What were you inking? Cara Delevingne provokes tattoo backlash from model agency

The top model has defied warnings that her tattoos put her career at risk
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Agencies15 October 2013
The Weekender

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Cara Delevingne has reportedly vexed bosses at her modelling agency by ignoring warnings not to add further to her impressive collection of body art.

The 21-year-old model got two new tattoos despite being told by her modelling agency that her penchant for tattoos could damage her career.

Delevingne commissioned an etching underneath her breast as well as another behind her ear from Brazilian tattoo artist, Daniel Tucci, during her trip to Rio De Janeiro this month.

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He told a source at Yahoo! Omg: "I drew a number 12 in black Roman numerals about five centimetres big on her."

"She told me that 12 is her lucky number and that's her lucky place, below her breast. The second tattoo is the Southern Cross, a constellation made of five stars, which is one of the symbols of Brazil."

"It's a cross made with stars around her ear, one star on the top of the ear, one behind, one on the back, one below and one on the tragus, like a circle around her ear."

According to the renowned tattoo artist, Cara hasn't posted any pictures online as she is keeping her latest designs secret - although a small section of the XII etching was visible in photographs from a DKNY shoot on Monday - and has no plans to swear off body art in future.

He added: "I have a photo of it but she asked me not to post it on Instagram before she posts it, she wants to make a surprise of it. She loves tattoos and says she isn't going to stop, she wants to be covered in tattoos."

Delevingne's agent Sarah Doukas, at famed modelling agency Storm has reportedly received complaints.

The source revealed: "Chanel have already expressed alarm at the quick succession of Cara's tattoos and Sarah has told her to call a halt to it. As far as they're aware, she has six, but no one is sure how many there really are. And with some of them in very visible positions, Chanel and Burberry have both expressed concern."

Cara already has a number of tattoos which include one saying "Made in England" on her foot, a lion on her right index finger and her initials on her right hand.

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