With Cara Delevingne

Almost A Decade After Her Debut, This Model’s Career Is Still Going Strong. How Strong? She’s The Face Of Dior’s Latest Lipstick And Has A Role In A New Film (Alongside Elisabeth Moss). And The Year Isn’t Even Half Over. At The Unveiling Of The Dior Campaign In Shanghai, Delevingne Talked To Us About Dealing With Bullies, Playing With Makeup, And Giving Mother Teresa A Bold Lip.

- Brennan Kilbane

It’s funny—I was never one of those girls who used to like to watch my mother put on lipstick or anything, but I do remember getting my hands on lipstick when I was a kid and just rubbing it all over my body and face like it was a [crayon]. For me, it was about being a character or an animal, really transforming. I used to love to pretend for my parents that I had slit open my face or cut something, or I was frothing at the mouth—you know, [with] those little vitamin C things you put in drinks? I was a bit of a mean child. Evil.

I don’t think I really discovered the art of makeup, in terms of what you put on your face, until I got a bit older. I always went for what everyone else my age did, which was mascara or very heavy eyeliner. And then I discovered lipstick. I could wear lipstick by itself and not wear anything on my eyes, because my eyebrows were big enough.