BACK FROM THE BRINK

These models reveal how they recovered and found peace after years of using alcohol to cope with their crazy lives

Cara Delevingne

REBUILDING AFTER ROCK BOTTOM

She was a mess. Last September, model Cara, 30, was photographed looking disheveled and behaving erratically outside California's Van Nuys Airport. "I hadn't slept. I was not OK," she later confessed to Vogue, admitting she'd been partying a lot because "I just didn't want to deal with my issues." Ultimately, she realized, those pictures that went viral "were something to be grateful for" - the wake-up call she needed. Three months later, Cara secretly checked into rehab. "She finally hit rock bottom," explains a source, confirming the British beauty - who was 7 the first time she got drunk - spent December and January getting sober at Utah's Cirque Lodge (inset) with encouragement from friends including Selena Gomez, 30, and Margot Robbie, 32. "She was tired of lying. She called a few close pals and broke down. There were a ton of tears, but she knew treatment was the only answer because the suffering in silence kills you." Cara's now committed to the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program and weekly therapy. "She's thankful," says the source. "Her motto is the AA standby: one day at a time." 

Bella Hadid

TORTURED BY ANXIETY & ALCOHOL