The paper published a story in April this year with the headline "No role model, Caprice is a flop star in Hollywood".
Mark Thomson, the model's solicitor, told a High Court judge that the article suggested that the claimant, through a series of embarrassing decisions, had parted ways with her agent and had ditched her modelling career before embarking on an acting career, which "failed spectacularly" before it had even begun and as a result she was struggling to find work.
He claimed that the article was not only untrue, but also embarrassing and distressing to the model. He said that the model, with the full name Caprice Bourret, had not ditched her modelling career, but was simply pursuing other business interests.
The former Wonderbra model has fronted ad campaigns including Diet Coke and Pot Noodle as well as presenting the 1997 MTV Awards. She also had a stint as presenter of 'The Big Breakfast' with Johnny Vaughan, and has starred in the play 'The Vagina Monologues'.
"The claimant's acting career is blossoming and she is receiving continuous offers for acting," Thomson said.
MGN, publisher of the Daily Mirror, has apologised for the "distress and damage" caused by the article and claimed that it is happy to set the record straight.
In May, the Mirror was also made to pay damages to supermodel Naomi Campbell in a landmark privacy case after it published a picture of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Meanwhile, according to reports today, the recently ousted editor of the paper, Piers Morgan, has revealed that he is planning to write an autobiography revealing all about his career. The paper is in the process of appointing a new editor following Morgan's sacking over the publication of the fake Iraqi prisoner abuse photos.
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