She wasn't always the model of the moment! Cara Delevingne's new designer BFF Marc Jacobs once called her a 'dwarf' and BANNED her from his shows

Creative director of Louis Vuitton banned 5'9" model from his shows

Said she was too short and looked odd among other taller girls



Now says Delevingne has 'great energy' and is a terrific 'role model'



Cara has become one of his favourite models and walked in his show

And... Cara now has her own colouring book



There is no denying 2013 has been the year of Cara Delevingne.

The fun-loving 20-year-old model landed her debut British Vogue cover, walked in countless shows at fashion week and even posed alongside Romeo Beckham in Burberry's spring/summer13 campaign.



But while the bushy-browed babe has seen her star rise rapidly (and even been dubbed the new Kate Moss), the future wasn't always so bright.



The 5'9" beauty was once-upon-a-time branded a 'dwarf' by famed designer and Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs.

The long and short of of it: Marc Jacobs, right, branded the model-of-moment, left, a 'dwarf' and refused to cast her in his shows

In fact, the fashion designer actually banned her from appearing in his autumn/winter 2012-13 shows because he thought she was too short and looked odd among his other models.

Speaking in an interview with Sunday Times Style, Katie Grand - who helps Jacobs decide which models to select for the runway - said: 'I was trying to get her [Cara] in the show, but it was the show in which everyone was very tall and very long.

She's made it: After his insult, he recruited Cara to walk in his Paris Fashion Week show last season, left, alongside Kate Moss, right



'I remember Marc looking at me and saying, "Why is that dwarf in here?", and me being devastated.



'I apologised to her afterwards and made up for it by casting the model in all her key shows and shoots.'



The outgoing model was cast for both Jacobs' eponymous label and Louis Vuitton, for whom he is creative director, back in March, and has now become one of his favourites, because she has 'great energy' and is a good role model for other girls.

Zest for life: The designer has now changed his tune saying that Cara has great energy and is a role model to young women



Speaking recently, he said: 'She's a silly goose. She has a great energy. She turned up to the Vuitton show wearing a zebra outfit from Madagascar, a onesie.



'She'd been traipsing round Paris all evening in it, you got to love a girl like that. It's rare in life that you meet a person who doesn't care. It sets a good example.'



Friends in high places: (L to R) Designer Victoria Beckham, Marc Jacobs and model Kate Moss attend a drinks reception

COLOUR ME CARA!

It's been one whole year since a Ryan Gosling colouring book flew off the shelves and got the world putting crayonsto paper. Designed by creative publishing label I LOVE MEL, the Colour Me Good Ryan Gosling colouring book featured 15 pages of monochrome Gosling in action.

And now it is Cara Delevingne's turn to have people reaching for the Crayola. Colour Me Cara: From the creator of the famous Ryan Gosling colouring book, comes everyone's favourite model Colour Me Good Cara, the brainchild of Mel Elliott, features 16 line drawings of the Brit model who has taken the world by storm. It featuries Cara in all her gorgeous guises: hot Cara, sophisticated Cara, kooky Cara, geeky Cara, catwalk Cara, cheeky tomboy Cara, and many more. Crayons at the ready: Colour Me Good Cara, the brainchild of Mel Elliott, features 16 line drawings of the British model who has taken the world by storm Kooky: From glam Cara to kooky Cara, every side of her personality has been covered by Mel

Big fan: Cara even tweeted about the colouring book to her thousands of fans, who are likely to snap one up The book costs £7.50 and is available from www.ilovemel.me



