized young girls and harassment in the fashion industry.
Delevingne recently revealed to London's The Times she is "not doing fashion work anymore," citing the "disgusting" practices used in the industry, People reports.
"I am very good at standing up for myself now, and for other people," said Delevingne in The Times interview. "If there is injustice I will flip out. If someone is crossing a line, they will know about it and so will everyone else."
Although it might seem like the 23-year-old model turned actress just hopped onto the scene, but the London native has been for more than a decade. Delevingne has been exposed to the fashion industry since she was a teenager and her designer rap sheet is one to be envied.
Not only has she modeled for brands like Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Lanvin, Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, and Fendi, but she also honored as "Model of the Year" at the 2012 British Fashion Awards. Serving as the face for some of the top designers in the world was an opportunity of a lifetime, but her experience in the industry wasn't always a pleasant.
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The Paper Towns star recalled being asked to pose in a sexually suggestive manner at a very early age. "I am a bit of a feminist and it makes me feel sick," she said. "It's horrible and it's disgusting. [We're talking about] young girls. You start when you are really young and you do, you get subjected to... not great stuff."
Delevingne, who's close friends with other outspoken celebrities like Rihanna and Taylor Swift, has found a new passion to pour her heart into: film. She is already expected to be featured in six upcoming films, including Pan, Kids in Love, Suicide Squad, Tulip Fever, London Fields, and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Although Delevingne has decided to focus more on her movie career, she admitted she's already experienced sexual harassment in the film industry but confirms "it's worse in modeling."
"I am a lot harder than I was and I feel like all of that modeling, life, rejection, everything, was preparation for this, and now that I am doing this I am the happiest person in the whole world," she said.
