Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne, English model and actress
In context
- When
- Wednesday, August 12 199234 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
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- Person
- Cara Delevingne
At a glance
Born 1992-08-12.
Who they were
Cara Jocelyn Delevingne is an English model, actress, and musician. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014, and has also received three Teen Choice Awards and nominations for a British Independent Film Award and an MTV Movie & TV Award.
Early life
Early life Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born on 12 August 1992, in Hammersmith, London , the youngest daughter of property developer Charles Hamar Delevingne and Pandora Stevens Delevingne. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Her paternal grandaunt was the courtesan Doris Castlerosse . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Her maternal grandfather was publishing executive and English Heritage chairman Jocelyn Stevens . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Why this date
Cara Delevingne appears on our August 12 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
August 12 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
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- 2016Syrian civil war
- 2016Taedonggang Brewing Company
- 2017Unite the Right rally
- 2018Sarmada
- 2021Plymouth
- 2021Plymouth shooting
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August 12 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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